Gigantic monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the right humerus. A plea for advice on management

A case of enormous enlargement and destruction of the right humerus is reported in a middle aged, right-handed, skilled manual worker. The tumour is cosmetically very ugly but right upper limb function is good. Advice from readers on the management of this case is honestly and thankfully requested,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery 1980-01, Vol.96 (3), p.229-233
Hauptverfasser:	O'Connor, B T, Ross, R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone - surgery Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic - diagnostic imaging Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic - pathology Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic - surgery Humans Humerus - diagnostic imaging Humerus - pathology Humerus - surgery Male Methods Middle Aged Radiography
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of enormous enlargement and destruction of the right humerus is reported in a middle aged, right-handed, skilled manual worker. The tumour is cosmetically very ugly but right upper limb function is good. Advice from readers on the management of this case is honestly and thankfully requested, particularly information on what might be done should functional deterioration force us to undertake surgery.
ISSN:	0344-8444 1434-3916
DOI:	10.1007/BF00457788