Solitary well-defined osteolytic lesion (differential)
Last revised by Daniel J Bell ◉ on 5 Mar 2021
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Mudgal P, Bell D, Murphy A, et al. Solitary well-defined osteolytic lesion (differential). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 30 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-27053
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19 Jan 2014, Prashant Mudgal
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- Well defined solitary lytic lesions of bone
Solitary well-defined osteolytic lesions can be seen with the following conditions 1,2:
- subchondral geodes or cysts
- intraosseous ganglion
- intraosseous tophus (gout)
- unicameral bone cyst
- aneurysmal bone cyst
- glomus tumor
- enchondroma
- epidermoid inclusion cyst
- chondroblastoma
- non-ossifying fibroma
- desmoplastic fibroma
- osteoblastoma
- giant cell tumor
- plasmacytoma (multiple myeloma)
- brown tumor (hyperparathyroidism)
- metastasis
- eosinophilic granuloma
- bone infarct
- fibrous dysplasia
- sarcoidosis
References
- 1. Mehta A, Beall DP. Radiology: The Oral Boards Primer. Humana Press. (2006) ISBN:1588293572. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Burgener FA, Kormano M, Pudas T. Differential Diagnosis in Conventional Radiology. Thieme. (2008) ISBN:1588902757. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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