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Background: Patellar tumors are rare; only a few series have been described in the literature and radiographic diagnosis can be challenging. We reviewed all patellar tumors at one institution and reviewed the literature.
Materials And Methods: In an evaluation of the database at one institution from 1916 to 2009, 23,000 bone tumors were found.
Am J Hematol
June 2011
Centre Hospitalie Universitaire, Hematologie, Amiens, France.
Skeletal Radiol
November 1996
Department of Radiology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y. 11030, USA.
The majority of skeletal lesions affecting the patella are benign and include entities such as chondroblastoma, giant cell tumor, osteomyelitis, and gout. Malignant processes involving the patella are distinctly unusual. Isolated occurrences of plasmacytoma, osteosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma, and metastatic disease have been reported.
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June 1990
Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
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