title: Top five lesions that do not need referral to orthopedic oncology.
abstract: Patients with potential bone and soft tissue tumors can be challenging for orthopedic surgeons. Lesions that appear benign can still create anxiety for the clinician and patient. However, attention to a few key imaging and clinical findings is enough to correctly diagnose five of the most common bone and soft tissue lesions: lipoma, enchondroma, osteochondroma, nonossifying fibroma, and Paget disease. Accurate identification of these lesions should be within the scope of most orthopedic surgeons and, because most of these patients will not need surgical treatment, referral to orthopedic oncology will not typically be required.
authors.affiliation: Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgery, Virginia Hospital Center, 1625 North George Mason, Suite 464, Arlington, VA 22205-3698, USA; Orthopedic Surgery, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Orthopedic Surgery, VCU School of Medicine, Inova Campus, VA 22205, USA. Electronic address: wodajo@sarcoma.md.
authors.forename: Felasfa M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Wodajo
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D012017:Referral and Consultation
keywords: Bone biopsy; Chondrosarcoma; Enchondroma; Lipoma; Liposarcoma; Nonossifying fibroma; Osteochondroma; Paget disease