Diaphyseal lesions are found centered in the diaphysis, the central tubular segment of long bones.
Differential diagnosis
- simple bone cyst
- fibrous dysplasia
- enchondroma
- metastases
- myeloma / plasmacytoma
- lymphoma
- osteomyelitis
- osteoid osteoma
- round cell tumor, e.g. Ewing sarcoma (children)
- bone infarct
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis
More uncommon diphyseal lesions include:
See also
- mnemonic (CEMENT)
- epiphyseal lesions
- metaphyseal lesions
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