Successful treatment with denosumab for pelvic fibrous dysplasia: A case report and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Fibrous dysplasia is a rare disorder that results in fractures, pain, and disability and can affect any bone in the body. The treatment of symptomatic fibrous dysplasia is determined based on the affected bones. Although some lesions are often too extensive for surgical procedures, there are currently no effective or recommended medical treatments available for them.

Patient concerns

A 27-year-old woman developed right buttock pain and was diagnosed with a bone tumor in the right ilium. Clinical images revealed an expansive osteolytic lesion with thinning of the cortex and cystic change from the acetabulum to the sacroiliac joint.

Diagnosis

An incisional biopsy was performed, and the lesion was diagnosed as cystic fibrous dysplasia. Occasional osteoclast-lik

SUBMITTER: Ikuta K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8663861 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature