Fibrous Dysplasia and Paget's disease Flashcards
What are known as the “Great Imitators of Bone Disease?”
Fibrous Dysplasia and Paget’s disease
What is the most common Fibrous Dysplasia?
Monostotic fibrous dysplasia
At what age does Monostotic fibrous dysplasia affect?
14 year olds
What is the 2nd most common FD that affects 11 year olds?
Polystotic FD
Is FD symptomatic or asymptomatic?
asymptomatic
What part of the body does FD most commonly affect?
Proximal Femur
What are the 2 characteristic features of FD?
Shepherd’s Crook deformity
Leg length discrepancy
What is known as an enlargement and deformity of cranial and facial bones that looks like a lion?
Leontiasis Ossea
What epidermal sign of FD has dark brown pigmented skin macules that resemble the coast of Maine appearance (irregular margins)?
Café au Lait Spots
What is a radiographic sign of FD?
ground glass appearance with poorly formed bony trabeculae of woven bone (endosteal scalloping)
What type of FD is most commonly associated with benign rib lesions?
Monostotic FD
What type of FD has a higher incidence of pathologic Fx and is seen with a Shepherd’s Crook deformity?
Polystotic FD
What syndrome is associated with polyostotic FD with skin pigmentation and precocious sexual development such as premature irregular menstrual bleeding at age 5-6 and early development of secondary sex characteristics in females?
McCune-Albright Syndrome
What is seen with swelling of lower face affects the jaw, and has an “Eyes raised to heaven attitude” (cheek swelling stretches skin and retracts lower eyelids causing eye to turn upward)?
Cherubism
What age does Cherubism typically affect?
18 months - 2 years
What parts of the body is monostotic FD most commonly seen in?
ribs and proximal femur
What are 3 key radiographic findings for monostotic FD?
Radiolucent
ground glass appearance w/ endosteal scalloping
thick ring of sclerosis
What part of the bone does monostotic FD usually affect?
diametaphyseal
What is the most obvious and common symptom of Polystotic FD?
bowing deformities (Shephard Crook deformity) and pathologic fx
T/F: Paget’s Disease THICKENS outer table of skull, whereas FD THINS outer table
True