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Quiz 1 - malignancies of bone Flashcards

1
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Most common malignant tumors of bones?

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Mets (25x MC than 1˚)

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What are the MC primary malignancy sites?

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Lung
Breast
Renal
Prostate cancer

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Mets targets what are?

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Axial skeleton, skull, proximal extremities (blood)

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What is acral metastasis

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The rare occurrence of mets distal to the knee or elbow

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What is primary malignancy in women vs men?

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Breast = women, then thyroid, kidney, uterus

Prostate = men, then lung

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Most patients are how old?

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Over 40

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Malignancy under 5 yo is usually what malignancy?

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Neuroblastoma

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Malignancy under age 10-20 yo is usually?

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Ewing sarcoma

Osteosarcoma

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Malignancy age 200-35 is usually what disease?

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Hodgkin lymphoma

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What % of people have bone pain?

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70%

Insidious, remission/exacerbation, persistent, nocturnal

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Patients with suspected metastasis should get what lab studies

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ESR
CBC
Chem screen
UA

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What are the 3 routes of mets?

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  • Hematogenous is MC via arteries
  • Direct invasion soft tissues
  • Lymph dissemination (unusual)
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What imaging is needed for mets? (4)

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Plain radiograph
CT
MRI
Bone scan (nuclear imaging)

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What does mets look like on radiograph?

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75% osteolytic (moth-eaten, permeative)

15% osteoblastic

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What is a “blow-out” pattern?

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Large, very expansile, solitary

Suggests renal or thyroid primary

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40% of mets occurs in what location?

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Spine

Thoracic and lumbar MC

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What is the MC cause of missing pedicle?

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Osteolytic mets

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3 MC causes of ivory vertebra

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Osteoblastic mets
Paget’s disease (cortical thickening, expansion)
Lymphoma (Hodgkin) (anterior body scalloping)

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MC cause of extrapleural sign?

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Rib mets

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Skeletal metastasis is most common where?

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28% ribs and sternum

12% pelvis
10% skull
10% long tubular bones

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Management plan for mets?

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Identify primary site
Identify extent of mets
Manage P and bone loss

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What are 3 meds commonly for managing mets.

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Steroids and NSAIDS

Bisphosphonates to manage osteoblastic activity

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What are the 4 MC primary malignancies of bone? And MC ages of people to get them? (Hint: MOCE)

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Multiple myeloma (50-70 y.o.)
Osteosarcoma (10-25 y.o.)
Chondrosarcoma (40-60 y.o.)
Ewing’s sarcoma (10-25 y.o.)

In order of age:
O + E = 10-25 yo
C = 40-60 yo
MM = 50-70 yo

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What age group gets Multiple myeloma?

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50-70 y.o.

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What age group gets Osteosarcoma?

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10-25 y.o.

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What age group gets Chondrosarcoma?

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40-60 y.o.

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What age group gets Ewing’s sarcoma?

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10-25 y.o.

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Where is MM located usually?

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Similar as mets (axial skeleton, proximal femur and humerus, skull) PLUS long bones: the whole humerus, femur, tibia, fibula, radius, ulna.

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What are signs and Sx of MM?

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Bone pain (worse with activity and weight bearing, pathologic fx)
Anemia
Proteinuria
Renal disease
Weight loss/cachexia
Osteoporosis
Amyloidosis
Bacterial infections (esp. respiratory)
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How do you dx MM?

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Blood screening:

  • anemia
  • thrombocytopenia
  • elevated ESR
  • hyperuricemia, hypercalcemia
  • elevated serum proteins
  • -> M spike with electrophoresis is diagnostic
  • Benjones protein in urine
  • bone marrow aspirate shows increased number of bone marrow plasma cells
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Multiple, well-defined, round osteolytic defects: “punched out” defects and endosteal scalloping

Severe generalized osteopenia

High incidence pathologic Fx

This suggests what disease?

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MM

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Where does MRI, bone scan, CT play a role in detecting MM?

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MRI very sensitive to marrow changes
Bone scan is usually negative
CT does not play a major role

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What is the Prognosis of MM?

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Prognosis is poor

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Complications of MM? (3)

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Pathologic fx
Renal failure
Respiratory infection

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Tx for MM?

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Targeted drug therapy
Chemotherapy
Bone marrow transplant

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What is the concern with a solitary plasmacytoma?

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70% develop MM within 5 years

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Geographic
Lytic
Highly expansile
“Soapy bubbly”

If this is seen on radiograph, what do you think it might be?

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solitary plasmacytoma

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38
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What location does solitary plasmacytoma favor?

