Diaphyseal lesions
Last revised by Henry Colovic on 1 Oct 2024
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Jones J, Colovic H, Worsley C, et al. Diaphyseal lesions. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 Oct 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8957
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Article created:
11 Mar 2010,
Jeremy Jones ◉
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Last revised:
1 Oct 2024,
Henry Colovic
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Synonyms:
- Diaphyseal tumours
- Diaphyseal tumours and tumour like lesions
- Diaphyseal tumours and tumourlike lesions
Diaphyseal lesions are found centered in the diaphysis, the central tubular segment of long bones.
Differential diagnosis
round cell tumor, e.g. Ewing sarcoma (children)
More uncommon diphyseal lesions include:
See also
mnemonic (CEMENT)
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bone tumors
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- chondroblastoma
- chondromyxoid fibroma
- chondrosarcoma
- enchondroma
- juxtacortical chondroma
- osteochondroma
- fibrous bone lesions
- bone marrow tumors
- other bone tumors or tumor-like lesions
- adamantinoma
- aneurysmal bone cyst
- benign fibrous histiocytoma
- chordoma
- giant cell tumor of bone
- Gorham massive osteolysis
- hemangioendothelioma
- haemophilic pseudotumor
- intradiploic epidermoid cyst
- intraosseous lipoma
- musculoskeletal angiosarcoma
- musculoskeletal hemangiopericytoma
- primary intraosseous hemangioma
- post-traumatic cystic bone lesion
- simple bone cyst
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skeletal metastases
- morphology
- location
- impending fracture risk
- staging
- approach
- describing a bone lesion
- differentials
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