Tumors Flashcards
Tumors and tumor-like lesions of bone. Present how? 4
- Persistent skeletal pain and swelling
- Limitation of motion
- Spontaneous fracture
- Proceed with clinical, radiographic, lab and biopsy exam
Tumors and tumor-like lesions of bone: What are the three types of tumors?
- Osteoblastic connected tissue tumors
- Cartilage tumors
- Bone
What are the tumors in the following categories:
1. Osteoblastic connected tissue tumors? 2
- Cartilage tumors? 3
- Bone? 3
- Osteoblastic connected tissue tumors
- Osteoid osteoma
- Osteosarcoma - Cartilage tumors
- Enchondromas
- Chondromyxoid fibromas
- Chondrosarcomas - Giant Cell
- Chondroblastomas
- Ewing’s sarcoma
How would you treat the following:
- Osteoid osteoma?
- Osteosarcoma?
- Osteoid osteoma
- Pain usually relieved by aspirin - Osteosarcoma
- Resection and chemotherapy
Tumors and tumor-like lesions of bone:
1. Giant cell are mostly benign or malignant?
- Chondroblastomas: benign or malignant?
- Ewing’s sarcoma prognosis?
- 50% are benign
- Almost always benign
- 50% mortality rate in spite of chemotherapy, radation and surgery
RED FLAGS FOR TUMORS?
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- Night pain,
- constant pain,
- unusual symptoms,
- no improvement with conservative management,
- or general symptoms such as fever, malaise, weakness
- Unexplained mass, especially in the thigh
RED FLAGS on xray findings?
3
X-ray findings with
- lytic or blastic bone changes,
- soft tissue calcification or
- periosteal reaction
Evaluation of tumors?
- Physical exam and x-rays for most
- Possible bone scan, CT scan, MRI, chest x-rays/CT for more high risk lesions
- Consider
- lab tests - consults/referral Oncologist, Path, etc
Whch labs to evaluate for tumors? 3
- CBC
- calcium, phosphorous
- alk phos
If you have a patient that has weakness, anemia and is over 40 what do you have to R/O?
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What are you looking for on CT with evaluaiton of bone tumors?
history of calcifications
- If suspecting Malignancy after XRAY you must order a what?
- What lab would be elevated in lots of bone breakdown?
- Bottom line need to what?
- CT
- ALK phos= lots of bone breakdown
- biopsy
- Who should the biopsy be performed by?
- How should the biopsy be dissected?
- Consult for what?
- Ideal if performed by “ultimate” surgeon
- Longitudinal and stay in one compartment
- Consult to plan incision
What would be the different in trying to decide whether to observe, excise or refer in malignant vs benign tumors of the bone?
- Clearly benign-observation versus excision/curettage
- Possibly malignant- consider referral to Regional Cancer Center having teams of pathologists, radiologists, surgeons, and oncologists and radiation therapists
How do we classify tumors? 3
- Bony versus soft tissue
- Benign versus malignant
- Primary versus metastatic