Patellar tumors
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Patellar tumours are extremely rare. They can be either benign or malignant primary bone tumours, or metastases.
Epidemiology
Patellar tumours represent just 0.1% of all primary bone tumours 1.
Clinical presentation
Patients may present with anterior knee pain and/or a palpable mass 1,3.
Pathology
Aetiology
Most (~80%) patellar tumours are benign. A non-extensive list of causes is 1-3:
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benign
- giant cell tumour (most common)
- chondroblastoma (second most common)
- aneurysmal bone cyst
- malignant
-<li>metastases</li>- +<li><a href="/articles/skeletal-metastases">metastases</a></li>
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- Oncology
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Image 1 MRI (T1 C+ fat sat) ( create )
Image 2 X-ray (Lateral) ( update )
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Case 12: metastasis
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