Which of the following is a 'Pulsating tumor' of the bone?: (A) Osteosarcoma, (B) Chondrosarcoma, (C) Ewing's sarcoma, (D) Eosinophilic Granuloma
Answer is A. Telengiectatic osteosarcoma may present as a pulsatile tumor of bone. Telengiectatic osteosarcoma is an aggressive lytic form of osteosarcoma that occurs as a soft cystic tumor containing aneurysmalty dilated blood filled spaces. Ref: Paediatric and adolescent osteosarcoma by Norman Jaffe, Page 105; Annals of Surgery : Pulsating Tumors Of Bone; Pulsating, Benign Giant Cell Tumors Of Bone; Pulsating Tumors Of The Sternum; Other references.