DI II Final Flashcards
What are characteristics of senile/generalized osteoporosis?
- increased radiolucency
- cortical thinning
- white endplates
- schmorls nodes
What are characteristics of regional osteoporosis?
- due to immobilization, dystrophy
- acute and painful
- osseous hyperemia
- patchy
Localized osteoporosis?
due to infection, inflammatory arthritis, neoplasm
Most common cause of osteoporosis?
age
- lack of estrogen
Imaging modality for osteoporosis?
DEXA scan
What causes rickets and osteomalacia?
vit D deficiency
malabsorption
too much Calciu, phosphorus,
Radiographic features of rickets?
- Bowing: generalized osteopenia
- wide growth plates
- rachitic rosary
- frayed paintbrush ends
What causes fish shaped vertebrae?
Cushings
radiographic findings of scurvy?
- white line of frankel
- Pelken spurs
radiographic features of hyperperathyroid
subperiosteal resorption
salt and pepper resorption of skull
osteopenia of hand
rugger jersey spin
face, foot, skull changes with acromegaly?
face: prominent forehead sinus overgrowth skull: sell trusica enlargement malocclusion foot: heel pad greater than 20 mm
The H-shaped vertebrae is classically seen in what condition?
sickle cell anemia
Complications to skeleton secondary to sickly cell anemia?
osteoporosis
large vascular channels
medullary infarcts
which anemia results in honeycombed trabecular patterns?
thalessemia
hemophilic arthropathy occurs in which joints?
knee, ankle, elbow
What is DDX of hemophilic arthropathy?
RA
What is most common form of osteoblastic metastatic carcinoma in adult females?
Breast CA
List 3 common causes of solitary sclerotic vertebral body?
- hodgkins lymphoma
- osteoblastic metastatic (most common)
- paget’s disease
Is it common to find a tumor involving a joint?
No, think arthritic disease before tumor
Is multibple myeloma more common in vertebral body or neural arch?
Vertebral body
What malignancy demonstrates a cold bone scan?
multiple myeloma
- cold bone scan = normal
- differentiate MM from mets
Which is most dense primary malignant bone tumor?
Multiple Myeloma
What is common age range of primary osteosarcoma?
10-25
Where do you see sunburst lesions?
skull hemangiomas
osteosarcoma
lytic with striations
bad
where do you see onion skin appearance?
Ewing’s tumor
layering
more aggressive process
in bening and malignant
What part of bone is involved in osteosarcoma?
metaphysics of long bone
- distal femur, proximal tibia, proximal humerus
What is codman’s triangle
triangle of layers of periosteal reaction form at margin of lesion
- area formed under growth of tumor
- not a good place to biopsy because benign area
- in bone sarcomas and osteomyelitis
Why is Ewing’s sarcoma commonly found in diaphysis of long bone?
arises from bone marrow which is in diaphysis
What is geographic appearance?
confined to specific area
usually benign
which condition presents with solitary exostosis that points away from nearest joint?
osteochondroma
What is radiographic difference in appearance between osteochondroma and benign solitary expansile osteolysis?
osteochondroma: bony exostosis
- away from joint
- pedunculated or sessile
benign solitary expansile: large
- lytic and separated
- thin cortex
- only tumor to cross growthplate
compare incidence of osteochondroma and hereditary multiple exostosis
osteochondroma: 1% malignant trans
HME: 20% malig trans
What is corduroy vertebra?
lytic lesion with coarse vertical striations
in hemangiomas
Spinal hemangioma soitary or polyostotic?
solitary