Contents:
Tumor Chart - Summary table of the seven questions to ask, differential diagnosis and important information about each tumor (initially created by Dr. Dale Danzer)
Musculoskeletal tumors - The five presenting complaints
[Soft tissue mass]
[Painless bony masses]
[Bone tumor as an incidental finding]
[Painful bone lesion]
[Pathologic fracture]
Radiographic analysis of bone tumors - Seven questions to ask
[Where is the lesion?]
[How large is the lesion?]
[What is the lesion doing to the bone?]
[What is the bone doing in response?]
[What kind of matrix is being made?]
[Is the cortext eroded?]
[Is a soft tissue mass evident?]
Biological potential of bone lesions
[Benign latent bone lesions]
[Benign active bone lesions]
[Benign aggressive bone lesions]
[Malignant bone lesions]
Differential diagnosis of bone lesions
Polyostotic conditions
[Juxta-articular bone lesions]
[Epiphyseal bone lesions]
[Epiphyseal-metaphyseal bone lesions]
[Metaphyseal and metaphyseal-diaphyseal bone lesions]
[Diaphyseal bone lesions]
[Parosteal bone lesions]
[Anterior bone spine]
[Posterior bone spine]
[Sacrum bone lesions]
Biopsy and staging
[Who should undergo biopsy of a bone lesion?]
[Who should do the biopsy of a bone lesion?]
[Bone biopsy surgical technique]
[Needle versus open biopsy for bone lesion]
[Staging of bone tumors]
Benign primary bone lesions
Osteoid osteoma
[Osteoblastoma]
[Osteoma]
[Osteochondroma]
[Multiple exostosis]
Enchondroma
Chondromyxoid fibroma
Chondroblastoma
[Periosteal chondroma (Juxtacortical chondroma)]
[Synovial chondromatosis]
[Fibrous cortical defect]
[Nonossifying fibroma]
Fibrous dysplasia
[Ossifying fibroma (Osteofibrous dysplasia)]
Giant cell tumor
[Aneurysmal bone cyst]
Unicameral bone cyst
[Eosinophilic granuloma]
[Hemangioma of bone]
Malignant primary bone lesions
Osteosarcoma
[Chondrosarcoma]
[Fibrosarcoma]
[Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)]
[Myeloma]
[Lymphoma of bone]
[Leukemia]
[Ewing's sarcoma]
[Adamantinoma]
[Chordoma]
Disease states mimicking primary bone tumors
[Stress fracture]
[Enostosis (bone island)]
[Bone infarct]
[Hyperparathyroidism]
[Paget's disease of bone]
[Osteomyelitis]
[Metastasis to bone]
Soft tissue tumors
[Angiosarcoma]
[Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP)]
[Desmoplastic fibroma]
[Epithelioid sarcoma]
[Fibromatosis]
[Ganglion]
[Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath]
[Glomus tumor]
[Hemangioendothelioma]
[Hemangiopericytoma]
[Leiomyoma]
[Leiomyosarcoma]
[Lipoma]
[Liposarcoma]
[Melanoma]
[Mesenchymoma]
Myositis ossificans
[Neuroblastoma]
[Neurofibroma]
[Neurofibrosarcoma]
[Neurolemmoma]
[Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS)]
[Rhabdomyoma]
[Rhabdomyosarcoma]
[Squamous cell carcinoma]
[Synovial sarcoma]
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