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How common are monostotic or polyostotic fibrous dysplasia?

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Mono more common: Fibrous dysplasia nonheritable disease in which abnormal fibrous tissue develops in place of normal bone. Abnormalities may involve a single bone (monostotic form; 70% of cases) or many bones (polyostotic form; 30% of cases). Fibrous dysplasia represents five percent of bone tumors.

Answered 2/2/2015

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