Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học quốc tế đề tài : Large aneurysmal bone cyst of iliac bone in a female child: a case report | Agarwal et al. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2010 5 24 http content 5 1 24 éHMÌ JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC oo SURGERY AND RESEARCH CASE REPORT Open Access Large aneurysmal bone cyst of iliac bone in a female child a case report Anil Agarwal Praveen Goel Shariq A Khan Pawan Kumar and Nadeem A Qureshi Abstract Background Symptomatic aneurysmal bone cysts in pediatric age group with an expansile lesion in ilium is a rare occurrence. Case An 11-year-old female presented with a swelling over her right iliac region and numbness along the medial aspect of thigh. Clinicoradiological diagnosis was aneurysmal bone cyst confirmed on fine needle aspiration cytology. Excision curettage wide margin excision of the soft tissue tumor and intralesional curettage in the region of acetabulum of the tumor was performed in view of proximity to acetabular roof and endangered hip stability. Result At follow up of 18 months the child has full painless range of movements in the hip joint with no recurrence. Conclusions Pelvic aneurysmal bone cysts are distinctly rare in pediatric age. The lesion was associated with an atypical symptom of numbness along the femoral nerve distribution. Hip stability and range of movements were major concern in this patient. Although many treatment options are described surgical excision still remains the mainstay. In our case we performed excision curettage with good outcome. Background Aneurysmal bone cysts are non-neoplastic highly vascular eccentric osteolytic lesion of unknown origin that may present difficult therapeutic problems 1 2 . It s typical histological finding are blood-filled cavities lacking epithelial lining giant cells and newly formed bony trabeculae 1 . It can occur as a primary lesion or a secondary lesion arising from other osseous conditions. Aneurysmal bone cysts are usually associated with major bone destruction pathological fractures and local recurrence 2 . Of all aneurysmal bone cysts about 8-12 .