2. NORMAL ANATOMY
Adult bones are classified
according to their shape-
long, flat and short bones
Long bones are divided into
three regions:- diaphysis,
metaphysis and epiphysis.
2
6. ⢠A giant cell is a cell that is larger in dimension than
the cells that are routinely encountered in histology.
⢠These cells are involved in many physiologic and
pathological processes.
⢠A multinucleated giant cell (MGCs) is formed by the
union of several distinct cells.
⢠They are usually of monocyte-macrophage lineage
6
GIANT CELL
7. ⢠In chronic inflammation when macrophages fail to
deal with particles that has to be removed; fuse
together and form multinucleated giant cells.
⢠Thus, their role in elimination of foreign substances,
damaged tissue, pathogens is essential for host
survival.
⢠These cells sequester persistent pathogens and
prevent further spread of infection.
⢠They were first reported in tuberculous granulomas
by Rokitansky and Langhans
7
8. ⢠These types of cells differ markedly in their
⢠Association with disease states
⢠Location and prevalence in various tissues or
organs
⢠Stimuli that induce the formation
⢠Subsequent function of these cells
⢠The size of giant cells varies greatly, but is usually
between 40 Îźm and 120 Îźm.
8
10. ⢠Osteoclasts are bone-resorbing cells that play a
pivotal role in bone homeostasis and remodeling.
⢠Osteoclast precursors are derived from bone
marrow as early mononuclear macrophages, which
circulate in blood, and bind to the surface of bone.
⢠Osteoclast formation is driven mainly by two
cytokines, Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor
Kappa β Ligand (RANKL) and macrophage - colony
stimulating factor (M-CSF).
11
OSTEOCLASTS
11. ⢠In addition a wide variety of factors like systemic
hormones and growth factors influence the
formation and function of osteoclasts.
⢠They usually contain 10 to 20 nuclei per cell and are
found on
⢠bone surfaces
⢠on the endosteal surfaces within the haversian
system
⢠on the periosteal surface beneath the periosteum
12
15. ⢠A benign, reactive, intraosseous proliferation
characterized by aggregates of giant cells in a
fibrovascular stroma
⢠May occur in normal bone or in pre-existing lesions,
such as brown tumor
⢠Site- Craniofacial, small bones of hands and feet
⢠Pain and swelling
⢠Usually treated with simple curettage
16
GIANT CELL REPARATIVE
GRANULOMA
18. 19
appearance of a lesion that contains several multinucleated
giant cells in a fibrogenic stroma and osteoid
19. 20
a.Clusters of spindle admixed with multinucleated giant cells.
b Scattered osteoblast-like cells are seen among the spindle cells and multinucleated
giant cells (arrow)
21. ⢠Reactive, often self-healing lesion, characterized by
heterotopic ossification.
⢠In adolescents and young adults, typically after
trauma
⢠Radiologically, mature lesions have a very
characteristic zonal ossification pattern with a shell
of calcifications at the periphery of a well
demarcated mass
22
PSEUDOMALIGNANT MYOSITIS
OSSIFICANS
22. Histologically-
The central part is made up of fibrovascular tissue
exhibiting reactive myofibroblasts, ganglion-cell-like
large cells with prominent nucleoli, reactive osteoblasts
and multinucleated osteoclast-like cells
23
23. ď The cytological features of PMO are
⢠Osteoblast-like cells
⢠Proliferating myofibroblasts
⢠Osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells
⢠Small calcifications
ď Differential diagnosis- Osteosarcoma
ď Important diagnostic sign- The zonal ossification
pattern
24
24. 25
a) A mixture of reactive
osteoblasts and myofibroblasts
b) Reactive osteoblasts
c) A multinucleated
osteoclast-like giant cell and
reactive osteoblasts
25. ⢠Bone tumor composed of non neoplastic reactive
tissue that occurs in setting of primary, secondary, or
tertiary hyperparathyroidism
⢠Causes-
⢠Adenoma
⢠Chief cell hyperplasia
⢠PTH receptor on OB activates RANKL
RANKL binds to RANK on OC OC activation
26
BROWN TUMOR OF
HYPERPARATHYROIDISM
26. ⢠3rd and 4th decades of life
⢠Females
⢠May be solitary or multiple
⢠SITE- pelvis, ribs, clavicles, and extremities(dia- or
metaphyseal)
⢠Painful mass
27
29. 30
Severe osteopenia with resorption of
tufts
Subperiosteal resorption of the proximal
and middle phalanges
A lytic lesion in the 5th proximal phalanx
Lateral view of the skull shows
significant osteoporosis producing
a salt and pepper appearance of
the cortices
30. Well-circumscribed, reddish-brown hemorrhagic mass with lobular architecture
Thins and expands cortex
Large, blood-filled cysts may develop (osteitis fibrosa cystica)
Peripheral shell of reactive bone may be present
31
37. ⢠A benign but locally aggressive neoplasm composed
of uniformly distributed osteoclast-like giant cells
(osteoclastoma)
⢠20% of benign bone tumors
⢠Driver mutation in H3F3A histone gene
⢠Develops in skeletally mature individuals during 3rd-
5th
⢠Most common in female
39
GIANT CELL TUMOR
38. PATHOGENESIS
⢠Neoplastic cells express high levels of RANKL,
which promotes the proliferation of osteoclast
precursors and their differentiation into mature
osteoclast via RANK expressed by these cells.
