Osteosarcoma differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Suveenkrishna Pothuru, M.B,B.S. [2]
Overview
Osteosarcoma must be differentiated from Ewing's sarcoma, giant cell tumors, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, osteomyelitis, and aneurysmal bone cyst.
Differentiating Osteosarcoma from other Diseases
Osteosarcoma must be differentiated from:
- Osteomyelitis
- Giant cell tumors
- Ewing's sarcoma
- Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
- Lymphoma
- Osteoblastoma
- Aneurysmal bone cyst
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Fibrosarcoma
- Cortical desmoid