Bone Tumors
A 32-year-old man presents with a 2-year history of intermittent anterior tibial pain and mild swelling. He has no constitutional symptoms. Radiographs show a multiloculated, eccentric lytic lesion in the anterior cortex of the mid-tibial diaphysis with a "soap bubble" appearance. CT confirms cortical involvement with minimal soft tissue extension. Regarding adamantinoma of bone:
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Adamantinoma is a rare, low-grade malignant bone tumor representing less than 1% of primary bone mal...
Radiographic findings include an eccentric, lytic lesion in the anterior tibial cortex; the classic ...
Adamantinoma is a high-grade aggressive malignancy; it is the most common primary bone tumor; it occ...
Histologically, adamantinoma shows biphasic pattern with epithelial cells (nests, cords, or tubules)...
Treatment is wide surgical resection with adequate margins; limb salvage is often possible with inte...
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