Osteosarcoma differential diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammadmain Rezazadehsaatlou[2].

Overview

Osteosarcoma must be differentiated from Ewing's sarcoma, giant cell tumors, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, osteomyelitis, and aneurysmal bone cyst.

Differentiating Osteosarcoma from other Diseases

Osteosarcoma must be differentiated from:

• Osteomyelitis
• Giant cell tumors
• Ewing's sarcoma
• Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
• Lymphoma
• Osteoblastoma
• Aneurysmal bone cyst
• Rhabdomyosarcoma
• Fibrosarcoma
• Cortical desmoid