Tumor and Metabolic Diseases Flashcards
Musculoskeletal tumors come from what tissue
mesodermal
what is mesodermal tissue
connective tissue like bone, fat, muscles
what are Musculoskeletal called
sarcomas
Sarcomas metastasize where
lung
what are 4 types of Musculoskeletal tumors
benign bone
malignant bone
benign soft tissue
malignant soft tissue
histories of what other cancers are important for Musculoskeletal tumors
prostate, lung, breast, thyroid, renal
chest x-ray: CXR
lung
mammogram
breast
PSA
prostate
UA
renal
TSH/Thyroid US
thyroid
SPEP/ UPEP
myeloma
ESR/CRP
infection
CBC diff, CMP
anemia, alk phos
CT chest/ abdomen/ pelvis
look for primary or mets to lung
MRI
asses soft tissue of anatomy
bone scan
bony activity, skip lesions
X-ray of limbs
bony destruction
above what age are bone tumors most likely metastatic
40
growing soft tissue masses are most likely what
malignant
how do you treat soft tissue >5cm or deep
excision
how do you treat malignant soft tissue
resection
how do you treat benign bone
excision if aggressive