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"Non-ossifying fibromas show mutations in KRAS and FGFR1 genes in > 80% of cases ^1,2,5."

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"stage A:"

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"stage B:"

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"stage C: progressively sclerotic with ossification beginning at the diaphysis"

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"stage D: homogeneous sclerosis or disappearing lesion"

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"T1: low signal intensity"

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"T2:"

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"T1 C+ (Gd): variable"

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Acronyms

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"NOFs account for the 'N' in the popular mnemonic for lucent bone lesions FEGNOMASHIC."

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"The aetiology of sporadic non-ossifying fibromas is not known ¹. They might occur in the background of germline mutations resulting in the RAS-MAPK pathway ⁵ or postzygotic mutations in neurofibromatosis type 1 or Jaffe-Campanacci syndrome ¹."

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"Non-ossifying fibromas are benign spindle cell tumours of bone containing osteoclast-like giant cells ^1-3."

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List Caps

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"Langerhans cell histiocytosis"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Plain radiograph / CT"

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"Classification"

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"Signal characteristics"

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"Bone scintigraphy"

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Oxford Comma

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"interspersed giant cells, haemosiderophages and clusters of foamy histiocytes"

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Biographical Lifespan

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"History and etymology"

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