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Define a Bone Lesion

A bone lesion is any abnormality found on or in a bone that is caused by disease or injury.

  1. Etymology

    • Lesion is a word with Latin origins from the term "laesio," meaning injury or attack. The related word "laedere" is defined as "to hurt, strike or wound."

    Types

    • Bone lesions can be benign (harmless), malignant (cancerous), or neoplastic (tumor-like) and can manifest as cysts, dysplasia, sarcoma or myxoma.

    Location

    • Lesions develop on various bones of the body, commonly on the femur neck (thigh), tibia (shin), phalanges (fingers), spine, and clavicle (shoulder area).

    Treatment

    • Surgical resection and radiation are 2 regularly used forms of treatment for bone lesions.

    Specialist

    • Detection and characterization of bone lesions are made by radiologists; doctors who specialize in use of radiation to diagnose and treat diseases.

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