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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
Simple bone cyst (SBC)
Synonyms
Solitary bone cyst, unicameral bone cyst, juvenile bone cyst, essential bone cyst
Definitions
Benign fluid-filled (serous or serosanguinous fluid) cystic osseous lesions
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Fluoroscopic Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Pretell-Mazzini J et al: Unicameral bone cysts: general characteristics and management controversies. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 22(5):295-303, 2014
Tariq MU et al: Cementum-like matrix in solitary bone cysts: a unique and characteristic but yet underrecognized feature of promising diagnostic utility. Ann Diagn Pathol. 18(1):1-4, 2014
Pedzisz P et al: Treatment of solitary bone cysts with allogenic bone graft and platelet-rich plasma. A preliminary report. Acta Orthop Belg. 76(3):374-9, 2010
Sakamoto A et al: Clinical outcome following surgical intervention for a solitary bone cyst: emphasis on treatment by curettage and steroid injection. J Orthop Sci. 15(4):553-9, 2010
Teoh KH et al: Predictive factors for recurrence of simple bone cyst of the proximal humerus. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 18(2):215-9, 2010
Jordanov MI: The "rising bubble" sign: a new aid in the diagnosis of unicameral bone cysts. Skeletal Radiol. 38(6):597-600, 2009
Khurana A et al: Benign bone cyst mimicking skeletal metastasis on (18)F-FDG-PET. Hell J Nucl Med. 12(2):179-80, 2009
Mik G et al: Results of a minimally invasive technique for treatment of unicameral bone cysts. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 467(11):2949-54, 2009
Polat O et al: Our clinical experience on calcaneal bone cysts: 36 cysts in 33 patients. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 129(11):1489-94, 2009
Ruggieri P et al: Tumours and tumour-like lesions of the hip in the paediatric age: a review of the Rizzoli experience. Hip Int. 19 Suppl 6:S35-45, 2009
Tey IK et al: Active unicameral bone cysts in the upper limb are at greater risk of fracture. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 17(2):157-60, 2009
Thawrani D et al: Successful treatment of unicameral bone cyst by single percutaneous injection of alpha-BSM. J Pediatr Orthop. 29(5):511-7, 2009
Wootton-Gorges SL: MR imaging of primary bone tumors and tumor-like conditions in children. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 17(3):469-87, vi, 2009
Sung AD et al: Unicameral bone cyst: a retrospective study of three surgical treatments. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 466(10):2519-26, 2008
Snyder BD et al: Predicting fracture through benign skeletal lesions with quantitative computed tomography. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 88(1):55-70, 2006
Shankman S et al: MR imaging of tumors and tumor-like lesions of the upper extremity. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 12(2):349-59, 2004
Zampa V et al: MR evaluation of bone cysts treated with intracavital steroid injection. Eur Radiol. 13(6):1348-56, 2003
Kalil RK et al: Simple bone cyst. In Fletcher CDM et al: World Health Organization Classification of Tumours: Tumours of Soft Tissue and Bone. Lyon: IARC Press, 2002
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
Simple bone cyst (SBC)
Synonyms
Solitary bone cyst, unicameral bone cyst, juvenile bone cyst, essential bone cyst
Definitions
Benign fluid-filled (serous or serosanguinous fluid) cystic osseous lesions
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Fluoroscopic Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Pretell-Mazzini J et al: Unicameral bone cysts: general characteristics and management controversies. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 22(5):295-303, 2014
Tariq MU et al: Cementum-like matrix in solitary bone cysts: a unique and characteristic but yet underrecognized feature of promising diagnostic utility. Ann Diagn Pathol. 18(1):1-4, 2014
Pedzisz P et al: Treatment of solitary bone cysts with allogenic bone graft and platelet-rich plasma. A preliminary report. Acta Orthop Belg. 76(3):374-9, 2010
Sakamoto A et al: Clinical outcome following surgical intervention for a solitary bone cyst: emphasis on treatment by curettage and steroid injection. J Orthop Sci. 15(4):553-9, 2010
Teoh KH et al: Predictive factors for recurrence of simple bone cyst of the proximal humerus. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 18(2):215-9, 2010
Jordanov MI: The "rising bubble" sign: a new aid in the diagnosis of unicameral bone cysts. Skeletal Radiol. 38(6):597-600, 2009
Khurana A et al: Benign bone cyst mimicking skeletal metastasis on (18)F-FDG-PET. Hell J Nucl Med. 12(2):179-80, 2009
Mik G et al: Results of a minimally invasive technique for treatment of unicameral bone cysts. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 467(11):2949-54, 2009
Polat O et al: Our clinical experience on calcaneal bone cysts: 36 cysts in 33 patients. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 129(11):1489-94, 2009
Ruggieri P et al: Tumours and tumour-like lesions of the hip in the paediatric age: a review of the Rizzoli experience. Hip Int. 19 Suppl 6:S35-45, 2009
Tey IK et al: Active unicameral bone cysts in the upper limb are at greater risk of fracture. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 17(2):157-60, 2009
Thawrani D et al: Successful treatment of unicameral bone cyst by single percutaneous injection of alpha-BSM. J Pediatr Orthop. 29(5):511-7, 2009
Wootton-Gorges SL: MR imaging of primary bone tumors and tumor-like conditions in children. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 17(3):469-87, vi, 2009
Sung AD et al: Unicameral bone cyst: a retrospective study of three surgical treatments. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 466(10):2519-26, 2008
Snyder BD et al: Predicting fracture through benign skeletal lesions with quantitative computed tomography. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 88(1):55-70, 2006
Shankman S et al: MR imaging of tumors and tumor-like lesions of the upper extremity. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 12(2):349-59, 2004
Zampa V et al: MR evaluation of bone cysts treated with intracavital steroid injection. Eur Radiol. 13(6):1348-56, 2003
Kalil RK et al: Simple bone cyst. In Fletcher CDM et al: World Health Organization Classification of Tumours: Tumours of Soft Tissue and Bone. Lyon: IARC Press, 2002
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