Angiography in giant-cell tumours of bone.
The angiographic appearance of 9 cases of genuine giant-cell tumour of bone, 6 cases of aneurysmal bone cyst and one case of non-ossifying fibroma is described. Differential diagnosis would appear to be possible to a certain extent. The non-ossifying fibroma was poorly vascularized. The genuine giant-cell tumours were hypervascularized as well as some of the aneurysmal bone cysts making a differential diagnosis in these cases impossible. On the other hand, a poorly vascularized tumour devoid of soft tissue component and arteriovenous fistulas is probably an aneurysmal bone cyst. A hypervascular soft tissue component is of great prognostic value in cases of geniune giant-cell tumour.
D000792:Angiography; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D005350:Fibroma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans