Fibrous cortical defect, please do not touch it!

Maite Ruiz Goikoetxea^a, Javier Andueza Sola^b, Noelia Álvarez Zallo^c, Berta Martínez Ganuza^d, Lorena García Blanco^e

^aPediatra. CS de San Jorge. Pamplona. Navarra. España.
^bServicio de Urgencias Extrahospitalarias. Servicio Navarro de Salud-Osasunbidea. Pamplona. Navarra. España.
^cServicio de Urgencias Extrahospitalarias. Servicio Navarro de Salud-Osasunbidea. Pamplona. España.
^dPediatra. Servicio de Urgencias Extrahospitalario San Martín. Servicio Navarro de Salud-Osasunbidea. Pamplona. Navarra. España.
^ePediatra. CS Ansoáin. Ansoáin. Navarra. España.

Reference of this article: Ruiz Goikoetxea M, Andueza Sola J, Álvarez Zallo N, Martínez Ganuza B, García Blanco L. Fibrous cortical defect, please do not touch it! Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2016;18:363-4.

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Abstract

The fibrous cortical defect is a common entity in children and the typical radiological image enables diagnosis. As these lesions are self-limited, no treatment is required. However, this lesion is not well known by pediatricians, which leads to an increased use of complementary tests and generates stress on patients and families. We present the case of a child with fibrous cortical defect recently diagnosed in our center.

Keywords

● Fibrous bone tumor ● Incidental finding ● Radiology

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