⢠Feedback between osteoclast and osteoblast that
normally regulates this process during bone
remodelling is absent
⢠Results is localised but highly destructive resorption
of bone matrix by reactive osteoclast.
40
41. RADIOLOGY
Eccentric lytic / cystic lesion
of a long bone
No evidence of periosteal lifting
No sclerotic rim
43
42. Highly variable gross
appearance, can range
from predominantly
hemorrhagic to soft and
fleshy
Typically, sharp margin
between the tumor and
surrounding bone
Surrounding bone is
typically expanded with a
thinned cortex
44
GROSS
48. IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY-
⢠Giant cells have immunoprofile similar to
macrophages
⢠Osteoclast-type giant cells stain for RANK
⢠Many of stromal mononuclear tumor cells stain for
RANKL, indicating that they may have osteoblastic
phenotype
⢠Mononuclear tumor cells show nuclear staining for
p63
50
49. MALIGNANCY IN GCT
⢠GCT- regarded as low grade malignancies due to its
tendency to recur and occasional capacity to
metastasize
⢠High-grade sarcoma is seen developing at the site of
a previously treated GCT
⢠PRIMARY MALIGNANT GCT-
⢠Tumor that contains foci of GCT and pleomorphic
sarcoma at first diagnosis (dedifferentiated GCT)
⢠SECONDARY MALIGNANT GCT-
⢠Initial tumor has appearance of classic GCT and
sarcomatous transformation occurs after local
recurrence/ following RT
51
50. A diagnosis of a lesion other than giant cell tumor
should be favored if:
⢠The patient is a child
⢠The lesion is located in the metaphysis or diaphysis
of a long bone rather than the epiphysis
⢠The lesion is multiple
⢠The lesion is located in the vertebrae, jaw (except
for patients with paget disease), or bones of the
hands or feet
52
51. D/D-
⢠Giant cellâreparative granuloma
⢠Brown tumor of hyperparathyroidism
⢠Aneurysmal bone cyst, especially solid variant
⢠Osteosarcoma with giant cells
⢠Metaphyseal fibrous defect
53
52. ⢠Destructive, expansile benign neoplasm of bone
characterized by multiloculated, blood-filled cystic
spaces
⢠Cytogenetic and molecular studies document
presence of t(16;17)
54
ANEURYSMAL BONE
CYST
53. CLINICAL FEATURES
⢠Commonly seen in 2nd and 3rd decade of life
⢠Commonly affects females
⢠SITE-
⢠Metaphysis of long bones of upper and lower
extremities
⢠Posterior elements of vertebra
⢠Small bones of hands and feet
⢠Craniofacial skeleton
55
54. Presentation
⢠Pain
⢠Swelling
⢠Limitation of range of motion
⢠Palpable mass
⢠Heralding event may be pathological fracture
⢠Tumors in spine can cause nerve compression and
neurologic symptoms
56
58. 60
1) Low-power appearance it contains several twisted septa of varying sizes.
2) Loose slender spindle cell proliferation within the cyst wall is accompanied
by multinucleated giant cells
59. 61
A) Osteoid peripherally and within the fibrous septae.
B) The bone is often densely calcified, so-called blue bone.
