Spectrum of Musculoskeletal tumors: Two year experience in tertiary centre:In Indore city

Material and Method: A prospective study of 26 cases of solid primary musculoskeletal tumors were managed in our department: 14(53%) were benign lesions and 12 (46%) were neoplastic. In primary bone tumors, 5 (41%) were malignant with higher incidence of osteosarcoma (40%) with male prepordance. In benign bone tumors( 7) , a case of giant cell tumor (n =2) was managed with limb salvage with good postoperative results (1-3). Aggressive fibromatosis(n =1) was managed with excision of involved part of bone (4) and cavernous haemangima of muscle involving fibula was managed with segmental fibulectomy (5,6). Ameloblastoma of lower mandible was managed with free fibular graft(7-9) . The present study showes a higher frequency of osteosarcoma (40%) and lower frequencies of chondrosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma each with 13% (10-12). Out of 10 primary solid bone tumors registered in OPD, only two were operated with limb salvage (20%) and 2 taken up for amputation due to financial constrains and one patient was not fit under the criteria for limb salvage (13).