The current status of MRI in the pre-operative assessment of intramedullary conventional appendicular osteosarcoma.

Saifuddin, Asif; Sharif, Ban; Gerrand, Craig; Whelan, Jeremy · Skeletal Radiol · 2019

review · Level V

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Abstract

Osteosarcoma is the commonest primary malignant bone tumour in children and adolescents, the majority of cases being conventional intra-medullary high-grade tumours affecting the appendicular skeleton. Treatment is typically with a combination of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, tumour resection with limb reconstruction and post-operative chemotherapy. The current article reviews the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the pre-operative assessment of high-grade central conventional osteosarcoma.

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