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MC Thoracic Spine

20% Rib, sternum, classical, scapula

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Median age for solitary plasmacytoma

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55

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40
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What is solitary plasmacytoma

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Localize plasma cell neoplasm

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What is a malignant neoplasm which forms osteoid called?

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Osteosarcoma

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Where are Osteosarcoma usually located?

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80% Intramedullary (knee)
10-15% Surface/juxtacortical
5% extra skeletal

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What percentage of Osteosarcoma are primary vs secondary?

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75% primary in 10-20 yo

25% secondary = older patients d/t malignant degeneration of benign lesion or Paget’s

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What are signs and Sx of Osteosarcoma?

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  • Painful swelling
  • Pain increases with activity
  • Pathologic Fx possible
  • Onset of Sx to Dx often >6months
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“Cumulus cloud” appearance
Cortical destruction, aggressive periosteal response, soft tissue mass
Location: metaphysis of long bone (75% of them)
Appearance: sclerotic (50% of the time)

If you saw this on plain film, what would you think?

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Osteosarcoma

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What is the role of MRI, CT, bone scan with Osteosarcoma?

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MRI is used in planning Tx (determine extend of lesion and relationship to vessels and nerves)

Chest CT and Bone scan detects metastasis

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What is the prognosis for Osteosarcoma

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Mets to lungs common, mets to other bones possible

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To for Osteosarcoma

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Aggressive surgical resection often includes amputation

Mets to lung “cannonball metastasis”

Radiation therapy

Chemotherapy

49
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“Cannonball mets”

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Osteosarcoma

Ewing sarcoma

50
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What kind of Osteosarcoma accounts for 5% all Osteosarcoma?

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Parosteal Osteosarcoma

51
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How fast does Parosteal Osteosarcoma grow?

52
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What are the symptoms of Parosteal Osteosarcoma?

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Similar to osteosarcoma:

  • Painful swelling
  • Pain increases with activity
  • Pathologic Fx possible
53
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Age range of Parosteal Osteosarcoma?

54
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Dense, juxtacortical mass with stalk to cortex and NO periosteal response

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Parosteal Osteosarcoma

DDx: myositis ossificans (MO) because they looks so similar (see slide 60)

55
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How do you know its Parosteal Osteosarcoma and not MO?

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PO: stalk attaches to cortex. Central portion is more dense and less dense at periphery, grows over time

MO: separated from the bone. Less dense in the middle. Gets smaller over time.

56
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What is secondary Osteosarcoma?

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Malignant degeneration of benign lesion

57
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What are the 4 most common benign lesions to turn into secondary osteosarcoma if they undergo malignancy? (3 + 1 special one)

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Paget’s disease
Fibrous dysplasia
Osteochondroma —> osteosarcoma

Enchondroma —> chondrosarcoma THEN osteosarcoma

(—> signifies malignant changes)

58
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What is the age range of chondrosarcoma?

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40-70 yo MC

Though 20-90 possible

59
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What gender gets chondrosarcoma?

60
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chondrosarcoma is what % of primary bone malignancies

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25% primary bone malignancies are chondrosarcoma

61
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Cartilaginous matrix?

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Think chondrosarcoma

62
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It’s possible for these 2 lesions, when they undergo malignancy, to become chondrosarcoma:

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Enchondroma

Osteochondroma

63
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Signs and Sx of chondrosarcoma?

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Deep, dull, achy pain
Sometimes mild limp, limited ROM
Soft tissue swelling/ mass possible
Hx of 2-5 years

64
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Lab findings for chondrosarcoma?

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Typically WNL

65
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What is the MC location for chondrosarcoma? (2)

Where else can you find it? (6)

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Any bone preformed in cartilage.
MC: pelvic, proximal femur

Also: proximal humerus, ribs, scapula, distal femur, proximal tibia, craniofacial bones

Metaphyseal or diaphyseal; clear-cell in epiphysis (<2%)

66
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What is the MC benign tumor of the hand?

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Enchondroma

67
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What is the MC primary malignancy of hand, sternum, scapula?

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Chondrosarcoma

68
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Large, lytic, poorly defined
Calcification in 70% “popcorn,” “stippled,” “arcs and rings”
Large soft tissue mass
Endosteal scalloping

Plain film findings for?

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Chondrosarcomaa

69
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Chondrosarcoma and Enchondroma look very similar. What is the main difference?

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[answer here]

70
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What is the prognosis for chondrosarcoma?

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Slow progression
High 5-year survival rate w/ early Tx

Grade 1 = 90% survival rate
Grade 3 = 30% survival rate

71
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Tx for chondrosarcoma?

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Surgical resection

Radiation and chemo have limited use

72
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Are mets common with chondrosarcoma?

