Exam 1: [Lecture] Flashcards
Skeletal metastasis Age
40+
Skeletal Metastasis Best Modality
X-ray: 30-50% loss before noticed
Bone Scan: 3-5% Sensitive
CT: Sensitive & Specific
MRI: shows ST & Marrow Involvement
Skeletal Metastasis Matrix
Osseous
Skeletal Metastasis Location
Axial Skeleton
Skull
Proximal Extremities
Skeletal Metastasis Lab Findings
Elevated:
ESR, CRP, PSA
Acid & Alkaline Phosphatase
Serum Ca2+ Levels (LYTIC PROCESS)
Skeletal Metastasis Metastasis Sites
From Lung, Kidney, Breast/Prostate
MC form of spread in Skeletal metastasis
Hematogenous Dissemination
Metastatic Lesions Matrix
Bubbly
Metastatic Lesions Density
75% Lytic
15% Blastic
Mixed: Cookie-Bite Lesion
Types of Osteolytic Changes
Geographic
Moth-Eaten
Permeative
Patterns in Cartilaginous Matrix
Stippled
Arcs & Rings
Flocculent
Osseous Matrix
Bright White
Dense/Mature-Looking Bone
Types of Fibrous Matrix
Hazy
Smoky
Ground Glass
You can Identify a Fatty Matrix by…
Central Calficication
Indiscernible Matrix
Lacks Mineralization
Looks like a Lytic Lesion
Types of Solid Periosteal Reactions
Thin
Thick
Cortical Buttressing
4 Types of Periosteal Reactions
Solid
laminated
Speculated/Sunburst
Cod man triangle
5 Types of Cortical Involvement
Expansion
Endosteal Scalloping
Thinning
Destruction
Saucerization
When does a Soft Tissue Mass Occur?
When a lesion breaks through the host bone.
Distorts Facial Planes
MRI Overview
Non-Ionizing
Better ST contrast than CT
Based on Hydrogen Content
Tissue Color in MRI
Hyperintense (white)
Isointense (gray)
Hypointense (black)
MRI Sequences
T1
T2
STIR
T1 Weighted MRI
FAT Image (fat white)
Evaluates hemorrhage
Poor edema evaluation
T2 Weighted MRI
WATER Image (fluid white)
Good at detecting fluid, edema, malignancy, infections
Can miss marrow pathology
STIR MRI
VERY sensitive for Fluid, Edema, Marrow
Poor Resolution-Can’t use Contrast
MRI Contrast
Gadolinium (+C)
MRI IV Contrast
Highlights: Malignancy, tumor, infection, post-surgical back
[Includes precontrast & T1 postcontrast]
MRI Arthrography Contrast
Increases sensitivity for cartilage defects
Meniscus Tears
Shoulder/Hip Labrum’s
[Intra-articular injection]
MRI Contrast Contraindications
Pregnant
Renal Insufficiency
Hx of contrast reactions
CT Overview
Ionizing Radiation
Density of Tissue is measured
CT Densities
High Attenuation (white)
Low Attenuation (black)
4 Types of CT Contrast
Oral/Rectal: GI Tract
IV Iodine: Vascular Structures
Myelogram: Spinal canal
Arthrogram Iodine: intra-articular anatomy
CT Contraindications
Renal issues
Pregnant
Iodine allergy
Thyroid disease
Previous contrast reactions
Scintigraphy (Bone Scan) Overview
Shows metabolic activity of skeleton
(Osteoblastic Activity)
Technetium-99 (IV)
Bone Scan Used for:
Osseous metastasis
Occult fracture
Osteomyelitis
Bone Scan Contraindications
Pregnancy
Relatives: Breast-feeding, recent nuclear medicine scan
Most common malignancy of bone is
Metastatic Disease
Osseous metastasis is often seen in bones
That are rich in red marrow
(Axial Skeleton: Skull & Proximal extremities)
Primaries known to cause a real metastasis
Lung
Breast/Prostate
Kidney
3rd MC site of metastatic carcinoma
Osseous Metastasis
Most common pathway of metastatic spread
Hematogenous Dissemination
Signs & symptoms of Osseous Metastasis
Asymptomatic
Weight loss
Pain
Anemia
Fever
Osteolytic Lesions (Facts)
Osteoclast Activity
Usually from breast or Lung
Usually without periosteal reaction
Winking Owl Sign/Absent Pedicle is seen in
Osteolytic metastatic lesions
(Or VB collapse)
Suggestive pathologies of vertebra Plana
Metastatic Disease
Myeloma
Lymphoma
osteoporosis
DDx for Metastatic “Bubbly” OsteoLYTIC Lesions
[RATS]
Renal Cell carcinoma
Adrenal Carcinoma
Thyroid Carcinoma
Skin (melanoma)
Osteoblastic Lesions Metastasis Locations
