Imaging of Spinal Bone Tumors: Principles and Practice.

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Abstract

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 3. Bull Cancer. 2013 Nov;100(11):1109-14. doi: 10.1684/bdc.2013.1833. [Imaging of bone metastases]. [Article in French] Amoretti N(1), Thariat J, Nouri Y, Foti P, Hericord O, Stolear S, Coco L, Hauger O, Huwart L, Boileau P. Author information: (1)CHU de Nice, hôpital l'Archet, service de radiologie ostéo-articulaire diagnostique et interventionnelle, 2, route de Saint-Antoine-de-Ginestière, 06200 Nice, France. Bone metastases are detected at initial diagnosis of cancer in 25% of cases and bone metastases are common in the course of a majority of cancer types. The spine and proximal long bones are the most affected sites. Knowledge of the basic radiological semiology is important to make the proper diagnosis of metastasis(s) bone(s), especially in situations in which the clinical context is not suggestive of metastases (such as cases where bone metastases are inaugural or cases of peripheral solitary metastasis). Tumor aggressiveness can be assessed at the level of the cortical bone and periosteum. Lodwick criteria are useful for the diagnosis of malignancy and tumor aggressiveness at initial diagnosis on plain radiographs, which are very important in the context of bone metastases. A CT scanner is required to confirm the malignancy of a bone lesion. MRI is complementary to the scanner including for the assessment of bone marrow involvement and tumor extensions. DOI: 10.1684/bdc.2013.1833