Crossword puzzle Flashcards
Most common benign tumor of the vertebral body?
hemangioma
May be sessile or pedunculated?
osteochondroma
A radiographic feature often seen with fibrous dysplasia?
rind sign
Found incidentally in the frontal sinus?
osteoma
Often an aggressive metaphyseal central lesion in teenagers?
osteosarcoma
The central part of this 2cm night time painful lesion?
nidus
Pain worse at night relieved by NSAIDS?
osteoid osteoma
Typically arises from the breast of prostate gland?
blastic mets
A benign painless lesion found most often in the proximal femur?
fibrous dysplasia
A feature often seen with cortical osteoid osteomas?
reactive sclerosis
The fast growing region of bone that tumor cells love to grow in?
metaphysis
The most aggressive form of periosteal reaction?
codman’s triangle
The most common route for spread of cancer cells?
hematogenous
the type of periosteal reaction often found with Ewings sarcoma?
laminated
The least aggressive pattern of bone destruction?
geographic
Might cause a blade of grass appearance?
Pagets
Highly expansive benign lesion in the 10-25 year old range?
Aneurysmal bone cyst
Often times goes away without treatment?
fibrous cortical defect
usually found in males with primary lung cancer?
lytic metastasis
the name of the venous plexus through which cancer cells spread?
Batson’s
Typically found in the hands?
enchondroma
Aggressive tumor with dot or C-shaped matrix?
chondrosarcoma
The most common source for blastic metastasis in females?
breast tissue
the most frequent location of non ossifying fibroma?
distal tibia
