Tumors

Types of Surgical resection of the musculoskeletal tumors depend on the stage of the tumor and the type of surgical margin dictated by the histological grade which is required for the definitive local control. There are a number of modifying circumstances to be considered before the decision for surgery is made, e.g. the patient’ s age wishes […]

Osteopoikilosis is a  benign, autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia that manifests radiographically as multiple bone islands which are especially seen near the joints, epiphyses, metaphyses of long and short tubular bones. The condition is also known as the spotted bone. The islands are also seen in in the pelvis and scapulae. The distribution is typically bilateral […]

A bone island or enostosis is a common benign bone lesion. It is asymptomatic and does not require treatment. It is usually seen as an incidental finding on x-ray, computed tomogram and MRI. A bone island is a focus of mature cortical bone within the cancellous bone.  Pelvis, femur, and other long bones are the […]

Bone metastasis or metastatic bone disease is said to occur when cancer cells from other parts of body spread to the bone. After lung and liver, bone is considered to be the third most common organ involved by metastases. In breast cancer, the bone is the second most common site for metastases. Metastases in the […]

Osteochondroma is a cartilage-capped bony projection on the external surface of a bone and is considered a non-neoplastic anomaly similar to hamartoma. It can occur as a  solitary lesion or as multiple hereditary exostoses associated with anomalies of skeletal modeling. Solitary osteochondroma is a developmental anomaly of bone that results in the formation of an […]

Osteoid osteoma is a benign [non-cancerous] osteoblastic tumor. It was first described by Bergstrand 1930 but its unique identity was recognized by Jaffe in 1935. Osteoid osteoma consists of osteoblastic [growing cells] mass called a nidus [very rich in blood supply]. Nidus is surrounded by a zone of sclerotic but otherwise normal bone. It is a […]