SPICULATED PERIOSTEAL REACTION IN METASTATIC DISEASE RESEMBLING OSTEOSARCOMA

Autor: Lennon D Wyche, Luis Alonso Desantos
Rok vydání: 1978
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Zdroj: Orthopedics. 1:215-221
ISSN: 1938-2367
0147-7447
DOI: 10.3928/0147-7447-19780501-08
Popis: Sixteen cases of metastatic bone deposits presenting with sunburst spiculated periosteal reaction are presented. The most common origin was from prostatic carcinoma followed by neuroblastoma A moderate soft tissue mass component was seen in 70% of the cases. The possible pathophysiologic reasons for this type of periosteal reaction are presented. The differential diagnosis is outlined.
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