Patterns of destruction in bone lesions

Geographic

Confluent hole in the bone in which destruction is complete

Moth-eaten

Poorly circumscribed focal lesion with multiple apparently randomly distributed holes that destroy the structural integrety of the bone

Permeative

Multiple uniformly small holes in a poorly circumscribed area. The holes are so small that they do not destroy the architecture of the bone but rather leave its outline essentially intact

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