Gorham's disease. Coloured 3D (left) and 2D (right) computed tomography (CT) scans of the skull of a 47-year-old patient,showing damage (centre) caused by osteolysis (bone resorption and replacement) characteristic of Gorham's disease. Gorham's disease,or vanishing bone disease,is a very rare skeletal condition of uncertain origin. It is characterised by the uncontrolled proliferation of distended,thin-walled vascular or lymphatic channels within bone,which leads to resorption and replacement of bone with angiomas (benign tumours) and/or fibrosis (formation of excess fibrous connective tissue) | |
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