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#''Giant cell tumour of bone'' is the only primary bone lesion of the epiphysis. | #''Giant cell tumour of bone'' is the only primary bone lesion of the epiphysis. | ||
#The rest of the primary bone lesions are metaphyseal. | #The rest of the primary bone lesions are metaphyseal. | ||
#*''Osteochondroma'' is bone first and cartilage second. It behaves like most primary bony lesions; it is usually metaphyseal. | |||
How to remember the primary cartilaginous lesions: | |||
#''Chondroblastoma'' is epiphyseal. The chicken wire goes around the chicken coop. | |||
#The others are diaphyseal. | |||
=Cartilage= | =Cartilage= | ||