Oncology Flashcards

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Description of aneurysmal bone cyst

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  1. largely lytic lesion located in metaphysis
  2. multiple septations within lesion
  3. narrow zone of transition, well defined border, marked cortical thinning
  4. lesion confirmed to bone and does not invade into surrounding soft tissue
  5. no pathological #
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Differentials for bone lytic lesions

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FOG MACHINES
•Fibrous cortical defect / Fibrous dysplasia
•Osteosarcoma
•Giant cell tumours
•Metastases
•Aneurysmal bone cyst
•Chondromyxoid fibroma OR Chondroblastoma 
•Hyperparathyroidism (Brown Tumour)
•Infection (Osteomyelitis) - ddx for all tumor
•Non-ossifying fibroma
•Eosinophilic granuloma
•Simple bone cyst
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Mgx of bone cyst

  • simple
  • aneurysmal
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Simple:
watchful waiting (resolve spontaneously), avoid activity which may cause pathological #
intralesional steroids
aspiration of cyst
curettage and fill with bone chips

Aneurysmal:
Curettage and bone grafting

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types of bone tumor/lesion by region

  • in epiphysis
  • in metaphysis
  • in diaphysis
  • non specific
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Epiphysis: 
- infection, chondroblastoma
- geode, giant cell tumor (>30yo)
Metaphysis:
- osteochondroma, osteosarcoma
- fibrosarcoma, non ossifying fibroma, chondromyxoid fibroma
- aneurysmal bone cyst, simple bone cyst
- chondrosarcoma (>30yo)
Diaphysis
- Ewing sarcoma (<30yo)
- Fibrous dysplasia
- Osteoblastoma
Non specific
- enchondroma
- osteoid osteoma
- mets
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5
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Common bone in

  • finger
  • calcaneum
  • spine
  • flat bones
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Finger: enchondroma
Calcaneum: GCT
Spine: ABC, GCT, MM, Mets
Flat bones: chondrosarcoma, e wing sarcoma

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types of periosteal reactions

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solid, lamellated, spiculated, codmans

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malignant bone tumors by age group

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Young
- osteosarcoma (metaphysis)
- ewing (diaphysis)
Older (all in metaphysis)
- osteosarcoma
- chondrosarcoma
- multiple myeloma
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8
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possible primary sites for mets bone tumors

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H&N: thyroid, NPC

thorax: breast, lung
abdo: kidney, GIT, prostate, testes

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Osteosarcoma features

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PEARL HARBOR

  • paget disease*
  • early age (10-20yo)
  • around knee
  • raised periosteum by tumor (sunburst)
  • lace like architecture
  • hyaline arteriosclerosis
  • ALP increased
  • retinoblastoma*
  • boys predominantly
  • OM is a differential
  • Radiation*

*predisposing

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Osteosarcoma RF

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PRIMARY

  • Paget
  • Radiation
  • Infarction of bone
  • Male
  • Alcohol, poor diet
  • Retinoblastoma
  • Young
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Multiple myeloma

  • what it is
  • what clinical features
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malignant b cell lymphoproliferative disorder of the marrow with plasma cells predominanting

Clinical features:

  • generalised osteoporosis, lytic lesions throughout skeleton
  • plasmacytoma
  • blood abnormalities
  • hyper Ca (resorption of bone)
  • renal dysfunction
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common lab/ investigation findings

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  • FBC: mild anemia (NCNC)
  • high ESR
  • RP: high Cr
  • High Ca
  • Bence jones proteins (urinalysis)
  • Plasmacytosis with typical myeloma cells
  • serum/ urine electrophoresis: monoclonal Ig band
  • renal stones, gout, hyperuricemia
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13
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Difference between SBC and ABC

GCT?

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SBC: fills medullary cavity, does not expand bone

ABC: at metaphysis, expansile

GCT: after fusion of physis, extends to subarticular/ articular surface (MUST), at epiphysis

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14
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mgx of osteosarcoma

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  • confirm disease (biopsy)
  • stage disease: mets easily to lungs
  • chemo + RT
  • resection or amputation
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15
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tx for pathological fractures

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open reduction

int fixation

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