Cases Series | Volume 7 | Issue 2 | JBST May – August\u00a0 2021 | Page 5-8 | Dominic Puthoor<\/span>. DOI:10.13107\/jbst.2021.v07i02.47<\/span><\/p>\n Author: <\/span><\/strong>Dominic Puthoor[1]<\/span><\/p>\n [1]Department of Orthopaedic Oncologist, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala, India.<\/p>\n Address of Correspondence<\/strong> Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n Introduction:<\/strong><\/span> In diagnosis of bone tumor, X-ray is as important, if not more important than pathology report. However, X-ray had specific disadvantage. Tumor mimics especially infection can have same appearance as tumor in the X-ray. In this article, author analyzes the different patterns of X-ray changes common to tumor and infection and points outs that X-ray depicts the aggressiveness of the condition rather than a specific diagnosis.<\/p>\n Keywords:<\/strong><\/span> X-ray, Bone tumor, Tumor mimics.<\/p>\n References:<\/strong>
\nDr. Dominic Puthoori,
\nDepartment of Orthopaedic Oncologist, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
\nE-mail:<\/strong> dkputhur@gmail.com<\/p>\n
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