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Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours Flashcards

1
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What is a malignant tumour arising from connective tissue?

A

Sarcoma

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2
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Sarcoma metastases

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Haematogenous spread to lungs

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3
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Are benign or malignant tumours of the skeleton more common?

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Benign

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4
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Benign bone forming tumours

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Osteoid osteoma

Osteoblastoma

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5
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Malignant bone forming tumours

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Osteosarcoma

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6
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Benign cartilage forming tumours

A

Enchondroma

Osteochondroma

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7
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Malignant cartilage forming tumours

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Chondrosarcoma

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Benign fibrous tissue tumours

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Fibroma

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9
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Malignant fibrous tissue tumours

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Fibrosarcoma

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)

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10
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Benign vascular tissue tumours

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Haemangioma

Aneurysmal bone cyst

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11
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Malignant vascular tissue tumours

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Angiosarcoma

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12
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Benign adipose tissue tumours

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Lipoma

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13
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Malignant adipose tissue tumours

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Liposarcoma

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14
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Malignant marrow tissue tumours

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Ewing’s sarcoma
Lymphoma
Myeloma

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15
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Other bone and soft tissue tumours

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Benign, are locally destructive and can rarely metastasise - Giant Cell tumours (GCT)

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16
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Tumour-like lesions

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Simple bone cyst

Fibrous cortical defect

17
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Investigations

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Plain x-rays
CT
Isotope bone scan
MRI
Angiography
PET
Biopsy
18
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Cardinal features of malignant primary bone tumours

A 
Increasing pain
Unexplained pain
Deep-seated boring nature
Night pain
Difficulty weight-bearing
Deep swelling
19
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Clinical features of bone tumours

A 
Pain
Loss of function 
Swelling
Pathological fracture
Joint effusion
Deformity
Neurovascular effects
Systemic effects of neoplasia
20
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Bone tumour pain

A

Deep boring ache, worse at night

21
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Treatment

A

Chemotherapy
Surgery
Radiotherapy

22
Q

Common primary cancers metastasising to bone

A 
Lung
Breast
Prostate
Kidney
Thyroid
GI tract
Melanoma

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