Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Paget’s disease may affect as many as 3% of adults older than 40 years of age; it is often asymptomatic and usually progresses slowly. Paget’s disease affects men and women almost equally, but men tend to be more symptomatic. The disease is usually not clinically apparent until age 50–60 years. It usually progresses slowly and does not develop in new sites. Many different bones can be affected, and the lesions can vary from single, monostotic lesions...