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What is a lucent lesion of the bone And what is a sclerotic lesion of the bone?
A lucent lesion of the bone and a sclerotic lesion of the bone are both kinds of tumors found in the human body. Lucent lesions are caused by rapid bone injuries, while sclerotic lesions are when the bones start to grow a kind of wall to seclude a damaged area.
What is white spots on x ray called?
Radioopaque areas, patches, shadows, sclerotic lesions.
What is sclerotic sacral lesion?
Sclerosis when describing bone is defined as a pathologic thickening of the bone. Usually one area of bone will show this increased thickening. Sclerotic lesions are often seen in long bones, but can be seen in most, if not all, bones of the body. The sclerosis is caused by increased calcium deposits forming in a small area of he bone. These sclerotic lesions are best seen on imaging studies that pick up calcium like x-rays and CAT scans. The diagnosis can mean cancer and other words used are descriptive of where these were found: humerus, tibia, sacrum, etc.
What is a sclerotic lesion L5?
A sclerotic lesion is slow growth, regeneration of the bone. L3 is the 3rd spinal vertebrae. If there is a sclerotic lesion with in l3. It simply means there is a condition, or bone defense located with in L3 .
What does sclerotic changes mean?
Sclerotic changes to bones refer to lesions that show signs of being produced by a slowly progressing cause. This could be due to cancer or another serious illness, like Paget's Disease or osteoporosis.
How do you cure liver lesions?
The treatment for liver lesions depends on whether or not the lesions are malignant or benign. Surgical intervention is recommended for malignant liver lesions.
What is a benign sclerotic bone lesion?
A sclerotic tumor is a bone tumor that may be seen in the maxillofacial region. Bone tumors of the maxillofacial region may arise from osteogenic, chondrogenic, fibrogenic, vascular, hematopoietic and other elements of the bone.
What is sclerotic densit?
sclerotic density
What is the medical term pertaining to being hard?
sclerotic
What did you notice about the cornea and the sclerotic white of the eye Why do you think it is important that they are like this?
the cornea and the sclerotic white is black
Does shingles always have open weeping lesions?
Not at all, but it can. Early disgnosis and treatment can prevent serious sores.
Do precancerous lesions have to be treated?
Precancerous lesions are at high risk of becoming cancer so they are usually treated as a preventative measure. If there is a risk of treatment that outweighs the risk of cancer they may not be treated, but this is rare.
