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Bone tumors are rare. They make up less than 1% of all solid tumors, but are the most important single group of tumors in under 20-year old patients. Despite their rarity, they are frequently considered in the differential diagnosis of radiologically detected bone abnormalities and hold an irresistible fascination for those who deal with them. Tumors of bone may arise from the various mesenchymal elements present in and around bone, and have been assumed to recapulate the biologic and histomorphologic characteristics of the tissue of origin of the tumor cells. This histogenetic concept is the basis of all classifications of bone tumors. However, our incomplete knowledge of the cell of origin of several bone tumors (eg, Ewing’s sarcoma) has resulted in confusion and difficulty.
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Fornasier, V.L. (1984). Classification of Bone Tumors. In: Uhthoff, H.K. (eds) Current Concepts of Diagnosis and Treatment of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69210-9_2
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