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Telangiectatic osteosarcoma simulating the appearance of an aneurysmal bone cyst

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A 13 year old boy with telangiectatic osteosarcoma is presented in order to illustrate the difficulty encountered in roentgen differentiation of this lesion from a benign aneurysmal bone cyst.

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Kaufman, R.A., Towbin, R.B. Telangiectatic osteosarcoma simulating the appearance of an aneurysmal bone cyst. Pediatr Radiol 11, 102–104 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00971790

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