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What is another name for Paget disease?

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Osteitis deformans

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What is the most common metabolic bone disease worldwide?

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osteoporosis

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What is the 2nd most common metabolic bone disease worldwide?

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Paget disease

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What is Paget disease?

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Bone remodeling disorder characterized by accelerated and abnormal remodeling:
- ^resorption of bone
- ^deposition of disorganized bone

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What age group is generally effected by Paget disease?

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> 50 years

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What geographic areas have higher rates of Paget disease?

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Northern European populations and areas with high immigration from Britain (eg. Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US)

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What geographic areas have lower rates of Paget disease?

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  • Asia
  • Middle East
  • Africa
  • South America
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Paget disease is most likely to be found in which country?
A) Brazil
B) Turkey
C) Japan
D) Scotland

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Scotland (northern europe)

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What term implies that a bone disorder affects only one bone in the body?

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monostotic

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What term implies that a bone disorder affects multiple bones, but not all bones in the body?

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polyostotic

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What is the etiology of Paget disease?

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  • mutations in genes encoding for proteins in RANK signaling pathway
  • infection with paramyxovirus (measles) activates genes
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The RANK system induces ____ and ____

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osteoclast activity
osteoclastogenensis

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What changes to osteoclasts occur in Paget disease?

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  • multinucleated (>100)
  • may contain inclusion bodies
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What are inclusion bodies?

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Virus-like particles that especially resemble paramyxoviruses (measles)

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Most cases of Paget disease are (monostotic/polyostotic)

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monostotic

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Where is Paget disease commonly found in the body?

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axial skeleton
- spine
- skull
- pelvis
- femur
- tibia
- humerus

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Name the radiographic characteristics of Paget disease

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  • bony expansion
  • cortical thickening
  • extensive trabecular patterns
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How is Paget disease differentiated from other metabolic diseases?

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Paget disease is usually monostotic, unlike metabolic diseases which have generalized skeletal involvement

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What diagnostic method would determine whether a case of Paget disease is monostotic or polyostotic?

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bone scan (can look at all bones at once)

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Name the stages of Paget disease?

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  1. Lytic
  2. Mixed
  3. Blastic
  4. Malignant transformation (debated)
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If Pagetic bone undergoes malignant transformation, it will become a(n) ____

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osteosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, chondrosarcoma

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Which stage of Paget disease is described as “hot” and why?

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stage 1 - osteoclastic resorptive stage (lytic stage)

^vascularization of Pagetic bone

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What occurs during stage 1 of Paget disease?

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  • widespread osteolysis
  • marrow fibrosis (fibrous replacement of marrow)
  • dilation of marrow sinusoids
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Marrow fibrosis in polyostotic Paget disease would increase the risk of ____

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anemia (decreased blood cells)

