Vicki Radiology Flashcards
15 year old male with increasing left upper arm pain of 3mo duration. Recent onset of low grade fever. Local tenderness and it extends into soft tissue. What tumor? And name the genetics.
t(11,22) causing fusion protein EWS-FLI1 - ewing Sarcoma
p53 damage
osteosarcoma, Li Fraumeni
bone decreased bloody supply
avascular necrosis/osteonecrosis
failure of normal bone resportion due to defective osteoclasts
osteopetrosis
**diaphysis lesions
ewing, myeloma, osteoid osteoma
**metaphysis lesions
osteosarcoma, osteochondroma
**epiphysis lesions
giant cell tumor
decreased cortical thickening
osteoporosis
diffuse, dense bone
osteopetrosis
thickening of calvarium
osteitis deformans (Paget dz of bone)
XR shows irregular lucencies with adjacent sclerosis
osetonecrosis
MRI shows dark serpingious necrotic bone
osetonecrosis
bamboo spine
ankylosing spondylitits
XR shows soap bubble appearance
giant cell tumor
XR shows exotosis of bone
osteochondroma
XR shows “sunburst pattern”/”Codman” Triangle around metaphysis of long bones
osteosarcoma
Best test for soft tissue involvement (malignancy).
MRI
Anaplastic small blue cell tumor
Ewing Sarcoma
XR shows “onion skin” around diaphysis of long bone
ewing sarcoma
What cancers have blue cells?
MR. LEMONS Melanoma Rhabdomyosarcoma Lymphoma Ewing Medulloblastoma Other Neuroblastoma Small Cell (oat cell)