What are Bone Tumors?

Bone Tumors
Primary giant cell tumor of bone (Haematoxylin and Eosin). A rare location for a common bone tumor, meta-diaphyseal giant cell tumor of bone in an adult patient. Darioush MB, H Sámi S, Fallah E - Rare tumors (2013). Not Altered. CC.

Bone tumors are an abnormal growth of tissue in bone, traditionally classified as benign or malignant.

Examples of bone tumors include: 

  • Osteoid osteoma
  • Osteoblastoma
  • Osteosarcoma