From Mdwiki | Osteogenic tumor | |
|---|---|
| Other names: Bone forming tumors | |
| Specialty | Orthopedics |
| Types | Noncancerous (benign), cancerous (malignant) or intermediate locally aggressive[1] |
| Diagnostic method | Medical imaging[1] |
Osteogenic tumors, also known as bone forming tumors, are a type of bone tumor that can be non-cancerous (osteoma and osteoid osteoma), intermediate or locally aggressive (osteoblastoma), or cancerous (osteosarcoma).[1][2] There are ten subtypes and they are easier to distinguish than chondrogenic tumors.[1][2]
| Type | Name | Sub-type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-cancerous | Osteoma |
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| Osteoid osteoma | |||
| Locally aggressive | Osteoblastoma NOS | ||
| Cancerous | Low-grade central osteosarcoma | ||
| Osteosarcoma NOS | Conventional osteosarcoma | ||
| Telangiectatic osteosarcoma | |||
| Small cell osteosarcoma | |||
| Periosteal osteosarcoma | |||
| Periosteal osteosarcoma | |||
| High-grade surface osteosarcoma | |||
| Secondary osteosarcoma |
Categories: [Osseous and chondromatous neoplasia]