Bone tumours Flashcards
Commonest benign bone tumour?
Osteochondroma
Who gets osteoid osteoma?
Children and young adults
Symptoms of osteoid osteoma?
Dull pain, worse at night
Disappears quickly with NSAIDs
Feature of osteoid osteoma?
Radiolucent nidus surrounded by intense sclerotic halo
Locally aggressive tumour, “soap bubble” appearance on X-ray, can metastasise to lung… ?
Giant cell tumour
Where are giant cell tumours often found?
around the knee
Deformity seen in fibrous dysplasia
Shepherds crook
Are aneurysmal bone cysts painful or painless?
Painfull
and; locally aggressive
Commonest malignant bone tumour?
Osteosarcoma
Where are chondrosarcomas found?
pelvis and proximal femur
is chondrosarcoma responsive to chemo?
no
Bone tumour with poorest prognosis
Ewings sarcoma
Where does multiple myeloma cause bone destruction?
axial skeleton
When does osteochondroma tend to present?
under 20
Where are giant cell tumours often found?
around the knee
