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GEOGRAPHIC BONE DESTRUCTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-02-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- geographic bone destruction
1, record 1, English, geographic%20bone%20destruction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Geographic bone destruction. The geographic pattern is the least aggressive pattern of bone destruction, as it is generally indicative of a slow-growing lesion. The margin of the lesion is well defined and easily separated from the surrounding normal bone. This margin may be smooth or irregular, but in either instance, it is usually clearly demarcated, with a short zone of transition from normal to abnormal bone. Benign bone tumors usually demonstrate geographic bone destruction. Malignant diseases(such as plasma cell myeloma and metastasis) and osteomyelitis(particularly granulomatous infections) can demonstrate a similar pattern of bone destruction, however. 1, record 1, English, - geographic%20bone%20destruction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ostéolyse géographique
1, record 1, French, ost%C3%A9olyse%20g%C3%A9ographique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ostéolyse géographique se traduit par une lacune à bords nets, à l'emporte-pièce, parfois polycyclique. La séparation entre os sain et os tumoral est nette. Le cortex peut être soit détruit, soit érodé et aminci, mais conservé; il peut être plus ou moins soufflé. Une ostéolyse de type géographique correspond à un processus d'évolution lente. [D'après EMSQU, 31520, A10, s.d., p. 2.] 2, record 1, French, - ost%C3%A9olyse%20g%C3%A9ographique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- motheaten bone destruction
1, record 2, English, motheaten%20bone%20destruction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- moth-eaten bone destruction 2, record 2, English, moth%2Deaten%20bone%20destruction
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Motheaten bone destruction. The motheaten pattern is a more aggressive pattern of bone destruction, characteristic of a lesion that is more rapidly growing than one that demonstrates geographic bone destruction. The motheaten pattern of bone destruction is associated with a less well defined or demarcated lesional margin and with a longer zone of transition from normal to abnormal bone. Malignant bone tumors and osteomyelitis may demonstrate the motheaten pattern of bone destruction. [From REBON, 1988, p. 3604. ] 3, record 2, English, - motheaten%20bone%20destruction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ostéolyse mitée
1, record 2, French, ost%C3%A9olyse%20mit%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ostéolyse mouchetée 2, record 2, French, ost%C3%A9olyse%20mouchet%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'ostéolyse mitée apparaît sous forme de multiples petites lacunes plus ou moins confluentes détruisant le cortex. Les limites entre os sain et os pathologique sont imprécises. [D'après EMSQU, 31520, A10, s.d., p. 2.] 3, record 2, French, - ost%C3%A9olyse%20mit%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
source d : EMSQU, 31520, A10, s.d., p. 2. 3, record 2, French, - ost%C3%A9olyse%20mit%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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