Bone Biopsy
Alternate Names : Biopsy, Bone, Bone Lesion Biopsy
What do the test results mean?
Normal bone appears as dense, compact bone as found on the outside of the long bones in the arms and legs. Normal bone also appears spongy and porous. This type of bone is found in the center of long bones.
Abnormal bone may result from:
a non-cancerous (benign) bone tumor
a cancerous (malignant) bone tumor
a softening of the bones caused by a deficiency of vitamin D (osteomalacia)
a softening of the bones caused by an overactive parathyroid gland (osteitis fibrosa)
inflammation of the bone (osteitis) Benign (non-cancerous) tumors include the following:
osteoid osteoma
osteoblastoma
bone cyst
fibroma Malignant (cancerous) tumors include the following:
multiple myeloma
osteosarcoma
Ewing's sarcoma
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