Pathology Flashcards
Osteromyelitis
Inflammation of the bone due to a pyrogenic infection. Associated with post op open heart surgery. Erosion of the bony margins. Requires sternum to be split
Osteopetrosis
Increased density of soft bone
Osteroporosis
Loss of bone density
Paget’s disease
Thick, soft bone marked by bowing and fractures
Chondrosarcoma
Tumor arising from cartilage cells
Multiple Myeloma
Malignant neoplasm of plasma cells involving the bone marrow and causing destruction of the bone
Cervical rib
Extra rib on C7
Lumbar rib
Extra rib below the twelfth rib arising from first lumbar body
Fused rib
Anterior ends of adjacent ribs are one
Osteolytic
Destructive lesions with irregular margins
Osteoblastic
Bony lesions of increased density
Osteolytic + Osteoblastic
Moth eaten appearance of bone resulting from the mix of destructive and plastic lesions