Bone

Question 1

Causes of osteolytic bone mets?

Answer 1

1) Malignant melanoma
2) Malignant myeloma
3) Thyroid cancer
4) Renal cell carcinoma
5) Non-small cell lung Ca
6) Non-Hodgkins lymphoma

Question 2

Causes of osteoblastic/sclerotic bone mets?

Answer 2

1) Prostate Ca
2) Carcinoid
3) Small cell lung Ca
4) Hodgkins lymphoma
5) Medulloblastoma

Question 3

Causes of mixed osteoblastic & osteolytic bone mets?

Answer 3

1) Breast Ca
2) Squamous cell carcinoma
3) GI Ca

Question 4

Causes for spinal cord compression?

Answer 4

1) Spinal mets
2) Primary sarcoma
3) CNS tumours
4) Trauma
5) Disc prolapse
6) Discitis
7) Epidural Abscess
8) Spinal stenosis
9) Tuberculosis (Pott’s disease)