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osteitis fibrosa cystica
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osteitis fibrosa cystica [‚ä·stē′īd·əs ′fī·brō·sə ′sis·tə·kə]
(medicine)
Generalized skeletal demineralization due to an increased rate of bone destruction resulting from hyperparathyroidism. Also known as Engel-Recklinghausen disease; osteitis fibrosa generalisata.


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Radiological and histological features of GCRGs may overlap those of other giant cells containing lytic lesions, such as giant cell tumours (GCTs), aneurysmal bone cysts, and the brown tumour of hyperparathyroidism.
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