Nonossifying Fibroma – Bone Tumour Developmental defect (A nest of fibrous tissue appears within the bone and persists for some years before ossifying) Asymptomatic (an incidental finding on x-ray) Metaphysis of long bone Multiple lesions (vast majority arises eccentrically in the metaphysis of the distal femur and proximal tibia and almost half are bilateral or […]
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Sacrococcygeal Teratoma (Part 1)
TERATOMA A teratoma is a tumor with tissue or organ components resembling normal derivatives of all three germ layers. The word teratoma comes from Greek and means roughly monstrous tumor. teratomas (the plural infrequently given as teratomata) have been reported to contain hair, teeth, bone and very rarely more complex organs such as eyeball, torso, […]
Bone Marrow Transplantation | Cheapest of the Worlds
Bone Marrow Transplantation has been introduced in Bangladesh. It is the cheapest of any of the country in the world. It’s only 5 Lakh Taka in Bangladeshi Taka, which is only 6440.500 US Dollar. It’s definitely a milestone in health sector of Bangladesh. People can get the facility of bone marrow transplantation without going to […]
Bone Cyst: Bone Tumour? Easy MBBS
Bone Cyst: Bone Tumour? Easy MBBS Bone Cyst occurs mostly in children (one of the common bone tissue disease) In the metaphysis of one of the long bones Occasionally in the small bones (adult carpus) Bone Cyst is not a tumour (Non-neoplastic bone disease) Heals spontaneously and seldom seen in adult It is discovered after […]