[5 B’s Lick Pollen]
Bronchogenic
Breast
Bowel
Bladder
Brain
Lymphoma
Prostate
DDX for Ivory vertebrae
[IHOP]
Idiopathic
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Osteoblastic Metastasis
Paget Disease
Recommendations for Suspected Metastatic Disease
Chest X-ray
Bone scan for osseous lesions
CBC with differential & metabolic panel
MRI with and without contrast
PCP REFERRAL
Multiple Myeloma’s relationship with Plasma Cells
“Dyscrasia”- uncontrolled plasma cell and antibody production
Plasma cells produce antibodies
What disease has a local environment rich in inflammatory biochemistry (increased bone lysis & decreased bone production)
Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Myeloma Age/Gender
50-70
2:1 Male
Signs of Multiple Myeloma
Initial Symptom = (i) bone pain -> (c) bone pain
Weight loss
Osteoporosis
Pneumonia/other infections
Labs to Order for Multiple Myeloma
CBC with Differential
Serum Protein Electrophoresis
Complete Metabolic Panel
Urinalysis
Bone Marrow Biopsy
Lab results from Multiple Myeloma
Anemia
Thrombocytopenia (increased bleeding)
Hypercalcemia & Hyperuricemia
Elevated Plasma Proteins (reversed A:G ratio)
M-Spike on Serum Protein Electrophoresis
Bench Jones Proteinuria
Multiple Myeloma presents with
[CRAB]
Calcium elevation
Renal Disease
Anemia
Bone Pain
Location of Multiple Myeloma
MC in Vertebra, Ribs, Pelvis, Skull
Other: Proximal Femur & Humerus
3 Imaging Features seen in Multiple Myeloma
1) MC: Osteopenia
2) Multiple Punched out lesions
3) Rain Drop Skull
Best Modalities for Multiple Myeloma
MRI with marrow signal
CT helps define lesions
Bone Scan NOT BEST (decrease osteoblasts)
***Dx: Bone Marrow Biopsy
DDx for Multiple Myeloma
OsteoLYTIC Metastasis
Lymphoma
Symptoms and Age of Plasmacytoma
<50
Localized pain
Abnormal serum protein levels
Path Fracture Common
Location of Plasmacytoma
Mandible
Ilia
Vertebrae
Ribs
Prox. Femur
Scapula
Density of Plasmacytoma
LYTIC, geographic, expansile, soap bubble
FEGNOMASHIC is used for
Lytic Bone Lesions
FEGNOMASHIC Letters stand for:
Fibrous dysplasia/Fibrous Cortical Defect
Enchondroma/Eosinophilic Granuloma
Giant Cell tumor
Non-Ossifying Fibroma
Osteoblastoma
Metastasis/Myeloma
ABC
SBC
Hyperparathyroidism
Infection/Infarction
Chondroblastoma/Chondromyxoid Fibroma
MC Primary Lymphoma of Bone
NHL
What Lymphoma presents as a solitary bone lesion?
NHL
Age/Gender for NHL
20-40
2:1 Male
Symptoms with NHL
(I) localized pain: dull, achy, rest doesnt help
Location of NHL
Diaphysis or Metadiaphysis
[Axial]: Spine, pelvis, Scapula (VB)
Imaging Features of NHL
LYTIC (maybe sclerotic)
Laminated PR
Large ST Mass
DDx of NHL
Young pt: Osteosarcoma, Ewing, Osteomyelitis, leukemia
Old pt: Metastasis, MML, Infection, Fibrosarcoma
Age/Gender in Hodgkin Lymphoma
10-35 AND >55
Males
Location of Hodgkin Lymphoma
T/L Spine
MC site: VB
Imaging Features of Hodgkin Lymphoma
Lytic 75%
Sclerotic 15% (ivory vertebrae, ant. Scalloping)
Mixed 10%
DDx for Osteoblastic Hodgkin Lymphoma
Metastasis
Paget
DDx for Osteolytic Hodgkin Lymphoma
Metastasis
MML
Infection
Osteosarcoma
Ewing
Fibrosarcoma
Malignancy of marrow and blood
Leukemia
MC Malignant Childhood Disease
Acute Leukemia (2-5 y.o.)
MC: Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Signs of Childhood Leukemia
Lymphadenopathy
Splenomegaly
Elevated ESR
Imaging Features of Childhood Leukemia
Osteopenia (trabecular reabsorption)
LYTIC
Periosteal Response: Laminated
Wide medullary space
Thinning cortices
DDx for Childhood Leukemia
Scurvy or Rickets
Juvenile Chronic Arthritis
Focal Lesion? -> Ewing or Infections
Adult Leukemia Age/Gender
35-55
20% of adults
MC Radiographic appearance in Leukemia
Generalized Osteopenia
Osteoma Age/Gender
10-50
3:1 female
Osteoma can cause
Poor sinus drainage
Headaches
Cosmetic deformity