Tumours and Tumour-like Lesions

摘要: Bone sarcomas are uncommon when compared with other malignancies, accounting for only 0.2% of all tumours (Dorfman and Czerniak 1995). Their incidence is approximately one-tenth that soft tissue (Mack 1995) one-sixtieth either lung or breast carcinoma. The annual bone 0.8/1 00,000 subject particularly pertinent dealing the knee, as distal femur proximal tibia sites predilection many benign malignant (Table 18.1). purpose this chapter to detail role imaging in detection diagnosis around knee joint, well surgical staging follow-up patients after initial treatment. We shall also highlight numerous tumour-like lesions which may confuse unwary observer. Unless otherwise stated, data quoted have been calculated by combining results from several authoritative texts on (Mulder et al. 1993; Unni 1996; Campanacci 1999).