Bone Pathology II - Metabolic endocrine disorders Flashcards
name metabolic endocrine disorders?
- Osteoporosis
- Primary hyperparathyroidism
- Secondary hyperparathyroidism
- Rickets and osteomalacia
- Acromegaly
osteoporosis?
reduction in bone density
Excessive bone loss or reduced deposition
bone is a dynamic tissue
who is more likely to have osteoporosis?
- Post menopausal women (1-2% of bone mineral a
year). - Rate of mineral loss is twice as fast in women
compared to men. - Increased bone loss in Cushing syndrome,
thyrotoxicosis and primary hyperparathyroidism.
risk factors of osteoporosis?
alcohol abuse and steroid therapy.
diseases associated with osteoporosis?
Cushing syndrome,
thyrotoxicosis and primary hyperparathyroidism.
radiographic appearance of osteoporosis?
- Increased radiolucency.
- Thinned cortex.
- Increased marrow spaces in the cancellous
bone. - Thin trabiculae.
- Jaws may become involved.
parathyroid hormone role?
Your parathyroid gland releases parathyroid hormone (PTH) when your body detects low calcium levels in your blood.
increase bone resorption by activation of osteoclasts
increased vitamin D - increase amount of calcium the gut can absorb
increased ca absorption in the kidneys and intestine
who is more likely to have primary hyperparathyroidism?
middle-aged women
cause of primary hyperparathyridism?
carcinoma
hyperplasia
adenoma
what does primary hyperparathyroidism result in?
hypercalcaemia (blood)
hypercalciuria (urine)
what does increased calcium result in?
- Hypercalcaemia and
hypercalciuria… - Pathologic metastatic
calcifications. - Urinary calculi and
calcification of blood vessel
walls and lungs.
histopathology of primary hyperparathyroidism?
bone resorption due to osteoclast activation to release calcium
- Focal areas of bone resorption.
- Brown tumours: multinucleate osteoclast-like giant cells in a highly cellular vascular fibroblastic connective tissue stroma.
- Haemosiderin Pigment.
what does Primary Hyperparathyroidism look similar to under the microscope?
cherubism
multinucleated giant cells
why is primary hyperparathyroidism called brown tumour?
lost of blood
have haemosidorin - breakdown product of blood
radiographic appearance of primary hyperparathyroidism?
- No changes.
- Osteoporosis.
- Partial loss of the lamina dura.
- Brown tumours: sharply defined radiolucencies.
- More frequent in the mandible.
Why does secondary hyperparathyroidism occur? (3)
- Response to chronic hypoclacaemia.
- Chronic renal failure.
- Rickets and osteomalacia
secondary hyperparathyroidism in children?
rickets
secondary hyperparathyroidism in adults?
osteomalacia
why does osteomalacia/rickets occur?
deficiency or resistance to vit D
risk factors to vit D deficiency?
- Lack of exposure to sunlight, dietary causes.
does rickets and osteomalacia affect ca absorption?
yes
how does rickets and osteomalacia affect ca absorption?
- Impaired calcium absorptiopn (wholemeal grains containing phyates). absorption in the gut
- Renal failure, calcium malabsorption.
- Failure of calcification of osteoid and cartilage.
histopathology of rickets/ osteomalacia?
- Trabiculae contain wide
areas of uncalcified
osteoid.
curved bones
dental abnormalities related to rickets/osteomalacia?
- Enamel hypoplasia.
- Increased width of
predentine. - Large amounts of interglobular dentine.
- Delayed tooth eruption.