ANEURYSMAL BONE CYSTS

Course overview

ANEURYSMAL BONE CYSTS ARE NON-MALIGNANT, TUMOR-LIKE, VASCULAR LESIONS THAT CAN GROW AGGRESSIVELY, BE LOCALLY DESTRUCTIVE, AND WEAKEN BONES TO THE POINT OF PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE. THEY ARE MORE COMMON IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AND CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY, ESPECIALLY IF THEY INVOLVE THE GROWTH PLATE OF BONES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF ANEURYSMAL BONE CYSTS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE AN INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.