BENIGN BONE TUMORS Flashcards
____________– is a benign tumor that occurs in areas of bone and cartilage. Tumors are most often found in the long bones, especially near the knee or shoulder. Lesion can either be sessile or pedunculated.
Osteochondroma
**MOST COMMON BBT OF THE APPENDICULAR SKELETON
__________ ________, benign (noncancerous) bone tumor that primarily occurs in children and adolescents. Unicameral bone cysts (UBC) are cavities within bone that are filled with fluid.
simple, bone
ABCs are filled, fibrous cysts that expand the bone and can cause pain, swelling and fractures.
blood-
Giant cell tumor of bone (GCT) is a rare, aggressive non-cancerous (benign) tumor. It generally occurs in adults between the ages of ____-______years.
20 and 40
Chondroblastoma is a rare, benign bone tumor comprised of cells that produce cartilage, known as chondroblasts. It is usually found in the epiphysis (ends) of long bones, usually of the lower extremity.
KNOW
________ _________ are usually smaller than 1.5-2 cm and characterized by an osteoid-rich nidus in a highly loose, vascular connective tissue. The nidus is well demarcated and may contain a variable amount of calcification. Surrounding the nidus is a zone of sclerotic but otherwise normal bone.[
Osteoid osteomas
Enchondromas are one of the most common benign bone tumors, and usually occur in the small bones of the ________ and feet but can affect other bones like the thigh bone (femur), the upper arm (humerus) and shin bone (tibia).
hands
EN THE HAND!!
MULTI=OLLIERS
**MAFFUCI = WITH SOFT TISSUE CALICIFIATION
CORDOROY CLOTH APPEARANCE –??
HEMANGIOMA….MC BBT OF THE——SPINE!!!!
MC BBT TO AFFECT THE NEURAL ARCH ??
OSTEOBLASTOMA
GROUND GLASS–RIND SIGN–DEFORMITY–CAFE AUL LAIT–DARK LESIONS ON SKIN–SABER SHIN TIBIA-SHEPARDS CROOK =????
FIBROUS DYSPLASIA
**NEUROFIBROMATOSIS–IVF ENLARGEMENT, VB SCALLOPING
