Musculoskeletal tumours and tumour-like conditions: common and avoidable pitfalls at imaging in patients with known or suspected cancer: Part B: malignant mimics of benign tumours. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A wide range of musculoskeletal tumours and tumour-like conditions may be encountered when patients undergo radiological examinations. Some malignant musculoskeletal lesions may mimic benign tumours at imaging, being confused with benign cystic lesions or haematomas. Also, inappropriately selected magnetic resonance (MR) image sequences or computed tomography (CT) display windows can lead to misdiagnosis. Many orthopaedic surgeons interpret radiological images themselves, and therefore need to be as aware of these issues as radiologists are. This review describes and illustrates a number of such errors that commonly occur, and provides suggestions for avoiding these pitfalls.

publication date

  • February 17, 2013

Research

keywords

  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Orthopedics
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC3631480

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84878020837

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/00004424-198508000-00009

PubMed ID

  • 23417556

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 37

issue

  • 5