title: Imaging review of skeletal tumors of the pelvis malignant tumors and tumor mimics.
abstract: Malignant lesions of the pelvis are not uncommon and need to be differentiated from benign lesions and tumor mimics. Appearances are sometimes nonspecific leading to consideration of a broad differential diagnosis. Clinical history, anatomic location, and imaging characterization can help narrow the differential diagnosis. The focus of this paper is to demonstrate the imaging features and the role of plain films, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging for detecting and characterizing malignant osseous pelvic lesions and their common mimics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of MI, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, TC-2910, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0326, USA. ggirish@umich.edu
authors.forename: Gandikota
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Girish
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Finlay
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fessell
authors.forename: Deepa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jamadar
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods