Aneurysmal bone cysts are benign bone tumors that usually present in childhood and early adulthood. They usually manifest as expansile osteolytic lesions with a varying potential to be locally aggressive. This article outlines the methods of treatment of aneurysmal bone cysts. Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC) are benign bone lesions which usually arise in childhood or early adulthood.
Patients usually complain for pain in the affected skeletal region, and rarely a pathological fracture is evident. Pathophysiology The most widely accepted theory explaining the pathophysiology of the lesion suggests that there is a locally increased vascular pressure in the venous network of the bone tumor that results in the dilation of the small vessels. The natural evolution of the lesion remains unclear, and there have been reports of involution and self-healing. However, as the tumor is generally…
