Tumor-mimicking musculoskeletal infectious lesions: Experience of a single referral center

Introduction/Objectives. Bone and soft tissue infections might mimic bone tumors. Therefore, differential diagnosis is important to prevent errors in treatment. This report aims present the data of patients with indistinct clinical radiological findings mimicking benign malignant tumors, which were later diagnosed as inflammatory infections. Methods. A retrospective chart review clinical, microbiological, radiologic, pathologic presented a presumed possible lesion was performed. Results. The study included 21 median age (IQR) 37 (1 month ? 72 years) years, 13 (61%) men. In total, 16 (76%) admitted hospital complaints pain. diagnoses hydatid cyst, tuberculous osteomyelitis, cat-scratch disease, chronic subacute abscess. All treated depending on lesion. Conclusion. There are chances misdiagnosis due shared common characteristics tumoral infectious lesions be mildly increased markers deeply seated non-mobile masses aggressive periosteal reactions and/or destruction patterns. So, each pseudotumoral causes should histopathologically examined correlated other laboratory order achieve final