Musculoskeletal Key

Fig. 40.1 Leiomyosarcoma of the metaphysis and diaphysis of a femur. Specimen photography and radiography. The lesion involved metallic implants from a previous surgical procedure. (a) Whitish-pink firm and elastic…

Fig. 70.1 Plain radiograph of the wrist showing an expansile mass of amyloid in the distal ulna Epidemiology The average age of these patients is 57 years. Both men and…

Fig. 62.1 (a) Roentgenograph of the proximal phalanx of the hand showing a dense soft tissue mass with a periosteal reaction. (b) Sagittal MRI evidences of the soft tissue swelling…

Fig. 52.1 (a) Roentgenogram showing an elongated area of cortical irregularity along the medial cortical tibia. (b) CT scan shows an intracortical small lytic lesion. (c) MRI, the arrow indicates…

Fig. 1.1 Plain film image demonstrating geographic pattern in eosinophilic granuloma of the skull Fig. 1.2 Plain film image showing peripheral sclerosis in a metaphyseal fibrous defect of the upper…

Fig. 73.1 Rosai-Dorfman disease of the vertebrae. The MRI shows a focal lesion in the vertebral body with extension into the soft tissue Osseous involvement is sometimes multifocal. Image Differential…

Fig. 74.1 Plain radiograph of the pelvis in a woman who recently gave birth to a baby. She has focal osteoporosis of her left proximal femur and femoral neck Fig….

Fig. 57.1 Periapical radiograph of a giant cell reparative granuloma showing a lytic well-circumscribed lesion

Fig. 8.1 (a) Lateral x-ray of the skull. Note the oval sclerotic lesion in the temporoparietal area. (b, c) CT scan shows a dense homogeneous lesion protruding from the outer…

Fig. 44.1 CT scan image. Needle biopsy of neurofibroma. Lytic, expanding, well-delimited mass in the sacrum Fig. 44.2 Medium-power microscopic view of neurofibroma. Slender short spindle cells with long and…