Imaging & Radiology · Skeletal System · Hard
Permeative
Meaning: Pattern of bone destruction with numerous tiny lucent holes and a wide, ill-defined zone of transition.
In practice: Signals an aggressive lesion such as Ewing sarcoma, lymphoma or myeloma, often in the diaphysis.
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