Surgery MSK Flashcards
t/f msk tumors are common
false, bone sarcoma 0.2% of all malignancies, soft tissue sarcomas are <1%
bone tumor evaluation process
- history and pe
- xray of lesion
- lab assessments
- local imaging and cxr
- biopsy
- staging + other exams
t/f age of patient is most important
true, certain bone tumors are more common in certain age groups
table 2
7 xray questions for bone tumor evaluation
- location aggressiveness - how large (compared to bone) - how extensive - what is the lesion doing to the bone - what is the bone doing in response - is there a cortical lesion - is there soft tissue mass histology - what is the matrix
descriptions of bone
- geographic: margins are sharp and zone of transition is narrow (non-aggressive)
- moth eaten: multiple lytic lesions in bone (myeloma or metastatic ca)
- permeative pattern: ill defined margin and wide zone of transition (osteogenic sarcoma)
3 patterns of bone
- marginal sclerosis
- cortical thickening
- periosteal new bone formation
what is marginal sclerosis
- non-aggressive
- gct os more aggressive, does not show marginal sclerosis
what is cortical thickening
- high concentrations of pde2 = pain relieved by nsaids
- pge2 = stimulates osteoblasts = bone thickening
- osteofibrous dysplasia is seen in pedia pts, benign lesion involving anterior cortex of tibia
4 sub patterns of periosteal new bone formation
- bone remodeling and endosteal espansion
- neocorticalization
- poorly organized periosteal new bone formation
- muti-level periosteal response or onion peel pattern
what is bone remodeling and endosteal expansion
- expansile remodeling and endosteal scalping
- cortical thinning seen in enchondromas
- seen in non-ossifying fibroma
what is neocorticalization
- non-aggressive tumor destroying original cortex
- periosteum forms new layer of bone to contain the tumor
- gct and enchondroma
what is poorly organized periosteal new bone formation
more in aggressive (osteosarcoma)
what is multi-level periosteal response and onion peel pattern
- periosteum being lifted by tumor = onion peel patter
- ewing’s sarcoma, osteosarcoma, osteomyelitis
- condmans triangel: original cortex, lifted periosteum, tumor
- more in aggresive tumos (osteosatcoma)
- hair on head or sunburst pattern
what is cortical erosion
- points to aggressiveness
- seen in osteosarcoma and gct
what are soft tissue masses
- gct: locally aggressive, destroy cortex and extend tissue
- osteosarcoma: very aggressive and penetrates through intact cortex and soft tissue
- fibrous dysplasia: confined to bone
4 types of matrix
- osteoid
- chondroid
- ground glass
- lytic lesions or no matrix
what is osteoid matrix
- fluffy, cloudlike, amorphous calcifications
- osteosarcoma
what is chondroid matrix
- stippled, flocculent, or rings and arcs
what is ground glass matrix
- fibrous dysplasia
- bone does not mature to lamellar bone but remains as woven bone interspersed within a fibrous background
- when found on the hip = coxa vara or shepherd’s crook deformity
what are lytic lesions or no matrix
- gct, aneurysmal, and unicameral bone cysts and certain metastatic carcinoma (renal cell carcinoma or thyroid)
most useful to see the soft tissue and intramedullary extent of the tumor and to check involvement of major neurovascular structures
mri