Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1957;39:408-413.
© 1957 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Eosinophilic Granuloma of the Femoral Shaft Simulating Ewing's Sarcoma
A. H. MCKENZIE M.D.1 and
F. G. DAY M.D.2
1 Orthopaedic Service of the Department of Surgery and the Department of Pathology of the Royal Alexandra Hospital Edmonton
2 Orthopaedic Service of the Department of Surgery and Department of Pathology of the Royal Alexandra Hospital Edmonton
The fallacy of complete reliance on roentgenographic evidence for the diagnosis of bone lesions was recently brought to our attention by two cases of eosinophilic granuloma of bone which, on the basis of roentgenographic examination, were believed to be "typical" Ewing's tumors.