malignant bone tumoues

Question 1

osteosarcoma

Answer 1

malignant bone tumour that produces bone

Question 2

symptoms of osteosarcoma

Answer 2

constant pain
worse at night
fatigue
weight loss

Question 3

treatment for osteosarcoma

Answer 3

chemotherapy

Question 4

age of those with osteosarcoma

Answer 4

young adults

Question 5

where is osteosarcoma found

Answer 5

commonly the knee

spread haematogenously

Question 6

chromosome translactchondrosarcoma

Answer 6

cartilidge producing primary bone tumour

Question 7

symptoms of chondromsarcoma

Answer 7

sciatica
back pain
bladder pain
unilateral oedema

Question 8

where is the chondrosarcoma most commonly seen

Answer 8

proximal femur and pelvis

Question 9

who is affected by chondrosarcoma

Answer 9

older patients- around 45

Question 10

treating chondrosarcoma

Answer 10

symptsurgery- resection

no chemo or radio

Question 11

chondrosarcoma- spread

Answer 11

very large and slow to spread

Question 12

ewings syndrome

Answer 12

small round blue cell tumour

Question 13

causes of ewings syndrome

Answer 13

chromosome translocation between chromosome 11 and 22- weings sarcoma gene on 22

Question 14

symptoms of ewings sarcoma

Answer 14

fever
raised inflammatory markers
warm swellings at site

Question 15

where ewings syndrome effects

Answer 15

long bones

femur

Question 16

who ewings syndrome effects

Answer 16

teenagers

Question 17

treating ewings sydnrome

Answer 17

chemo or radio

Question 18

how ewings syndrome looks

Answer 18

onion skin appearance

Question 19

lymphoma

Answer 19

cancer of the round cells of the lymph system and macrophages

Question 20

symptoms of lymphoma

Answer 20

lymphadenopathy
night sweats 
weight loss
fatigue
fever

Question 21

treating lymphoma

Answer 21

non aggressive- wait and watch
agrresive- chemo
hodhkins- radio

Question 22

myeloma

Answer 22

clonal proliferation of abnormal plasma cells wwhich arise from bone marrow

Question 23

symptoms of myeloma

Answer 23

anaemia
weight loss
fatigue
bone pain
back pain

Question 24

age of someone with myelona

Answer 24

45 to 65

Question 25

types of myeloma

Answer 25

plasmacytoma

multiple myeloma

Question 26

treatment for myleoma

Answer 26

plasmacytoma- radio

multiple myeloma- chemo

Question 27

diagnosing myeloma

Answer 27

plasma protein electrophoresis

early morning urine collection for bence protein assay

Question 28

myeloma on bone scan

Answer 28

no mets may be sseen as lack osteoblastic response

Question 29

worst prognosis

Answer 29

ewings syndrome

Question 30

bone mets examples

Answer 30

breast cancer
prostate cancer
lungs
renal cell
thyroid