Abstracts Posters SICOT-SOF meeting Gothenburg 2010 _2_

Poster
Topic: Tumours
Abstract number: 24884
MELORHEOSTOSIS: TWO CASES REPORT
Song-hsiung CHIEN
Kaohsiung medical university, Kaohsiung (TAIWAN)
Melorheostosis is a very rare disease, about one in a million. It usually occurs at
tubular bone, such as hands and feet. Melorheostosis can be readily diagnosed on
X-ray, with its characteristic dripping candle wax appearance and hyper-pigmentation
appearing on the bone. Patient can present at any age with a variety of
symptoms, including pain, limb swelling, and limitations in motion of affected limbs.
There is no specific treatment for Melorheostosis. We are going to present our two
cases and their treatment.
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