60. 62
⢠Clusters of osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells with loose spindly stroma to cellular
stroma.
⢠The cell block shows fragments of bland-appearing fibroconnective tissue with fibroblasts,
myofibroblasts; histiocytes, and giant cells without endothelium
61. IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY-
⢠There are no specific immunohistochemical findings
in ABC;
p63 can stain some tumor cells
⢠Spindle fibroblast-like cells may express smooth
muscle actin
⢠Osteoclasts stain with CD68
GENETIC TESTING-
⢠FISH using break-apart probe for USP6 can detect
rearrangement
63
63. ⢠Extremely common, present in 30% to 50% of
children older than 2 years
⢠Arise eccentrically in the metaphysis of the distal
femur and proximal tibia
⢠Half are bilateral or multiple
⢠Often small, that grow to 5 or 6 cm in size are
classified as Nonossifying fibromas
65
FIBROUS CORTICAL DEFECT AND
NONOSSIFYING FIBROMA
64. 66
Both fibrous cortical
defect and
nonossifying fibroma
produce sharply
demarcated
radiolucencies,
surrounded by a thin
rim of sclerosis
66. 68
They consist of
gray to yellow-
brown cellular
lesions containing
fibroblasts and
macrophages.
The cytologically
bland fibroblasts
are frequently
arranged in a
storiform
(pinwheel) pattern,
and the
macrophages may
take the form of
clustered cells
with foamy
cytoplasm or
multinucleated
giant cells
Hemosiderin is
commonly present
69. ⢠Group of conditions designated as Langerhans cell
histiocytosis (histiocytosis X, eosinophilic
granuloma) is an infiltration by a cell of the
accessory immune system known as Langerhans
cell, accompanied by a variable admixture of
eosinophils, giant cells, neutrophils, foamy cells, and
areas of fibrosis
⢠Site
⢠Skull>femur>pelvis>ribs
⢠Young adults
71
LANGERHANS CELL
HISTIOCYTOSIS
70. LCH OF BONE-
⢠Solitary bone involvement (Most common)
⢠Multiple bone involvement (with or without skin
involvement)
⢠Multiple organ involvement (HandâSchĂźllerâ
Christian, Letterer-Siwe disease)
72
74. 76
Histiocytes with abundant cytoplasm
and rounded or
ovoid nuclei mixed with neutrophilic
and eosinophilic leucocytes.
Lobulated or âcoffee-beanâ nuclei
77. ⢠Main differential diagnosis
⢠Granulomatous inflammation
⢠Osteomyelitis
⢠Hodgkin lymphoma
⢠Osseous manifestations of Rosai-Dorfman disease
⢠Survival in unifocal disease is greater than 95%;
with two organs involved, survival is 75% and
decreases with increasing number of affected sites
involvement (bone, liver, spleen, and others).
⢠Absence of bone lesions in multiorgan involvement
is a poor prognostic sign
79
78. ⢠Benign primary bone neoplasia
⢠Female>male, 3rd-4th decade
⢠SITE-the spine and long bones, in a non-
metaphyseal location
⢠Asymptomatic/ local pain
⢠Excellent prognosis, curettage/ simple excision
80
BENIGN FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA
OF BONE
82. ⢠Benign neoplasm, rare (<1%)
⢠Skeletally immature individuals, 10-25 years
⢠Arises in the epiphyseal end of long bones
before the epiphyseal cartilage has disappeared
⢠Distal end of the femur
⢠Proximal end of the humerus
⢠Proximal end of the tibia
85
CHONDROBLASTOMA
97. 100
a) Clustered spindly or stellate cells in
a myxoid background.
