FIBROUS DYSPLASIA OF BONE - REVIEW OF 24 CASES

Twenty-four cases of fibrous dysplasia were studied and clinical features reviewed. Three cases of particular interest are presented in detail. In one, both pituitary gigantism (in addition to severe deformity of facial bones) and hyperthyroidism were present. In the other two, familial hyperparathyroidism and fibrous dysplasia were present, a combination not previously reported. These latter two cases suggest the possibility that hyperparathyroidism may be another endocrinopathy associated with fibrous dysplasia and that this syndrome may also be familial. © 1968.