malignant bone tumoues Flashcards
(30 cards)
osteosarcoma
malignant bone tumour that produces bone
symptoms of osteosarcoma
constant pain
worse at night
fatigue
weight loss
treatment for osteosarcoma
chemotherapy
age of those with osteosarcoma
young adults
where is osteosarcoma found
commonly the knee
spread haematogenously
chromosome translactchondrosarcoma
cartilidge producing primary bone tumour
symptoms of chondromsarcoma
sciatica
back pain
bladder pain
unilateral oedema
where is the chondrosarcoma most commonly seen
proximal femur and pelvis
who is affected by chondrosarcoma
older patients- around 45
treating chondrosarcoma
symptsurgery- resection
no chemo or radio
chondrosarcoma- spread
very large and slow to spread
ewings syndrome
small round blue cell tumour
causes of ewings syndrome
chromosome translocation between chromosome 11 and 22- weings sarcoma gene on 22
symptoms of ewings sarcoma
fever
raised inflammatory markers
warm swellings at site
where ewings syndrome effects
long bones
femur
who ewings syndrome effects
teenagers
treating ewings sydnrome
chemo or radio
how ewings syndrome looks
onion skin appearance
lymphoma
cancer of the round cells of the lymph system and macrophages
symptoms of lymphoma
lymphadenopathy night sweats weight loss fatigue fever
treating lymphoma
non aggressive- wait and watch
agrresive- chemo
hodhkins- radio
myeloma
clonal proliferation of abnormal plasma cells wwhich arise from bone marrow
symptoms of myeloma
anaemia weight loss fatigue bone pain back pain
age of someone with myelona
45 to 65