Infection
-Infection or osteomyelitis is the great mimicker of bone tumors.
-It has a broad spectrum of radiographic features and occurs at any age and has no typical location.
-In the chronic stage it can mimic a benign bone tumor (Brodies abscess).
-In the acute stage it can mimic a malignant bone tumor with ill-defined margins, cortical destruction and an aggressive type of periostitis.
-Only when there is a thick solid periosteal reaction we can recognize the non-malignant underlying process
-Discriminators:
None.


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