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Disappearing bone disease

MedGen UID:
45247
•Concept ID:
C0029436
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disappearing Bone Disease; Essential Osteolyses; Essential Osteolysis; Osteolyses, Essential; Osteolysis, Essential
SNOMED CT: Disappearing bone disease (240161003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003157

Definition

Syndromes of bone destruction where the cause is not obvious such as neoplasia, infection, or trauma. The destruction follows various patterns: massive (Gorham disease), multicentric (hajdu-cheney syndrome), or carpal/tarsal. [from MONDO]

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PubMed

How we approach the diagnosis and management of complex lymphatic anomalies.
Ricci KW, Iacobas I
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2022 Aug;69 Suppl 3:e28985. Epub 2021 Apr 12 doi: 10.1002/pbc.28985. PMID: 33844431
Diagnosis and Management of Distal Clavicle Osteolysis.
DeFroda SF, Nacca C, Waryasz GR, Owens BD
Orthopedics 2017 Mar 1;40(2):119-124. Epub 2016 Dec 7 doi: 10.3928/01477447-20161128-03. PMID: 27925640
Novel molecular pathways in Gorham disease: implications for treatment.
Hagendoorn J, Yock TI, Borel Rinkes IH, Padera TP, Ebb DH
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2014 Mar;61(3):401-6. Epub 2013 Nov 8 doi: 10.1002/pbc.24832. PMID: 24214028Free PMC Article

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Etiology

Disappearing bone disease of the humerus and the cervico-thoracic spine: a case report with 42-year follow-up.
Ganal-Antonio AK, Samartzis D, Bow C, Cheung KM, Luk KD, Wong YW
Spine J 2016 Feb;16(2):e67-75. Epub 2015 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.09.056. PMID: 26436955
Thirty-year follow-up of patient with Gorham disease (massive osteolysis) treated with hip arthroplasty.
Browne JA, Shives TC, Trousdale RT
J Arthroplasty 2011 Feb;26(2):339.e7-10. Epub 2010 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.03.003. PMID: 20580190
Gorham Stout syndrome (disappearing bone disease): two additional case reports and a review of the literature.
Lee S, Finn L, Sze RW, Perkins JA, Sie KC
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003 Dec;129(12):1340-3. doi: 10.1001/archotol.129.12.1340. PMID: 14676163
Intrathoracic lymphangioma.
Brown LR, Reiman HM, Rosenow EC 3rd, Gloviczki PM, Divertie MB
Mayo Clin Proc 1986 Nov;61(11):882-92. doi: 10.1016/s0025-6196(12)62609-3. PMID: 3762227

Diagnosis

Primary versus trauma-induced Gorham-Stout disease.
Tanoue N, Moedano L, Witte M, Montague M, Lukefahr A, Bernas M
Lymphology 2018;51(1):18-27. PMID: 30248728Free PMC Article
Disappearing bone disease of the humerus and the cervico-thoracic spine: a case report with 42-year follow-up.
Ganal-Antonio AK, Samartzis D, Bow C, Cheung KM, Luk KD, Wong YW
Spine J 2016 Feb;16(2):e67-75. Epub 2015 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.09.056. PMID: 26436955
Gorham-Stout syndrome with chylothorax in a six-year-old boy.
Deveci M, Inan N, Corapçıoğlu F, Ekingen G
Indian J Pediatr 2011 Jun;78(6):737-9. Epub 2010 Dec 25 doi: 10.1007/s12098-010-0328-2. PMID: 21188554
Gorham-Stout disease: the experience of the Rizzoli Institute and review of the literature.
Ruggieri P, Montalti M, Angelini A, Alberghini M, Mercuri M
Skeletal Radiol 2011 Nov;40(11):1391-7. Epub 2010 Oct 25 doi: 10.1007/s00256-010-1051-9. PMID: 20972870
Gorham Stout syndrome (disappearing bone disease): two additional case reports and a review of the literature.
Lee S, Finn L, Sze RW, Perkins JA, Sie KC
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003 Dec;129(12):1340-3. doi: 10.1001/archotol.129.12.1340. PMID: 14676163

Therapy

Gorham's disease of the mandible mimicking periodontal disease on radiograph.
Mignogna MD, Fedele S, Lo Russo L, Lanza A, Marenzi G, Sammartino G
J Clin Periodontol 2005 Sep;32(9):1022-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2005.00745.x. PMID: 16104969

Prognosis

Primary versus trauma-induced Gorham-Stout disease.
Tanoue N, Moedano L, Witte M, Montague M, Lukefahr A, Bernas M
Lymphology 2018;51(1):18-27. PMID: 30248728Free PMC Article
Disappearing bone disease of the humerus and the cervico-thoracic spine: a case report with 42-year follow-up.
Ganal-Antonio AK, Samartzis D, Bow C, Cheung KM, Luk KD, Wong YW
Spine J 2016 Feb;16(2):e67-75. Epub 2015 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.09.056. PMID: 26436955
Gorham-Stout disease: the experience of the Rizzoli Institute and review of the literature.
Ruggieri P, Montalti M, Angelini A, Alberghini M, Mercuri M
Skeletal Radiol 2011 Nov;40(11):1391-7. Epub 2010 Oct 25 doi: 10.1007/s00256-010-1051-9. PMID: 20972870
Gorham Stout syndrome (disappearing bone disease): two additional case reports and a review of the literature.
Lee S, Finn L, Sze RW, Perkins JA, Sie KC
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003 Dec;129(12):1340-3. doi: 10.1001/archotol.129.12.1340. PMID: 14676163
Gorham's disease: a literature review and case reports.
Green HD, Mollica AJ, Karuza AS
J Foot Ankle Surg 1995 Sep-Oct;34(5):435-41. doi: 10.1016/S1067-2516(09)80018-5. PMID: 8590877

Clinical prediction guides

Thirty-year follow-up of patient with Gorham disease (massive osteolysis) treated with hip arthroplasty.
Browne JA, Shives TC, Trousdale RT
J Arthroplasty 2011 Feb;26(2):339.e7-10. Epub 2010 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.03.003. PMID: 20580190

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