73
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What is an uncommon subtype of chondrosarcoma?

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clear cell chondrosarcoma

74
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Where is clear cell chondrosarcoma located? What does it look like?

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Epiphysis

Round, sharply marinated lytic lesion

75
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What bones is clear cell Chondrosarcoma MC found in?

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Proximal long bones

76
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Will clear cell chondrosarcoma have sclerosis or calcification/

77
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How do you distinguish clear cell chondrosarcoma from chondroblastoma?

78
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Who gets Ewing sarcoma?

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10-25 yo

M>F

79
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Ewing sarcoma is what % of primary malignancies?

80
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Marrow cell tumor
“Round cell”

What kind fo tumor is this?

A

Ewing sarcoma

81
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Signs and Sx of Ewing sarcoma

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Localized P and swelling, local warmth, tenderness, dilated veins

Palpable soft tissue mass

Systemic signs: fever, anemia, leukocytosis, increased ESR

82
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Location of Ewing sarcoma

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70% Long bones (Femur, tibia, humerus: and diaphysis is classic location)

25% Flat bones (pelvis, ribs, scap)

5% spine

83
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What long bones does Ewing sarcoma MC show up in

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Humerus
Femur
Tibia
Fibula

84
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Permeative lytic destruction w/ wide zone of transition

Aggressive periosteal response (25-50%): sunburst, laminated, codman

Sclerosis seen in up to 40%

What problem do these plain film findings suggest?

A

Ewing sarcoma

85
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Prognosis for Ewing sarcoma

86
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Tx for Ewing sarcoma

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Chemotherapy is mainstay

  • radiation
  • surgical resection/amputation

Commonly mets to lungs “cannonball mets”

87
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What is the MC primary malignant bone tumor to mets to bone?

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Ewing sarcoma

88
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What is a rare <2% primary bone malignancy?

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Fibrosarcoma

89
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Fibrosarcoma is MC in what age group

90
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Where is Fibrosarcoma located commonly

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Major long bones

50% at knee

91
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What is Sx for Fibrosarcoma

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Pain, swelling

Ave 2 yrs before Dx

92
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Highly destructive, expanding, lytic lesion

Large soft tissue mass

No periosteal reaction

What do these radiograph findings suggest?

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Fibrosarcoma

93
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What is prognosis for Fibrosarcoma

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Poor

Frequent local recurrence up to 80%

94
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What is Tx for Fibrosarcoma

A

Amputation

95
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When and where does Fibrosarcoma metastasize?

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Mets late to Lung, liver, lymph, brain

96
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What is the MC soft tissue sarcoma in adults?

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Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)

97
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What is histologically similar to fibrosarcoma?

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Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)

98
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What location does Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) affect?

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50% Lower extremity

20% upper extremity

99
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Sx of Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)?

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Painless, solid mass usually

100
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Where does Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) mets?

101
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What is a rare <1% primary bone malignancy?

102
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What originates from notochord remnants?

103
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What age group is Chordoma

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30-70 yo

M>F

104
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What is the only primary malignancy to cross the IVD?

105
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Prognosis of Chordoma?

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Poor

Difficult surgical resection

106
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What vertebra is Chordoma MC in?

107
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Midline lesions
Lytic destruction
Cortical expansion
Calcification in 50%
Soft tissue mass

What do these findings suggest?

A

Chordoma

DDx: lytic mets, chondrosarcoma, GCT, ABC, plasmacytoma

108
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What is 3-4% of primary bone malign?

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Lymphoma of bone

109
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What is the prognosis for Lymphoma of bone

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Better than most primary bone malignancies

110
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Age and gender of Lymphoma of bone?

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20-50 yo

M>F

111
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What is rare, extranodal lymphoma?

A

Lymphoma of bone

112
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Signs and sx of Lymphoma of bone

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Local intermittent pain
Dull, aching, not relieved by rest
Generally healthy pt
Over 50% have Sx > 1 year
Palpable mass or swelling
113
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MC location for Lymphoma of bone

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Lower extremities, pelvis, spine

114
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Permeative, moth-eaten lytic destruction
Minimal periosteal response
Soft tissue mass
Pathologic Fx common

These radiograph findings suggest?

A

Lymphoma of bone

115
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What is usually secondary to systemic Hodgkin?

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Hodgkin Lymphoma of bone

10-20% patients with Hodgkin develop skeletal involvement

116
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What is the MC sx of Hodgkin Lymphoma of bone

117
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MC location for Hodgkin Lymphoma of bone?

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Vertebral body

“Ivory vertebra”

118
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Hodgkin Lymphoma of bone is polyostotic in

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