Retrospective analysis of radiographic semiotics in tumors and tumor-like diseases of spine was performed in 179 children, aged 3-16. Fourteen nosologic forms were revealed, diagnosis was verified morphologically. Eleven patients had malignant tumors (osteogenic sarcoma, Ewings sarcoma, malignant osteoblastoma, chondrosarcoma, malignant neuroblastoma); 67 patients had benign tumors (osteoid-osteoma, osteoblastoma, hemangioma, osteoblastoclastoma, osteochondroma, neurogenic tumors, chondroma); tumor-like diseases were revealed in 101 patients (aneurismal bone cyst, eosinophilic granuloma). The peculiarities of radiographic semiotics were described for every nosologic form, differential diagnostic criteria for the most common tumors and tumor-like diseases have been presented.
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