Imaging of pediatric bone tumors: A COG Diagnostic Imaging Committee/SPR Oncology Committee White Paper

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Jun;70 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):e30000. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30000. Epub 2022 Oct 17.

Abstract

Malignant primary bone tumors are uncommon in the pediatric population, accounting for 3%-5% of all pediatric malignancies. Osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma comprise 90% of malignant primary bone tumors in children and adolescents. This paper provides consensus-based recommendations for imaging in children with osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma at diagnosis, during therapy, and after therapy.

Keywords: Ewing sarcoma; bone tumor; osteosarcoma; radiology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bone Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Child
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Humans
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral*
  • Osteosarcoma* / pathology
  • Sarcoma, Ewing* / diagnostic imaging
  • Sarcoma, Ewing* / therapy
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance