title: Evaluation and staging of musculoskeletal neoplasia.
abstract: Musculoskeletal neoplasia are rare and can present in a highly variable fashion. Maintaining an index of suspicion for the presence of neoplasia is important. A standard approach to evaluation with history, physical, and appropriate imaging studies is mandatory. This information then can be synthesized to properly stage the lesion, which in turn facilitates an appropriate treatment plan. This article discusses the systematic approach to the evaluation and staging of musculoskeletal lesions.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Medical Education, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium and Department of Orthopaedics, Wilford Hall Medical Center, 2200 Bergquist Drive, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX 78236, USA. theodore.parsons@lackland.af.mil
authors.forename: Theodore William
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.forename: Tim William
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Filzen
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D002772:Cholera Toxin; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011859:Radiography; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D002772:Cholera Toxin