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How would stage 1 of Paget disease appear radiographically?
"blade of grass" or "candle flame" (tapered appearance where there is less bone)
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Bone scans show ____ activity, which occurs in reaction to ____ activity in Paget disease
blastic lytic
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How does stage 2 of Paget disease appear radiographically?
- bones appear larger (bony expansion) - thickened cortex, accentuation of cancellous bone - "picture frame" appearance of vertebral bodies - protrusio acetabuli
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What is protrusio acetabuli?
Acetabulum protrudes into pelvis, seen radiographically where the femoral head crosses the ilio-ischial line (Kohlers's line)
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In what stage of Paget disease is osteoclastic activity slowing down, while osteoblastic activity is catching up?
Stage 2: mixed osteoclastic & osteoblastic stage
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What stage of Paget disease becomes a contraindication for adjusting and **why**?
Stage 2 bone softening --> deformities & ^Fx risk
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How can Paget disease be differentiated from metastasis?
metastasis doesn't change *size* of bone, while Paget disease shows bony expansion
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In what stage(s) is Paget disease most commonly found?
Stages 2 & 3
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What stage of Paget disease is described as "cold" and **why**?
Stage 3: burnt-out (blastic) stage Histologically, minimal osteoclastic activity
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What stage of Paget disease shows a mosaic pattern in bone with prominent and irregular basophilic-staining cement lines histologically?
Stage 3: burn-out (blastic) stage
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How does stage 3 of Paget disease appear radiographically?
- thickened & disordered bone - Picture frame bone
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What stage of Paget disease is typically seen in severe polyostotic cases?
Stage 4: neoplastic transformation
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The lytic phase of Paget disease in the skull is called ____
osteoporosis circumscripta
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What is osteoporosis circumscripta? Where does it usually occur?
localized lysis in the skull (stage 1 pagets), usually frontal & parietal bones (calvarium)
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The mixed/blastic phases of Paget disease in the skull creates the appearance called ____
cotton wool skull
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Describe the appearance of the mixed/blastic stages of Paget disease **in the skull**.
- thickening of inner & outer tables of calvarium - platybasia = flatten skull and compresses medulla and spinal cord - basilar impression/invagination = skull is heavy and collapsing on c1 - misshapen jaw - tooth loss - Leontiasis Ossei
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What are some of the consequences of Paget disease in the skull?
- increased cranial pressure --> headaches - basilar invagination/impression - platybasia --> can compress medulla/spinal cord - compress CN VIII --> hearing changes (tinitus) - cerebellar gait disturbances - "hat doesn't fit"
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What is basilar invagination/impression?
Skull becomes too heavy and collapses on C1, so that the cervical spine is protruding into foramen magnum --> causing brain/spinal cord compression
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What is Leontiasis Ossei?
"lion-like face" increase in facial bone size due to Paget disease in the skull
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What is platybasia?
flattening of the base of the skull
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How does Paget disease appear radiographically in the spine?
- ivory vertebra - "picture frame" vertebrae (mixed/blastic stages)
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What is an ivory vertebra?
densely blastic vertebral body
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In Paget disease in the spine, bone gets bigger in what dimension?
laterally (A-P + M-L) (bone softening, will compress bones, not allowing vertically)
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How would you form your differential diagnosis if you see "ivory vertebrae" on a radiograph?
IHOP: - idiopathic (Dx of exclusion, must rule out the following) - hodgkins lymphoma - osteoblastic metastasis (no thickening/^size) - Paget disease (picture frame vertebra)
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What is a possible (uncommon) consequence of Paget disease in the spine? How would this manifest clinically?
- vertebral canal stenosis/narrowing (bone expands inward) - provoked in extension, feels better in flexion
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How does Paget disease appear in the tibia?
- sabre shin (may affect gait) - pseudofractures - transverse fractures
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What term describes the course trabecular expansion creating the appearance of a curved anterior tibia?
sabre shin
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What term describes a "seam" of unmineralized osteoid?
pseudofracture
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Where do pseudofractures occur in Pagetic long bones?
convex side of Tibia
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In what conditions might you see pseudofractures?
PROF: - Paget disease - Rickets - Osteomalacia - Fibrous dysplasia
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In a patient with pseudofractures, how is Rickets differentiated from Paget disease?
Rickets occurs in young population
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In a patient with pseudofractures, how is Osteomalacia differentiated from Paget disease?
osteopenic change in osteomalacia
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In a patient with pseudofractures, how is Fibrous dysplasia differentiated from Paget disease?
occurs on concave side in Fibrous dysplasia
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Transverse fractures are also called ____
banana fracture
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What are the general clinical manifestations of Paget disease?
- frequently asymptomatic - bone pain in affected area - ^osteoarthritis when adjacent to joint - patho Fx - headaches - hearing loss - hat size changes
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What are the clinical manifestations of polyostotic Paget disease?
- Pagetic steal - cardiomegaly - high output cardiac failure
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Why does Pagetic steal occur in Paget disease?
bone steals blood from rest of body --> can cause dizziness & gait disturbances
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Why does cardiomegaly occur in Paget disease?
bone increases demand for blood
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Why does high output cardiac failure occur in Paget disease?
heart can't keep up with Pagetic bone demand
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What are the findings of diagnostic labs for Paget disease?
- normal Ca and PO - ^alkaline phosphatase - ^serum & urinary hydroxyproline > hydroxylysine
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Hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine are large components of ____
collagen
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What levels of hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine would be found in diagnostic labs for Paget disease and **why**?
- increased hydroxyproline > hydroxylysine - both are components of collagen - ^turnover of osteoid + destruction in Paget disease
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What is the treatment for Paget disease?
- none, if asymptomatic - manage symptoms (Fx & osteoarthritis) - refer to rheumatology: osteoclast inhibitors (calcitonin & bisphosphonates)
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Pagetic steal is caused by the over proliferation of vasculature in dense, disorganized bone tissue causing patients to experience ____ A) orthostatic hypertension B) hypercalcemia C) orthostatic hypotension D) spinal cord compression
orthostatic hypotension (can cause dizziness & gait disturbances)
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Stage 1 of Paget disease is characterized by increased ____ A) osteoclastic activity B) osteoclastic & osteoblastic activity C) burn-out D) necrosis
osteoclastic activity
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TRUE or FALSE: Paget disease patients have an increased risk of developing a malignant bone tumor
true
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In what stage of Paget disease is "picture frame" vertebrae found?
mixed/blastic stages
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What % change is necessary to show on a Bone Scan?
3-5%
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What is an example of a bisphosphonate given for treatment of Paget disease?
Fosamax

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