Solitary unicameral bone cyst in a seven-week-old infant.

Abstract

THE purpose of this report is to place on record a case of proved solitary unicameral bone cyst in an infant seven weeks of age, and to indicate that the origin of such a cyst may be a congenital defect present in the cartilaginous matrix or occurring at the time of ossification of cartilage.In an extensive review of the literature no case report of a solitary unicameral bone cyst at this age could be found. Aside from the early age of this patient, the site and size of the bone cyst permit certain deductions.No attempt to review the . . .