neoplastic causes of scoliosis
Last reviewed 01/2018
Generally speaking, scoliosis caused by a bone neoplasm is rare since these don't generally cross the bone plate. However:
- lytic metastases can cause scoliosis
- osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma cause a painful scoliosis
Surgery to tumours, in particular thoracotomy in the very young, and radiotherapy given asymmetrically - e.g. to Wilm's tumours - may result in scoliosis.
Intracanal tumours cause painful scoliosis, and are hard to diagnose.