Benign bone tumors--recent developments

• Published in: Seminars in diagnostic pathology Vol. 28; no. 1; p. 73
• Main Authors: Garcia, Roberto A, Inwards, Carrie Y, Unni, Krishnan K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2011
• Subjects: Bone and Bones - diagnostic imaging; Bone and Bones - pathology; Bone Neoplasms - diagnosis; Bone Neoplasms - genetics; Bone Neoplasms - therapy; Chondroblastoma - diagnosis; Chondroblastoma - genetics; Chondroma - diagnosis; Chondroma - genetics; Chromosome Aberrations; Female; Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone - diagnosis; Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone - genetics; Giant Cell Tumor of Bone - diagnosis; Giant Cell Tumor of Bone - genetics; Humans; Male; Notochord - pathology; Osteoblastoma - diagnosis; Osteoblastoma - genetics; Osteochondroma - diagnosis; Osteochondroma - genetics; Osteoma, Osteoid - diagnosis; Osteoma, Osteoid - genetics; Pathology, Surgical - methods; Radiography

Benign bone tumors frequently pose a diagnostic challenge for general surgical pathologists. Accurate pathologic diagnosis requires careful clinical and radiological correlation. The most significant recent advances in some benign bone tumors have occurred at the molecular and cytogenetic level. The...