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ReviewJournal of orthopaedic case reports2026

Non-neoplastic Orthopedic Pathology - A Systematic Review.

Anusha Palaniswamy, Karthik Shunmugavelu, Evangeline Cynthia Dhinakaran

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Anusha PalaniswamyDepartment of Radiology, PSP Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Karthik ShunmugaveluDepartment of Dentistry, PSP Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Evangeline Cynthia DhinakaranDepartment of Pathology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Abstract

Introduction: From inflammatory to neoplastic disorders, a variety of pathological bone lesions can manifest. Only 0.5% of all cancer kinds are bone tumors, making them comparatively rare. Cartilaginous, osteoid, fibrous, and bone marrow components make up bone. Benign or malignant tumors can develop in any tissue. Most of the current research focuses on uncommon tumors and their even less frequent molecular events, even though the ordinary surgical pathologist evaluates significantly more non-neoplastic orthopedic pathology on a regular basis. Our observations from concentrated seminars and consultations strongly suggest that a knowledge and diagnosis gap still exists in certain non-neoplastic orthopedic disorders. Revision arthroplasty and the assessment of infection in periprosthetic joints are among the most common intraoperative consultations conducted in the United States, both in academic and private facilities. In this technique, pathologists are essential because they assist in evaluating intraoperatively whether patients need antibiotic spacers before reimplantation. Since they (and their surgeons) wrongly think that a thorough pathological evaluation yields little therapeutically important information, several pathology departments have stopped examining arthroplasty specimens. Bone tumor-like lesions are those that resemble tumors in appearance and cytogenetics but exhibit clinical behavior that suggests they are not malignant. Tumor-like bony lesions are significant because they are widespread and resemble real bone tumors, including malignant lesions, on radiographs. Materials and Methods: Major databases such as Medline were explored detailed literature search in resulting in a systematic review pertaining to non-neoplastic orthopedic pathology updates: Common problems and pitfalls and how to avoid them. Results: Six original research scientific articles dated between 2020 and 2024 pertaining to mentioned topic were highlighted. Conclusion: Although primary musculoskeletal neoplasms account for <1% of all musculoskeletal surgical pathology cases, they are disproportionately emphasized in the surgical pathology literature compared to non-neoplastic orthopedic pathology. Detailed information regarding the non-neoplastic orthopedic pathology updates: common problems and pitfalls and how to avoid them is discussed in this systematic review.

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bone tumorsdiagnostic imaginghistopathologyMusculoskeletalnon-neoplastic lesionstumors

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