b) The spindly and stellate cells exhibit
moderate anisokaryosis
c) Chondroblast like cells in the myxoid
background show moderate
pleomorphism
102. ⢠Malignant tumor in which the cancerous cells
produce osteoid matrix or mineralized bone
⢠Most common primary malignant tumor of bone
⢠Occurs in all age groups, but has bimodal age group
⢠Male>female
105
OSTEOSARCOMA
103. SITE -
Metaphyseal region of the long bones:-
⢠Lower end of femur
⢠Upper end of tibia
⢠Upper end of humerus
106
105. Several subtypes
⢠Site of origin (intramedullary, intracortical, or
surface)
⢠Histologic grade (low, high)
⢠Primary (underlying bone is unremarkable) or
secondary to preexisting disorders (benign
tumors, Paget disease, bone infarcts, previous
radiation)
⢠Histologic features (osteoblastic,
chondroblastic, fibroblastic, telangiectatic, small
cell, and giant cell)
⢠The most common subtype arises in the metaphysis
of long bones and is primary, intramedullary,
osteoblastic, and high grade
108
108. Infiltrative, large, intramedullary
lesion
Can be pure osteoblastic, pure
osteolytic, or mixed lytic and
blastic
Cortical destruction and soft tissue
tumor extension are common
Codman triangle (i.e., periosteal
elevation) is seen due to tumor
growth
Sunburst configuration is tumor
growth occurring in a radial fashion
112
109. Distal femoral osteosarcoma
with prominent bone formation
extending into the soft tissues.
The periosteum, which has
been lifted, has laid down a
proximal triangular shell of
reactive bone known as a
Codman triangle (arrow).
Soft tissue component has
cloud like appearance
113
110. Gigantic mass in the proximal humerus distorting the shoulder region. The
overlying skin is attenuated, and large veins that feed and drain the tumor are
visible
114
111. Often large (>5 cm), fleshy or
hard tumor, centered within the
metaphysis
Crosses the cortex with an
associated soft tissue
component
Depending on predominant
stromal component, can be
gray-tan and granular
(osteoblastic osteosarcoma)
or translucent bluish
(chondroblastic osteosarcoma)
or
a firm off-white mass
(fibroblastic osteosarcoma)
115
GROSS
112. MICROSCOPY
⢠Admixture of 2 elements in varying proportions-
ď High grade sarcoma with epithelioid,
plasmacytoid, fusiform, ovoid, small round cells,
Clear cells, mono- or multinucleated giant cells,
spindle cells
ď Bone produced by tumor cells
⢠Many osteosarcomas contain benign giant cells that
have the appearance of osteoclasts
116
118. IHC
⢠Exhibit strong alkaline phosphatase activity
⢠Immunoprofile is nonspecific
⢠SATB2- nuclear transcriptor factor- stains OB-
sensitive not specific
⢠May be positive for keratin and EMA
⢠Cartilagenous area S100 positive
123
121. CHONDROSARCOMA
⢠Malignant tumor of chondroid differentiation
⢠2nd most common, axial skeleton
⢠Divided into 2 major categories on the basis of
microscopic criteria:-
ďConventional chondrosarcoma
ďChondrosarcoma variant-
ďą Clear cell chondrosarcoma
ďą Myxoid chondrosarcoma
ďą Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma
ďą Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma
126
122. 127
CENTRAL
CHONDROSARCO
MA
PERIPHERAL
CHONDROSARCOMA
JUXTACORTICAL
CHONDROSARCO
MA
Location Medullary cavity of
flat or long bones
De novo or from
cartilaginous cap
Of a pre-existing
osteochondroma
Shaft or long bones
Radiogra
phy
Osteolytic lesion
with splotchy
calcification
Ill defined margins
Fusiform thickening
of the shaft
Perforation of the
cortex
Presents as large
tumors with a heavily
calcified centre
surrounded by a lesser
denser periphery with
splotchy calcification
Cartilaginous lobular
pattern with areas of
spotty calcification
and endochondral
ossification
CONVENTIONAL
123. CLEAR CELL CHONDROSARCOMA
⢠A low-grade, cartilage-producing cells with
characteristic large, clear cytoplasm
⢠Rarest variant
⢠Younger patients
⢠SITE- epiphysis of proximal femur, proximal
humerus, and distal femur
⢠Tender mass
⢠Pulmonary metastases
⢠En bloc resection typically curative
129
124. ⢠Epiphyseal (unique among chondrosarcomas)
⢠Osteolytic or sclerotic
⢠Often circumscribed or marginated, suggesting a benign lesion such as chondroblastoma
⢠Larger tumors may have soft tissue extension and cortical destruction
130
125. Gross-
⢠Large bulky tumors
⢠Pale blue matrix, softer than normal
hyaline cartilage
⢠Abundant gritty calcifications
⢠Cysts may be present
⢠Larger tumors may be destructive
with extensive soft tissue
component
131
This femoral head-CC-CSA-extends to the subchondral bone
plate.The well circumscribed, oval tumor is heterogeneous with
gray glistening,white,and hemorrhagic areas
127. ⢠Small cartilaginous
fragments in a
background of myxoid
matrix.
