Tumors, Cancers, Cysts Flashcards
Tumor of glandular tissue
Adenoma
. “ABC. Benign bone tumor. metaphyseal/diaphyseal. Eccentric. “Blister ofBone”, <20
aneurismal bone cyst
Encapsulated. Short zone of transition. Asymptomatic (usually)
Benign tumors
Tumor-shaped radiolucencv d/t loss of bone density from hyoerparathyroidism. (PTH)
Brown’s Tumor
Starry sky appearance. Jaw mass. Central African child. Epstein Barr virus.
Burkett’s lymphoma
wasting away
cachexia
Cancer of the epithelial tissue, usually spread by lymph system.
Carcinoma
Cancer that has not in, aded basement membrane.
Carcinoma in situ
HPV 16 virus implicated
Cervical cancer
Benign bone tumor. <20. Epiphyseal/metaphyseal
Chondroblastorna
Benign tumor of cartilage
Chondroma
Cancer that is most commonly seen in sacrum. Crosses joints.
Chordoma
Most commonly found in US.
Colorectal cancer
Absence of one or both testicles in scrotum(failure of descent of the testes). Can cause testicular cancer.
Cryptorchidism
Benign hand tumor. Stippled calcification. 2+ enchondroma = multiple enchondromatosis
enchondromatosis + soft tissue swelling + bone deformity = maffucci syndrome
enchondroma (ollier’s dz)