One-center bone tumors in the foot：an epidemiological analysis of 258 cases
LIAO Feng
XU Hai-rong
NIU Xiao-hui
Abstract：Objective To explore epidemiological features of bone tumors in the foot and further to guide clinical diagnosis.Methods From August 1957 to July 2014, 258 patients were included. Gender, age, location, pathological and radiological data were reviewed.Results There were 174 males and 84 females, with a mean age of 27.9 years ( range: 7-76 years ). Bone tumors of the foot had particular predilections in the calcaneus, talus, phalanx and metatarsal bones. Thirty-eight cases of malignant tumors included chondrosarcoma ( 13 cases ), osteosarcoma ( 8 cases ), Ewing sarcoma ( 6 cases ) and metastatic tumors ( 5 cases ). Eighty-one cases of intermediate bone tumors included chondroblastoma ( 36 cases ), giant cell tumors of bone ( 29 cases ), aneurysmal bone cysts ( 10 cases ) and chondromyxoid ifbroma ( 3 cases ). One hundred and thirty-nine benign bone tumors included enchondroma ( 37 cases ), subungual exostosis ( 27 cases ), simple bone cyst ( 26 cases ), osteochondroma ( 19 cases ), osteoid osteoma ( 12 cases ) and lipoma of bone ( 10 cases ).Conclusions Benign and intermediate tumors are most common in the foot with a particular predilection for young male.
Keywords：FootBone neoplasmsChondrosarcomaOsteosarcomaEwing arcomaewingChondroblastomaGiant cell tumor of boneBone cystsaneurysmalOsteochondromaExostosesEnchondromatosisLipomatosiEpidemiology
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 664-668 )