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(2,3) Paget Disease Flashcards

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What populations have higher incidence of Paget disease?

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  • United Kingdom
  • Australia (British ancestry)
  • New Zealand (British ancestry)
  • Canada (British ancestry)
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What populations have lower incidence of Paget disease?

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  • Asia
  • Africa
  • Scandinavia
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What age group is generally effected by Paget disease?

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> 55 years

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Paget disease is most likely to be found in which country?
A) Brazil
B) Turkey
C) Japan
D) Scotland

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Scotland (northern europe)

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What is the etiology of Paget disease?

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  • unknown, multiple theories
  • possibly paramyxovirus (measles) activates genes
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Where is Paget disease commonly found in the body?

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(any bone) R > L side
- spine
- skull
- pelvis
- femur
- tibia
- humerus

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Name the primary radiographic characteristics of Paget disease

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  • bony expansion
  • cortical thickening
  • extensive trabecular patterns
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What diagnostic method would determine whether a case of Paget disease is monostotic or polyostotic?

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bone scan (can look at all bones at once)

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Name the stages of Paget disease.

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  1. Lytic
  2. Mixed
  3. Blastic
  4. Malignant transformation (debated)
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If Pagetic bone undergoes malignant transformation, it will become a(n) ____

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osteosarcoma (Dx = Paget sarcoma)

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Which stage of Paget disease is described as “hot” and why?

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stage 1 - osteoclastic resorptive stage (lytic stage)

^vascularization of Pagetic bone

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Marrow fibrosis in polyostotic Paget disease would increase the risk of ____

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anemia (decreased blood cells)

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How would stage 1 of Paget disease appear radiographically?

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  • “blade of grass” or “candle flame” (tapered appearance of tubular bones)
  • osteoporosis circumscripta (skull)
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Bone scans show ____ activity, which occurs in reaction to ____ activity in Paget disease

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blastic
lytic

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How can Paget disease be differentiated from metastasis?

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metastasis doesn’t change size of bone, while Paget disease shows bony expansion

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In what stage(s) is Paget disease most commonly found?

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Stages 2 & 3

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How does stage 3 of Paget disease appear radiographically?

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thickened & disordered bone
- ivory vertebra
- brim sign

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What stage of Paget disease is typically seen in severe polyostotic cases?

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Stage 4: malignant transformation

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The lytic phase of Paget disease in the skull is called ____

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osteoporosis circumscripta

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What is osteoporosis circumscripta? Where does it usually occur?

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localized/solitary lysis in the skull (stage 1), usually frontal & parietal bones (calvarium)

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The mixed/blastic phases of Paget disease in the skull creates the appearance called ____

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cotton wool skull

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What is Leontiasis Ossei?

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“lion-like face”
increase in facial bone size due to Paget disease in the skull

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What are the radiographic findings of Paget disease in the spine?

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  • ivory vertebra
  • “picture frame” vertebrae on lateral view
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In Paget disease in the spine, bone gets bigger in what dimension?

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laterally (A-P + M-L)
(bone softening, will compress bones, not allowing vertically)

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What is a possible consequence of Paget disease in the spine? How would this manifest clinically?
- vertebral canal stenosis/narrowing (bone expands inward) - provoked in extension, feels better in flexion - seen radiographically as ivory vertebra w/ bony expansion
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How does Paget disease appear in the tibia?
- sabre shin (may affect gait) - pseudofractures - transverse fractures
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What term describes the course trabecular expansion creating the appearance of a curved anterior tibia?
sabre shin
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What term describes a "seam" of unmineralized osteoid?
pseudofracture
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Where do pseudofractures occur in Pagetic long bones?
convex side
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In what conditions might you see pseudofractures?
PROF: - Paget disease - Rickets - Osteomalacia - Fibrous dysplasia
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In a patient with pseudofractures, how is Rickets differentiated from Paget disease?
Rickets occurs in young population
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In a patient with pseudofractures, how is Osteomalacia differentiated from Paget disease?
osteopenic change in osteomalacia
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In a patient with pseudofractures, how is Fibrous dysplasia differentiated from Paget disease?
occurs on concave side in Fibrous dysplasia
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Transverse fractures are also called ____
banana fracture
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What are the radiographic signs of Paget disease in the pelvis and hips?
- brim sign - teardrop sign - Otto pelvis (= BL protrusio acetabuli) - shepherd's crook deformity
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What is the clinical presentation of Paget disease?
- age >55 yrs - 90% asymptomatic - mild bone pain in affected area - patho Fx - bowing/deformity - hyperkyphosis - headaches/hat size changes (lol)
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What are the findings of diagnostic labs for Paget disease?
- normal Ca2+ and PO - ^alkaline phosphatase - ^urinary hydroxyproline
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What is the treatment for Paget disease?
- none, if asymptomatic - manage symptoms (brace deformities; Fx & osteoarthritis) - refer to rheumatology: osteoclast inhibitors (calcitonin & bisphosphonates)
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What is protrusio acetabuli?
Acetabulum protrudes into pelvis **unilaterally**, seen radiographically where the femoral head crosses the ilio-ischial line (Kohlers's line)
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In what stage of Paget disease is "picture frame" vertebrae found?
mixed/blastic stages (on lateral view)
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Hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine are large components of ____
collagen
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What levels of hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine would be found in diagnostic labs for Paget disease and **why**?
- increased hydroxyproline > hydroxylysine - both are components of collagen - ^turnover of osteoid + destruction in Paget disease
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What is an example of a bisphosphonate given for treatment of Paget disease?
Fosamax
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What is teardrop sign?
Kholer's teardrop is filled in with Pagetic bone radiographically
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What is brim sign?
thickened cortex of pelvic brim seen radiographically in Paget disease
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If you see an ivory vertebra with bony expansion what complication are you concerned about?
(Dx: Paget disease) spinal stenosis
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Name 7 **common** complications of Paget disease.
- Shepherd's crook deformity - saber shin - otto pelvis - leontiasis ossei - basilar invagination - genu varum - patho Fx
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Name 7 **uncommon** complications of Paget disease
- anemia - high output cardiac failure - ureteric colic - pseudoFx - spinal stenosis - degenerative Dz - malignant transformation
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What are the ominous signs of malignant degeneration of Paget disease?
- increasing pain - enlarging mass - enlarging osteolytic lesion - increasing alk phos.
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How common is malignant degeneration of Paget disease (Paget sarcoma)?
1-2% of pts w/ Paget Dz
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What is the most important radiographic feature?
Extensive trabecular pattern (Dx: Paget Dz)
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Name 2 radiographic signs seen here.
- brim sign - tear drop sign (Dx: Paget Dz)
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What radiographic sign is demonstrated?
Saber shin (with pseudofractures)
54
Give 2 differentials in order from most to least likely. What feature helps to narrow this diagnosis?
Pseudofractures 1. Paget Dz (convex side) 2. Fibrous Dysplasia (concave side)
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What radiographic sign is demonstrated? What does this tell you about the diagnosis?
Candle flame / blade of grass appearance = lytic phase of Paget Dz
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What is the differential mnemonic for this case? Which is the most likely?
Ivory vertebrae = IHOP - Idiopathic (exclusion) - Hodgkins Lymphoma (ant body scalloping) - Osteoblastic Mets (no expansion or ant scalloping) - **Paget Dz** (bony expansion)
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What sign is demonstrated? What does this tell you about the diagnosis?
Osteoporosis circumscripta = lytic phase of Paget Dz in skull
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What sign is demonstrated? What does this tell you about the diagnosis?
Cotton wool skull = mixed/blastic phase of Paget Dz in skull
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What is the diagnosis?
Paget sarcoma

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