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Primary bone tumors Flashcards

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giant cell tumor - age and sex

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20-40

no sex differences

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giant cell tumor - area of the bone

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epipheseal end of long bones

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giant cell tumor - area of the body

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epiphesial end of ling bones –> often around knee: distal femoral and proximal tibia

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giant cells tumor is AKA

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osteoclastoma

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giant cell tumor - histology

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Multinucleated giant cells and stromal cells

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giant cell tumor - appearance on X-ray

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Soap bubble

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giant cell tumor - behaviour

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locally agressive bening tumor

May recur

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MC benign tumor of the bone

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osteochondroma

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osteochondroma - age and sex

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under 25 (male)

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osteochondroma consists of

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mature bony exostosis with cartilaginous (chondroid) cap

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osteochondroma rarely transforms to

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chondrosarcoma

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osteochondroma - area of bone

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metaphysis

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soap bubble appearance in X-RAY - bone tumor?

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giant cell tumor

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osteochondroma - sex

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male

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15
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malignant tumor of cartilage

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chondrosarcoma

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giant cell tumor - behaviour

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locally agressive bening tumor

May recur

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X-ray appearance of osteochondroma

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an exostosis of the bone

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osteosarcoma - area of bone

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metaphysis

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osteochondroma rarely transforms to

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chondrosarcoma

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chondroma usually arises in the

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medulla of small bones of the hands and feet (metaphysis)

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chondrosarcoma usually arises in

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medulla of pelvis or central skeleton (metaphysis)

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osteochondroma to chondrosarcoma (frequency)

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rare

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23
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bening tumor of cartilage

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Chondroma

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osteosarcoma - presents as a

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pathologic fracture or bone pain with swelling

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25
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MC primary malignant bone tumor

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multiple myeloma

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osteosarcoma - age

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bimodal distribution –> 10-20 (MC) and > 65

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osteosarcoma - predisposing factors

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  1. Paget disease
  2. bone infracts
  3. radiation
  4. Familiar retinoblastoma
  5. Li-Fraumeni syndrome (germline p53 mutation)
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osteosarcoma - area of bone

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metaphysis

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osteosarcoma - area of the body

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(metaphysis) often around knee (distal femoral and proximal tibia)

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osteosarcoma - malignant proliferation of

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osteoblasts

31
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osteosarcoma is also called

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osteogenic sarcoma

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behaviour of osteosarcoma

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aggressive

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Ewing sarcoma - genetics

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translocation t(11;22) –> fusion protein EWS-FLI 1

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osteosarcoma - treatment

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surgical en bloc resection (with limb salvage) and chemotherapy

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osteorsarcoma - Codman triangle on x-ray is produced from

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elevation of periosteum

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Ewing sarcoma - x ray

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onion skin periosteal reaction in bone

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Ewing sarcoma - area of the body

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  1. long bones
  2. pelvis
  3. scapula
  4. ribs
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Ewing sarcoma - histology

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anaplastic smal blue cell

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Ewing sarcoma in biopsy can be confused by

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  1. lymphoma

2. chronic osteomyelitis

40
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primary bone tumors - round cell lesions

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  1. Ewing sarcoma

2. Multiple Myeloma

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Ewing sarcoma - behaviour

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extremely aggressive wtih early metastasis (but responsive to chemotherapy)

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Ewing sarcoma - age and sex

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boys under 15

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Ewing sarcoma protein

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EWS-FLI 1

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primary bone tumors of epiphysis

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Giant cell tumor

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primary bone tumors of metaphysis

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  1. osteosarcoma
  2. osteochondroma
  3. simple bone cyst
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primary bone tumors of dipahysis

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  1. fibrous dysplasia
  2. Osteoid osteoma
  3. Ewing sarcoma
  4. Multiple Myeloma
  5. osteoblastoma
47
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chondrosarcoma - frequency

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rare

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chondrosarcoma - age and sex

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men 30-60

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chondrosarcoma - appearance of the mass

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expansile glistening mass with the medullary cavity

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osteoma - area of the body

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surface of the facial bones

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osteoid osteoma is a benign tumor derived from

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osteoblasts

52
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osteoid osteoma appearance

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osteoid surrounded by a rim of reactive bone (CENTRAL NIDUS)

53
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osteoid osteoma - age and sex

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males

54
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osteoid osteoma - area bone

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cortex diaphysis

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osteoid osteoma - x ray

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bony mass smaller than 2 cm with a radiolucent core

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osteoid is the

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unmineralized, organic portion of the bone matrix that forms prior to the maturation of bone tissue

57
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osteoid osteoma - presentation

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NIGHT-TIME bone pain that resolves with aspirin

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osteoclastoma - bone tumor

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Giant cell tumor

59
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multinucleated giant cells - bone tumor

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giant cell (osteoclastoma)

60
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anaplastic small blue cells - bone tumor

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Ewing sarcoma

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fibrous dysplasia - area of the bone

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diaphysis

62
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bone tumor with bimodal age distribution (and which ages)

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osteosarcoma
10-20 (MC)
>65

63
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onion skin on x ray - bone tumor

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Ewing sarcoma

64
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osteoblastoma - area of the body

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vertebrae

65
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osteoblastoma presents as

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bone pain that does not respond to aspirin

66
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osteoblastoma vs osteoid osteoma - accoriding size

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similar but osteoblastoma larger (>2cm)

67
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osteoblastoma vs osteoid osteoma on presentation

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osteoblastoma - bone pain that does not respond to aspirin

osteoid osteoma –> bone pain that resolves with aspirin

68
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age and sex of - giant cell tumor, osteochondroma, osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, chondrosarcoma, osteoid osteoma

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giant cell: 20-40 (no sex differences)
osteochondroma: under twenty five (male)
Ewing sarcoma: boys under fifteen
osteosarcoma: bimodal 10-20 (MC) and > 65
chondrosarcoma: men 30-60
osteoid osteoma: under twenty five

69
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osteosarcoma x-ray

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  1. Codman triangle (from elevation of periosteum)

2. Sunburst pattern

70
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2 MC primary malignant bone tunors

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  1. MM

2. osteosarcoma

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