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Local Extent of the Tumor

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Radiologic Management of Musculoskeletal Tumors

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Abstract

Accurate determination of the exact anatomic extent of the tumor and its reaction is a prerequisite of rational surgical planning for all active and aggressive tumors. A meticulous radiologic examination of the extent of tumor should clarify the following parameters in great detail:

  1. 1.

    For bone tumors:

  2. a)

    intraosseous extent

  3. b)

    cortical breakthrough

  4. c)

    soft tissue component

  5. d)

    joint involvement

  6. 2.

    For soft tissue tumors and bone tumors with soft tissue extension:

  7. a)

    definition of involved compartment(s)

  8. b)

    involvement of the neurovascular bundle

  9. c)

    involvement of adjacent bone (for soft tissue tumors)

To achieve the answers to the above questions a combination of the diagnostic imaging modalities is often required. In this chapter the possibilities and limitations of the different modalities in this respect will be discussed

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Holger Pettersson MD (Visiting Professor, Associate Professor, Chief of Section for Skeletal Radiology, and Chairman)

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Lund, Sweden

    Holger Pettersson MD (Visiting Professor, Associate Professor, Chief of Section for Skeletal Radiology, and Chairman)

  3. Department of Orthopedics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Dempsey S. Springfield MD (Associate Professor and Chief of Orthopedic Oncology) & William F. Enneking MD (Distinguished Service Professor and Eugene L. Jewett Professor of Orthopedic Surgery)

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Pettersson, H., Springfield, D.S., Enneking, W.F. (1987). Local Extent of the Tumor. In: Radiologic Management of Musculoskeletal Tumors. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1418-5_7

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