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Benign lytic bone lesions

Last revised by Mostafa Elfeky ◉ on 25 Jul 2023

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Gaillard F, Elfeky M, Molinari A, et al. Benign lytic bone lesions. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6590

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6590

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/6590?embed_domain=external.radpair.com%27%5B0%5D

rID:

6590

Article created:

19 Jul 2009, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

25 Jul 2023, Mostafa Elfeky ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Mostafa Elfeky had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

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Gamuts

Benign lytic bone lesions encompass a wide variety of entities. A useful starting point is the FEGNOMASHIC mnemonic.

The differential diagnosis for benign lytic bone lesions includes:

fibrous dysplasia (FD)
eosinophilic granuloma (EG)
enchondroma
non-ossifying fibroma (NOF)
osteoblastoma
aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC)
simple bone cyst (SBC)
brown tumour (hyperparathyroidism)
intraosseous haemangioma
intraosseous lipoma
infection
- osteomyelitis
- Brodie abscess
- intraosseous abscess
- intraosseous hydatid cyst
chondromyxoid fibroma
ameloblastoma
adamantinoma
giant cell tumour (GCT)
osteoporosis circumscripta
osteonecrosis
subarticular cysts
- geode
- intraosseous ganglion cyst
- pseudocyst of the humerus
- synovial herniation pit
haemophilic pseudotumour
skeletal sarcoidosis
intraosseous epidermoid cyst
metaphyseal fibrous defect

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