Diagnostic work up and recognition of primary bone tumours: a review

Benign abnormalities of bone are common, especially in children. Malignant bone sarcomas are aggressive and have a poor outcome, particularly if treatment is delayed or initiated in a non-specialist centre. Conversely, specialist tumour centres are overwhelmed with referrals for benign disease, a pr...

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Autores principales: Plant, James, Cannon, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2016
Materias:
Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28461955
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2058-5241.1.000035
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Sumario:Benign abnormalities of bone are common, especially in children. Malignant bone sarcomas are aggressive and have a poor outcome, particularly if treatment is delayed or initiated in a non-specialist centre. Conversely, specialist tumour centres are overwhelmed with referrals for benign disease, a predictable outcome of an increasingly litigious medical environment. This review aims to arm the general orthopaedic surgeon or general practitioner with information to better discern a benign bone lesion from a malignant one, and explain the process of investigation and onward referral for those in whom malignant disease is suspected. Cite this article: Plant J, Cannon S. Diagnostic work up and recognition of primary bone tumours: a review. EFORT Open Rev 2016;1:247-253. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.1.000035.

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