Comments on: Here is a question about an osseous lesion of the proximal humerus? http://osseoussurgery.net/here-is-a-question-about-an-osseous-lesion-of-the-proximal-humerus/ Learn About Osseous Surgery. Find Treatments & Surgery Options. We have the answers you seek. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: RetroBlader http://osseoussurgery.net/here-is-a-question-about-an-osseous-lesion-of-the-proximal-humerus/comment-page-1/#comment-7 RetroBlader Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:08:40 +0000 http://osseoussurgery.net/here-is-a-question-about-an-osseous-lesion-of-the-proximal-humerus/#comment-7 Having access to one's own medical reports is not always a great idea -- it adds anxiety, especially when one doesn't have the medial expertise to properly interpret it. An "osseous lesion" simply means a bony, or bone-related, lesion: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4673 Humerus is the upper arm bone, and proximal means closer to the shoulder (vs. "distal", which means closer to the elbow). A bony lesion in the arm bone near the shoulder can be anything from something benign like slight unevenness in the calcium to something malignant like bone cancer. Since the radiologist who read the MRI has never met you (or whoever the MRI belongs to), he/she was forced to include all possibilities in his/her report. It is not meant to be the final diagnosis -- your doctor (who hopefully *has* met you) should then put the report in the proper context for you. So, talk to your doctor. After all, that's why your doctor is getting paid (either by you or by someone else). All the best. Having access to one’s own medical reports is not always a great idea — it adds anxiety, especially when one doesn’t have the medial expertise to properly interpret it.

An “osseous lesion” simply means a bony, or bone-related, lesion:
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4673
Humerus is the upper arm bone, and proximal means closer to the shoulder (vs. “distal”, which means closer to the elbow).

A bony lesion in the arm bone near the shoulder can be anything from something benign like slight unevenness in the calcium to something malignant like bone cancer.

Since the radiologist who read the MRI has never met you (or whoever the MRI belongs to), he/she was forced to include all possibilities in his/her report. It is not meant to be the final diagnosis — your doctor (who hopefully *has* met you) should then put the report in the proper context for you.

So, talk to your doctor. After all, that’s why your doctor is getting paid (either by you or by someone else).

All the best.

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