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Aneurysmal Bone Cyst

Expansile blood-filled benign tumor in children/young adults. Common sites: metaphysis of long bones, spine posterior elements. X-ray: blow-out lesion with thin shell, septations. MRI: multiple fluid–fluid levels. Treatment: curettage + graft/cement, sclerotherapy, embolization.

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Expansile blood-filled benign tumor in children/young adults. Common sites: metaphysis of long bones, spine posterior elements. X-ray: blow-out lesion with thin shell, septations. MRI: multiple fluid–fluid levels. Treatment: curettage + graft/cement, sclerotherapy, embolization.
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