Enchondroma versus Chondrosarcoma in Long Bones of Appendicular Skeleton: Clinical and Radiological Criteria—A Follow-Up
Table 2
Aggressiveness score employed in our study.
Aggressiveness categories
Features (1 point per each of the following features)
Clinical aggressiveness CA
Presence of inflammatory pain Presence of pain with palpation
Radiological aggressiveness RA
Size bigger than 5 cm Metaphyseal location Loss of calcification (calcification lysis) over time Cortical involvement in CT or MRI Presence of a soft tissue mass in CT or MRI
Metabolic aggressiveness MA
Presence of Tc99 uptake in bone scan Uptake equal to or higher than anterosuperior iliac crest (ASIC)
