Pediatric Fibrosarcoma

  • Etiology:
  • Imaging:
    — Location: metaphysis
    — Lytic or blastic: lytic
    — Matrix: fibrous
    — Zone of transition: wide
    — Periosteal new bone or cortical destruction: cortical destruction present
    — Additionally: usually associated with soft tissue mass extending from bone
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Radiology Cases of Fibrosarcoma

Radiograph of fibrosarcoma of the tibia
AP (left) and lateral (right) radiographs of the tibia and fibula show in the tibia a metaphyseal lesion that is lytic in appearance with a fibrous matrix and a wide zone of transition with cortical destruction and faint periosteal reaction.