Musculoskeletal tumors and tumor-like conditions: common and avoidable pitfalls at imaging in patients with known or suspected cancer: Part A: benign conditions that may mimic malignancy. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A wide range of musculoskeletal tumors and tumor-like conditions may be encountered when patients undergo radiological examinations. The imaging features of certain normal, reactive, benign neoplastic, inflammatory, traumatic, and degenerative processes in the musculoskeletal system may mimic malignant tumor; misinterpretation of the imaging findings can lead to inappropriate clinical management of the patient. This review describes and illustrates a number of such mimics that we have commonly encountered in our oncological imaging practice, and provides suggestions for avoiding each of these pitfalls. Because many orthopaedic surgeons interpret radiological images themselves, they need to be as aware as radiologists about these issues.

publication date

  • February 23, 2013

Research

keywords

  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Neoplasms
  • Orthopedics

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC3631500

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84878018858

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s00264-013-1823-7

PubMed ID

  • 23436133

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 37

issue

  • 5