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Tumours and Tumour-like Lesions

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Imaging of the Foot & Ankle

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In recent years, the management of tumours and tumour-like lesions of the foot and ankle has improved, and this is due in part to advances in imaging. The introduction of cross-sectional imaging, particularly magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, has had a major impact in tumour imaging, particularly in surgical staging. True osseous or soft-tissue neoplasms of the foot and ankle are relatively uncommon and are greatly outnumbered by tumour-like conditions. This chapter discusses the role of imaging in tumours and tumour-like conditions of the foot and ankle and is followed by an illustrated review of the various bone and soft-tissue conditions according to tissue of origin.

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Ritchie, D.A., Davies, A.M., Vanel, D. (2003). Tumours and Tumour-like Lesions. In: Davies, A.M., Whitehouse, R.W., Jenkins, J.P.R. (eds) Imaging of the Foot & Ankle. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59363-5_20

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