Bone Tumours

Question 1

Name benign bone tumours?

Answer 1

1. osteochondroma (exostosis)
2. enchondroma
3. chondroblastoma
4. chondromyxoid fibroma
5. osteoma
6. osteoid osteoma
   Benign tumours (locally aggressive or recurrent):
7. giant cell tumour (‘osteoclastoma’)
8. osteoblastoma
9. chordoma
10. adamantinoma

Question 2

Name Malignant tumours (locally aggressive, frequently metastasise)?

Answer 2

1. osteosarcoma
2. chondrosarcoma
3. fibrosarcoma
4. malignant fibrous histiocytoma
5. Ewing’s sarcoma

Question 3

Metastases commonly from?

Answer 3

1. breast
2. lung
3. prostate
4. kidney
5. thyroid

Question 4

What is myeloma?

Answer 4

multiple myeloma or solitary plasmacytoma

Question 5

Bone tumours located in the epiphysis?

Answer 5

chondroblastoma

Question 6

Bone tumours located in the metaphysis?

Answer 6

1. osteosarcoma
2. enchondroma

Question 7

Bone tumours located in the diaphysis?

Answer 7

1. adamantinoma
2. osteoid osteoms
3. chondromyxoid fibroma