⢠Large tumour cells have
well demarcated,
abundant vacuolated
cytoplasm and
hyperchromatic nuclei
with central nucleoli.
⢠Occasional osteoclast-
like giant cells
133
128. IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY
⢠Cells express S100 protein and collagen II
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
⢠Ultrastructurally, neoplastic cells contain abundant
intracytoplasmic glycogen
GENETICS
⢠Lacks IDH1 and IDH2 mutations
134
130. ⢠More common than primary bone tumors
⢠Most common primary sites are lung, breast,
prostate, kidney, and thyroid
⢠Commonly involved bones include skull, spine, ribs,
pelvis, humerus, and femur
⢠Pain, pathologic fractures
136
METASTATIC
TUMORS
131. RADIOGRAPHY
⢠Lesions may be entirely sclerotic or lytic or mixture
of sclerotic and lytic
⢠Typically lytic metastases: Renal cell carcinoma and
thyroid carcinoma
⢠Typically sclerotic metastases: Prostate, breast, and
neuroendocrine carcinomas
⢠PET/CT is very sensitive for detection of bone
metastasis
137
134. HISTOLOGY
⢠Morphology generally resembles primary lesion
⢠Osteoblastic metastasis shows abundant reactive
woven bone
⢠Unlike osteosarcoma, bone is lined by plump,
benign appearing osteoblasts
⢠Secondary changes, including hemorrhage, fibrosis,
and osteoclast-type giant cell reaction, are common
⢠Common metastatic lesions in children:
Neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma
140
135. 141
The lack of cohesive nests of tumor
cells and their spindled character raises
the possibility of a primary sarcoma
Metastatic mammary carcinoma to
bone
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144
Long bone- femur, flat bone â pelvis, short bone- bones of hand and feet
Diaphysis is shaft, epiphysis is at both ends and covered with articular surface and metaphysis is junction between diaphysis and epiphysis.
Epiphyseal plate is very important because it is most common site for occurance of primary bone tumor.
Osteoblasts enveloped by matrix become osteocytes and are present within a lacunar space, have numerous long and delicate cytoplasmic processes (dendrites )
In woven bone, they are numerous, large, and plump and appear disorganized
In lamellar bone, they are fewer, smaller, more spindle-shaped, and appear more regular
Woven- their long axes parallel the direction of the neighboring collagen fibers, which in sections of woven bone appears random
Lamellar - as cells are oriented in the same direction as the surrounding lamellae
Metaphysis/ diaphysis, no periosteal bone reaction
Nonossifying Fibroma
⢠Histologically similar to GCRG
⢠Has more prominent storiform growth pattern
⢠Also contains foamy histiocytes and hemosiderin-laden cells
⢠Arises eccentrically in metaphysis of long tubular bones
â Very unusual site for GCRG
⢠Does not contain prominent intratumoral hemorrhage
Ossifying Fibroma
⢠Tumor contains matrix as inherent component
â Woven bone trabeculae
â Cementum-like deposits
â Psammomatous calcifications
⢠Osteoclasts are often associated with matrix
⢠Intralesional hemorrhage is limited or absent
contain fewer nuclei than those present in giant tumor of bone. The nuclei in the osteoclasts are oval and different in appearance from those of the spindle cells, a feature that helps distinguish the lesion from giant cell tumor of bone
Medullary margins are well defined, may have moth-eaten
appearance, and are usually not sclerotic
distal femur is predominantly red-brown-tan, involves the metaphysis and distal diaphysis, and extends into the epiphysis to the subchondral plate
Both the multinucleated and mononuclear cells have round or oval nuclei with smooth chromatin and small nucleoli
Other secondary changes commonly encountered in GCT include hemosiderin deposits, aggregates of foamy macrophages, cystic changes, and reactive bone formation
Mononuclear cells appear to grow in syncytium, have illdefined cell borders, and little eosinophilic cytoplasm
often abundant yield
If needle biopsy looks like fibrous histiocytoma, think
possible GCT
Expansile, lytic
Large hemorrhagic sponge-like cystic mass
Multiple blood-filled cystic spaces
More solid tan-white areas often present
the lesion is curetted, and fragments of red, brown granular material are received in the laboratory
If the lesion is received intact, blood-filled spaces separated by septa of various thicknesses are seen
Fibrous cortical defect (FCD): Small lesion limited to cortex
⢠Nonossifying fibroma (NOF): Mass involves medullary cavity
Scattered osteoclast-type giant cells, hemosiderin, and
foamy macrophages
⢠Necrosis and hemorrhage may be present
Intraosseous neoplastic proliferation of Langerhans cells
involve the shaft and show a well-circumscribed lucency associated with thick, benign-appearing, periosteal new bone formation
In the skull, the appearance is likened to a âhole in a holeâ because of the different rates of destruction of the two tables of the skull.
