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)
Multi-laminated (onion skin appearance) periosteal reaction. Cortical saucerization. Children I0-25. Moth-eaten appearance in medulla • mimics Osteomyelitis.
Ewing’s sarcoma
M/c breast tumor. Associated with estrogens.
Fibroadenoma of breast
Myxomatous tissue. Spindled and polyhedral cells.
fibroma
Benign tumor, ground glass appearance. Cafe au lait “Coast ofMaine” appearance. w/early puberty= “Albright’s disease”. Monostotic form = “rind sign” “rind of
sclerosis”
Fibrous dysplasia
Tumor of osteoclasts. Osteoclastoma. Mic in knee. Quasi-malignant. Age 20-40, epiphyseal/metaphyseal
Giant cell tumor
Benign tumor of blood vessels, most commonly found in spine
Hemangioma
most common primary liver cancer. aka hepatoma
hepatocellular liver cancer
hans schuller christian dz
histolytic granuloma
eospinophilic granuloma
lipid accumulales -> vertebra plana
histiocytosis X
Pel-Epstein fever, Reed Sternberg cells, hepatosplenomegaly, enlarged lymph nodes (increased IgE)
hodgkin lymphoma