Primary Tumours in the Spine and Pelvis in Adolescents: Clinical and Radiological Features

Abstract

In 34 patients in their two first decades of life with primary bone tumours in the spine and pelvis, the most common benign tumour was histiocytosis X and the most common malignant tumour, Ewing's sarcoma. X-rays were positive in 32 out of 34 cases but of little diagnostic value and primary complaints were without significance. The final diagnosis can only be made after a biopsy.

Key Words:

• bone tumours
• Ewing's sarcoma
• eosinophilic granuloma
• vertebra plana