Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone: conventional X-ray and MR imaging features |
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Authors: | T. M. Link M. D. Haeussler Susanne Poppek Klaus Woertler Sebastian Blasius Norbert Lindner Ernst J. Rummeny |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Clinical Radiology, University Hospital, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, D-48129 Münster, Germany, DE;(2) Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Münster, Germany, DE;(3) Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital, Münster, Germany, DE |
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Abstract: | Objective. To evaluate the conventional X-ray and MR imaging features of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of bone. Design. MRI examinations and conventional radiographs were reviewed in 39 patients with biopsy-proven MFH. Imaging characteristics were analyzed and the differential diagnoses assessed in a masked fashion by two experienced radiologists. Results. Typical X-ray features included aggressive, destructive tumor growth centrally located in the metaphysis of long bones. Periosteal reactions and expansive growth were rarely seen. On MR images extraosseous tumor spread was frequently noted. On T2-weighted images and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images most of the tumors displayed an inhomogeneous, nodular signal pattern with peripheral Gd-DTPA enhancement. Conclusions. Although several MR imaging criteria were typical for MFH none of them was specific. X-ray diagnosis of MFH may also prove difficult, with the main differential diagnosis being metastasis in the older and osteosarcoma in the younger population. |
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Keywords: | Malignant fibrous histiocytoma Bone tumors MRI Conventional radiography |
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