Mnemonic = FOGMACHINES/FEGNOMASHIC
Differential Diagnosis of Solitary Lucent Bone Lesions
Fibrous Dysplasia
Osteoblastoma
**Giant Cell Tumor**
Giant cell tumors only occur after the epiphyseal plates have closed
It is believed by some to be potentially malignant. metastasis to the lungs.
eccentrically placed to the long axis of the bone near epiphyseal area.
[[http://bonetumor.org/tumors/pages/page106.html bonetumor.org]]
Metastasis / Myeloma
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
Chondroblastoma / Chondromyxoid Fibroma
Hyperparathyroidism (brown tumors) / Hemangioma
Infection
Non-ossifying Fibroma
Eosinophilic Granuloma / Enchondroma
Solitary Bone Cyst