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Black & White Pathology Flashcards

1
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What is an area of hematopoietic bone marrow that produces a radiolucency, typically in the posterior mandible?

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Focal Osteoporotic Marrow Defect

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What are the characteristics of benign neoplasms of bone?

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  1. asymptomatic
  2. slow growth
  3. expands the cortex instead of going through it
  4. symmetrical
  5. does not metastasize
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What are characteristic of malignant neoplasms of bone?

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  1. symptomatic
  2. grows faster
  3. invades/destroys structures like the cortex
  4. asymmetrical
  5. poorly defined margins
  6. deposits bone outside of cortex
  7. can metastasize
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This is a benign (non-neoplastic) radiographic finding in a female. These are usually seen in the posterior mandible. Dx?

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focal osteoporotic marrow defect

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if this were a focal osteoporotic marrow defect, what would be your next step?

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Incisional biopsy is necessary to get definitive dx

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Don’t really know why this is here but what do you think it is?

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Idiopathic osteosclerosis

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What is an area of radiodensity with unknown cause and cannot be identified as anything else?

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idiopathic osteosclerosis

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New patient that hasn’t had an infection there. Dx?

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idiopathic osteosclerosis

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What is your possible differential dx?

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  1. Condensing osteitis: associated with an infection
  2. Idiopathic osteosclerosis: unknown cause
  3. Focal cemento-osseous dysplasia: will have a radiolucent rim
  4. Cementoblastoma: fused with the tooth

*bolded pathology is definitive dx

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Tooth has Hx of infection. Dx?

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condensing osteitis

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What is an asymptomatic radiolucent lesion that is usually seen crossing the midline of the mandible?

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Central giant cell granuloma

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What radiolucent lesion is usually seen in the posterior mandible of women?

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Focal osteoporotic marrow defect

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What lesion is usually seen across the anterior/midline of the mandible in women?

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central giant cell granuloma

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Female patient. Non-neoplastic lesion. Dx?

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Central Giant Cell Granuloma

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What is your differential? Female patient. Asymptomatic.

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  1. Central Giant Cell Granuloma
  2. Brown Tumor (of hyperparathyroidism)
  3. Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
  4. Odontogenic Keratocyst
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Upturned eyes and big, plump cheeks. Dx?

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Cherubism

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What syndrome features odontogenic keratocysts?

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Gorlin Syndrome

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What is your differential dx?

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  1. odontogenic keratocyst
  2. aneurysmal bone cyst
  3. traumatic bone cyst
  4. Brown’s tumor
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Pt recently experienced trauma. What’s your dx?

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traumatic bone cyst (AKA simple bone cyst)

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What radiographic feature is suggestive of traumatic bone cysts?

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Scalloping of bone between the roots

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Dx?

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Traumatic bone cyst

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What is your differential?

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  1. Odontogenic keratocyst
  2. Traumatic bone cyst
  3. Aneurysmal bone cyst
  4. Ameloblastoma

*bolded pathology is definitive

23
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What is an intraosseous blood-filled cavity surrounded by connective tissue lining?

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Aneurysmal bone cyst

24
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Why is an aneurysmal bone cyst not a true cyst?

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It doesn’t have an epithelial lining. (lined by connective tissue)

25
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What are three examples of benign fibro-osseous lesions?

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  1. fibrous dysplasia
  2. cemento-osseous dysplasia
  3. ossifying fibroma
26
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Fine, ground glass appearance. Dx?

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Fibrous dysplasia

27
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What two syndrome are associated with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia?

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  1. McCune-Albright syndrome
  2. Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome
28
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What is the most common fibro-osseous lesion encountered in clinical practice?

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Cemento-osseous dysplasia

29
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Dx?

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Focal Cemento-Osseous Dysplasia

30
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Lesion later calcifies. Dx?

A

Focal cemento-osseous dysplasia

31
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Dx?

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Focal cemento-osseous dysplasia

32
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Asymptomatic teeth that test vital. Dx?

A

Periapical Cemento-Osseous Dysplasia

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Dx?

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Periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia

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Dx? How do these lesions appear in early stages and late stages?

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Dx: periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia

Early: radiolucent lesion

Late: radiodense lesion with radiolucent rim

35
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Usually, occurs in the posterior mandible of women. Dx?

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Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia

36
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Differential dx?

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  1. Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia
  2. Odontogenic keratocyst
  3. Traumatic bone cyst

*bolded pathology is definitive

37
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What are the demographics of florid cemento-osseous dysplasia?

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90% women, 90% black

38
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Are men or women more likely to have cemento-osseous dysplasia?

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90% women

39
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These fibro-osseous lesions will expand the inferior cortex of the mandible. Dx?

A

ossifying fibroma

40
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Is ossifying fibroma more likley in males/females and mandible/maxilla?

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F>M

Md > Mx

41
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Usually, these lesions are mixed RO/RL. The inferior border in expanding. Dx?

A

ossifying fibroma

42
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These mixed RO/RL lesions are usually seen in women and in the mandible, but this time. Dx?

A

ossifying fibroma

43
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Outline of root is obscured. Dx?

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Cementoblastoma

44
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What is your differential?

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  1. Cementoblastoma: cannot see normal shape of tooth
  2. Condensing osteitis: follows infection
  3. Idiopathic osteosclerosis: unknown cause
  4. Focal cemento-osseous dysplasia: starts as purely RO lesion

*bolded is definitive dx

45
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25% of the time these present with a sunburst appearance.

A

osteosarcoma

46
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What is the most common malignancy to originate in the bone?

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osteosarcoma

47
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Pt has pain, unilateral swelling of the face, and moth eaten bone upon radiograph. Provisional dx?

A

osteosarcoma

48
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What is the most common cancer involving bone?

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Metastatic tumor of the bone

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