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Bone tumors can present as MSK pain!
Pain may be activity related initially (can lead to misdiagnosis)
Over time will progress to rest pain and night pain
1) Primary osteosarcoma - most common primary malignant bone tumor
Adolescents, male > female
70% occur about the knee (also in hip/pelvis and upper arm)
pain, swelling, tenderness to palpation
Consider in the presentation of non traumatic knee pain!
2) Ewing's sarcoma
Peak incidence ages 10-20, male > female
pain, swelling, tendernes to palpation
Elevated temps and ESR
Consider in the differential of osteomyelitis!!
Variable location - lusually the extremities but also pelvis, scapula, ribs