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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2019; 23(03): e37-e57
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1684023
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Hip and Pelvis Bone Tumors: Can You Make It Simple?

P. Diana Afonso
1   Musculoskeletal Imaging Unit, Radiology Department, Hospital da Luz, Grupo Luz Saúde, Lisbon, Portugal
2   Radiology Department, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal
3   Radiology Department, Hospital Particular da Madeira, Madeira, Portugal
,
Marc-André Weber
4   Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany
,
Amanda Isaac
5   Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
6   Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences Department, Kings College London, United Kingdom
,
Johan L. Bloem
7   Radiology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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04 June 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Although it is possible for any osseous tumor or tumorlike lesion to occur in and around the hip and pelvis, there are preferential lesions. Most tumors share many imaging features with those arising elsewhere in the skeletal system, but some may show specific morphological and imaging features. Furthermore, specific criteria and rules of thumb are related to this anatomical area that radiologists should know, which together with the imaging findings and clinical context will lead to a more confident diagnosis.

In this article we review the basic anatomical and imaging principles in the hip and pelvis and their diagnostic criteria, describe the most common regional benign and malignant bone tumors and pseudotumors, and highlight their main imaging features and common differential diagnosis while keep this article as relatively simple and straightforward as possible. Soft tissue tumors are beyond the scope of this article.

Keywords

hip - pelvis - bone tumors - imaging
 

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