Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions (2^nd Ed., 2nd ed. 2020) Clinical, Radiological and Histological Correlations - The Rizzoli Case Archive

This book, now in a second revised edition, casts light on the often complex diagnosis of musculoskeletal tumors and tumor-like conditions by drawing on the experience of the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute during more than 100 years of treatment and research in the field. The different entities are described from a multidisciplinary perspective, highlighting clinical, radiological, and histological correlations. Particular emphasis is placed on differential diagnosis, which often needs to take into account nontumoral conditions. The recent identification of further significant biological and genetic features, and the impact of these discoveries on the classification of round cell tumors, vascular lesions, and spindle/pleomorphic entities in bone, is also extensively discussed. The Rizzoli case archive dates back to September 1900 and contains the original material relating to more than 29,000 bone lesions and 11,000 soft tissue lesions. It is a fabulously rich resource, and this book will be invaluable for pathologists, radiologists, and clinicians at all levels of experience.

Piero Picci, MD, has spent his entire career at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute in Bologna, first as a pathologist and then as an oncologist. He became Director of the Laboratory of Oncologic Research in 1995 and Vice-Director of the Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology in 1999. He was Vice Scientific Director of the institute from 1999 to 2002 and Scientific Director from 2004 to 2007. From 1982 to 1994 he was also a contract professor at the Postgraduate School in Oncology and Orthopaedics at the University of Bologna. Dr. Picci is the author of 500 publications on MEDLINE and has an h-index of 90. He has been President of the Italian Sarcoma Group and the European Musculoskeletal Oncology Society. He is an associate editor and reviewer for several journals and a project reviewer for international organizations.

Marco Manfrini, MD, was born April 30^th, 1955. He obtained the Board of Orthopaedics at the University of Bologna in 1985 where he was trained by Prof. M. Campanacci, than he had a Reserch Fellowship in Orthopedic Oncology at the University of Florida , Gainesville (USA) in 1986-1987 with Prof W.F. Enneking. Since 1988 he has been promoting at the Istituto Rizzoli, the annual international Course on Musculo-Skeletal Pathology. He is actually in charge of the Specialist Referral Center “Innovative techniques in surgical treatment of musculoskeletal tumors of pediatric age”aggregated to the III Clinic of Orthopaedic Oncology at Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli. He is author of more  than 100 publications on international indexed journals  and  lecturer in more than 100 International Congresses. From the beginning of his career he dedicated to the original applications of biological techniques for reconstructive surgery in  Musculoskeletal Oncology,  especially in children and young adults.

Davide Maria Donati, MD, since 2012 has been Associate Professor of The Department of Bio