Imaging of pediatric bone tumors: A COG Diagnostic Imaging Committee/SPR Oncology Committee White Paper

Cederberg KB, Iyer RS, Chaturvedi A, McCarville MB, McDaniel JD, Sandberg JK, Shammas A, Sharp SE, Nadel HR. Imaging of pediatric bone tumors: A COG Diagnostic Imaging Committee/SPR Oncology Committee White Paper. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Jun;70 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):e30000. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30000. Epub 2022 Oct 17. PubMed PMID: 36250990; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10661611.

Malignant primary bone tumors are uncommon in the pediatric population, accounting for 3–5% of all pediatric malignancies1,2. Osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma comprise 90% of malignant primary bone tumors in children and adolescents3. This manuscript provides consensus-based recommendations for imaging in children with osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma at diagnosis, during therapy, and after therapy.