Well circumscribed, tan-yellow, soft; 1-5 cm in diamet
Proliferating Langerhans cells are ovoid or round, histiocytic cells, 10-15 Îźm in diameter; arranged in aggregates, sheets, or individually
Cells have eosinophilic cytoplasm and contain central, ovoid, coffee bean-shaped or deeply indented nuclei that have pale chromatin and inconspicuous nucleoli;
Langerhans cells express CD1a, S100 protein, and langerin
Radiolucent and well demarcated
Nonossifying Fibroma
⢠Histologically, BFH can be identical to nonossifying fibroma
⢠Distinction made clinically
â Nonossifying fibroma is eccentrically located in long
bones
â Eccentric in metaphysis
â Affects children and adolescents
â BFH is nonmetaphyseal and usually in older individuals
Amphophilic or eosinophilic fibrochondroid matrix , round to polygonal, well defined cytoplasmic border, basophilic cytoplasm
Mineralization of matrix surrounding single cells imparts chicken-wire pattern, or small clusters of cell
B, Immunoreactivity for S-100 protein in the neoplastic component.
Pulmonary metastases from histologically benign chondroblastomas
well circumscribed, tan-white, and rubbery, Lobulated Gelatinous Tumor
Pseudomalignant cells present in minority of tumors
â These cells are mitotically inactive but have enlarged,
hyperchromatic, pleomorphic, and vacuolated nuclei
â Similar to those present in ancient schwannoma
Cells in chondroid regions have features of chondrocytes
⢠Cells in peripheral regions show myofibroblastic and
myochondroblastic differentiation
Local recurrence is common, en bloc excision is recommended.
GC- Osteoblastoma,fibrous dysplasia, TB OM
75% occurs in persons younger than 20 years of age.
Smaller second peak occurs in older adults
predisposing factors- pagets disease, radiation exposure, chemotherapy, pre-existing benign tumors, foreign body, trauma, genetic
Distal femoral osteosarcoma with prominent bone formation extending into the soft tissues. The periosteum, which has been lifted, has laid down a proximal triangular shell of reactive bone known as a Codman triangle (arrow).
Large tumour cells with rounded nuclei and a variable amount of cytoplasm.
Thin strands of osteoid matrix between the tumour cells.
Atypical mitoses are not seldom observed.
Each of these categories comprises several distinct types, some defined on microscopic grounds and others on the basis of location of affected bone
Gelatinous or myxoid
Lobular architecture, Metaplastic bone rimmed by osteoblasts and osteoclasts
Malignant chondrocytes, hyaline cartilage, clear cell
After lung and liver, skeleton is 3rd most frequent site of
metastatic disease
Predilection for red marrow, metaphysis
Renal cell carcinoma has soap bubble appearance
shows a single focus of bony sclerosis in the neck of the femur
Cross section of the femoral head shows a wellcircumscribed osteosclerotic metastasis (breast)
Pathologic fracture involving the subtrochanteric portion of the femur
On histology, the hemorrhagic lesion showed a metastatic adenocarcinoma. Note the bony sclerosis adjacent to the fracture site
A gross image of a metastatic renal cell carcinoma. The well-circumscribed lesion is in the intertrochanteric region of the femur. Note the absence of peritumoral sclerosis in the adjacent bone.
The most common metastases are: adenocarcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas;
Primary bone sarcomas such as osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma may spread to other osseous sites.
the cells are epithelioid, there is a distinct lack of cohesive tumor cells. Also note the osteoclast-type giant cells. The lack of resemblance between the
nuclei of the giant cells and tumor cells argues against a giant cell tumor of bone.
In osteosarcoma the tumor cells are directly opposed to woven bone. Mets-OB are plump