Diagnostic Strategy for Bone Tumours

Bone tumours are relatively rare and their diagnosis requires a staged multidisciplinary approach using clinical, radiographic, and histological analyses, when required. Patient's history and plain radiographs remain the key factors in establishing the correct diagnosis in the majority of these cases. Anatomical location of the lesion, pattern of bone destruction, and nature of the tumoural matrix can be assessed by plain radiographs and allow categorization of most lesions. Biopsy, when required, should be performed only at the conclusion of the clinical and radiological staging.