Familial gigantiform cementoma with brittle bone disease, pathologic fractures, and osteosarcoma: A possible explanation of an ancient mystery

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 390-396

  Rossbach, Hans Christoph ^a,c   Letson, Douglas ^b   Lacson, Atilano ^a   Ruas, Ernesto ^a   Salazar, Peter ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Akhenaten; Diaphyseal bone disease; Familial gigantiform cementoma; Osteosarcoma; Pathologic fractures; Tutankhamen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILIAL GIGANTIFORM CEMENTOMA; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAW MALFORMATION; LONG BONE; MALE; MOTHER; ODONTOGENIC TUMOR; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; OSTEOSARCOMA; PATHOLOGY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING;

EID: 14644439191     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20253     Document Type: Article

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