Histopathologic results of CT-guided cervical bone biopsies for primary tumors or metastatic disease
| Malignant (n = 24 cases) | |
| Myeloma | 4 |
| NSCLC/adenocarcinoma | 4 |
| Osteoid osteoma | 3 |
| Chordoma | 2 |
| Giant cell tumor | 2 |
| Indeterminate (abnormal) | 2 |
| Metastatic carcinoma | |
| Unknown primary | 2 |
| Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma | 1 |
| Metastatic carcinoma | |
| Breast primary | 1 |
| Metastatic papillary | |
| Thyroid carcinoma | 1 |
| Aneurysmal bone cyst focal | 1 |
| Eosinophilic granuloma | 1 |
| Benign (n = 10 cases) | |
| Normala | 6 |
| Marrow fibrosis | 1 |
| Chronic inflammation | 1 |
| Micrococcus species | 1 |
| Osteomyelitis | 1 |
Note:—NSCLC indicates non-small-cell lung carcinoma.
↵a Normal means biopsy demonstrating normal bone seen on histopathology.