tumor quick review Flashcards
what is the most common benign skeletal tumor?
osteochondroma
most common benign tumor of the spine?
hemangioma
most common primary benign tumor of the ribs?
fibrous dysplasia
most common primary benign tumor of the hand?
enchondroma
most common primary malignant tumor?
multiple myeloma
second most common primary malignant tumor?
osteosarcoma
third most common primary malignant tumor?
chondrosarcoma
fourth most common malignant tumor?
Ewing’s sarcoma
most common benign tumor of the sacrum?
giant cell carcinoma
most common malignant tumor of the skeleton?
metastasis
only primary malignant tumor to cross the intervertebral disc?
chordoma
only benign tumor to cross the epiphyseal plate?
A.B.C
most common neoplastic cause of scoliosis?
osteoblastoma and osteoid osteoma
most common cause for missing pedicle?
osteolytic mets
most common causes for ivory vertebrae?
osteoblastic mets, Paget’s and Hodgkin’s
most common cause for blow-out mets?
renal and thyroid disease
most common cause for distal extremity mets?
bronchogenic carcinoma
most common abdominal neoplasm in children?
neuroblastoma
most common sites of spine for mets?
bodies and pedicles
most common sites for multiple myeloma?
spine (T10-L5)
most common site for extramedullary plasmacytoma?
nasopharynx
most common affected joints in osteosarcoma?
knee and shoulder
most common complication of cannonball mets?
spontaneous pneumothorax
most common sites for chondrosarcoma?
pelvis and proximal femur
