Archives of the AFIP -- RadioGraphics

Figure Legend | Panel A | Panel B | Panel C

Figure 12: Intracortical osteosarcoma of the anterior tibia in a 20-year-old man with shin pain. (Panel A) Lateral radiograph obtained at initial presentation shows a vague, entirely intracortical area of lucency (arrowheads) in the anterior cortex of the tibial diaphysis. (b, c) Lateral radiograph (Panel B) and axial CT scan (Panel C) obtained 6 months later reveal lesion enlargement with osteoid mineralization (arrowheads) and extension into anterior soft tissues (arrows). Medullary canal is normal (*).

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