Bone tumors (overview)

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Gaillard F, Savi F, Knipe H, et al. Bone tumors (overview). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Dec 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10992

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10992

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10992

Article created:

7 Oct 2010, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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Last revised:

3 Sep 2024, Fernando Figueredo Savi

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Musculoskeletal, Oncology

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Gamuts

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Synonyms:

Bone tumors
Tumours of bone
Tumors of bone

There are a bewildering number of bone tumors with a wide variety of radiological appearances. For a formal and updated classification of bone tumors, see WHO classification of tumors of bone.

bone-forming tumors
cartilage-forming tumors
fibrous bone lesions
bone marrow tumors
other bone tumors or tumor-like lesions
miscellaneous
- bone island
  - osteopoikilosis
- mastocytosis
- myelofibrosis
- pyknodysostosis
- radiation changes
  - osteonecrosis
  - radiation-induced bone growth
  - radiation-induced sarcoma

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