WlwG Difficulties 2 Flashcards
Lucent-Narrow: adult limbs/sacrum
GCT
Mixed lucent/sclerosis/fibrous narrow: Fibrous, <20 year old (with pain/swelling)
Fibrous dysplasia (dysplasia, thus pain/swelling)
Mixed lucent/sclerosis/fibrous narrow: Fibrous, >20 year old (with pain/swelling)
Myxofibrous tumour
Mixed lucent/sclerosis/fibrous narrow: Rim sclerosis, <3cm, <20 year old (NO pain/swelling)
Focal cortical defect
Sclerotic Narrow: 3 causes?
Morton’s neuroma, foot metatarsals
Ossifying fibroma, mandible and legs
Bone island/enostosis
Diffuse lesions: Sclerotic
Myelofibrosis or Prostate/Urothelial mets (Lytic = MM, Sclerotic = Myelofibrosis, Mixed = Mastocytosis)
Causes of raised: ACA
CREST sclerosis
Soft tissue masses: T2-hyper, aggressive
Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma aka Pleomorphic Sarcoma
Soft tissue masses: Posterior chest wall
ElastoFibroma
Metabolics: Location of Calcium hydroxyapatite deposition disease/Milwaukee
Supraspinatous, flexor carpi ulnaris, MCP
Metabolics: Location of Alkaptonuria
Chondrocalcinosis with early heart and kidney failure
Gaucher vs Sickle cell
Jew (Israel/America) with hepatosplenomegaly, osteopenia, pancytopenia: Gauchers
Sickle cell: Blacks
<5 year old = sequestration (blood pooling) causing splenomegaly, thus hypotension/cardiovascular collapse
> 5 year old = Splenic infarcts with autosplenectomy thus small calcified spleen
Systemic:
Hepatomegaly from iron deposition
Gallstones from calcium deposition
Anaemia, bone infarcts, extramedullary haematopoiesis
Cardiomegaly and sickle chest (consolidations)
(“Gaucher = Mainly organs, Thal = Mainly bones, Sickle cell = everything”)
Wides: Adult, moth-eaten with soft tissue involvement
FibroSarcoma (aka fibrous histiocytoma)
Wides: Adult, solitary punched out, bone erosion, soft tissue dense mass in elderly
Plasmacytoma
(Similar to MM but solitary)
Inflammatory joint conditions: Small joint causes mnemonic
Small (ie MCPJ/PIPJ in hands)
“DSLR” = Dermatomyositis, Systemic sclerosis, Lupus, RA/JIA (RA both small and large)
Large (ie Axial skeleton, Sacroiliitis, Limbs
“RAPE” = RA/JIA, Reiters, AS, Psoriatic, Enteropathic
Modic endplate changes Types 1-3 appearance on MRI
Modic endplate changes (MRI T1/T2): Type 1 (marrow oedema) = Low/High. Type 2 (fatty infiltration) = High/High. Type 3 (subchondral sclerosis) = Low/Low
Spinal tumours: Cord, child, thoracic, T1-hypo
Astrocytoma
Spinal tumours: Cord, adult, cervical, T1-hypo
Ependymoma
Spinal tumours: Cord, adult/child, T1-hypo
HaemangioBlastoma
Spinal tumours: Canal, T1-hypo, T2-hyper
Nerve sheath tumour/Schwannoma
Spinal tumours: Thoracic, enhancing, T1/2-var
Meningioma
Bleed: Epidural appearance
Biconvex, not crossing suture/falx/tentorium but can cross midline (as superficial), associated with skull fracture
Bleed: Subdural
Crescent, crossing suture but not falx/tentorium
Aneurysm at posterior circulation (small)
Fusiform aneurysm, from connective tissue disorders
Neuro enhancements: Intra-tentorial nodular in young
Pilocytic astrocytoma
Neuro enhancements: Multiple in basal ganglia with HIV
Toxoplasmosis
Neuro adult lesions: Cerebellar cyst with enhancing nodule
Haemangioblastoma (VHL)
Neuro child lesions: Intra-tentorial, homo enhancement, hydrocephalus, CT-hyper, no calcs
Medulloblastoma
(compare glioma/astrocytoma is CT-iso/hypo and with calcs)
Neuro child lesions: Cyst with enhancing nodule, focal
Pilocytic astrocytoma
(Compare medulloblastoma is CT-hyper. Compare diffuse midline glioma is diffuse)
Neuro child lesions: Brainstem with CN6/7 affected, CT-iso/hypo, calcs
Diffuse midline glioma/Pontine astrocytoma
(Compare medulloblastoma is CT-hyper. Compare pilocytic astrocytoma is focal)
Neuro lesions: Invades skull
HaemangioPeriCytoma
Neuro lesions: Cerebellum/roof 4th ventricle, CT-hyper
MedulloBlastoma (CT-hyper unlike astro, homo enhancement, midline cerebellum/4th vent with hydrocephalus)
Neuro lesions: Pituitary, T1-var-hyper, T2-hyper with T2-hypo central nodule, non-enhancing
Rathke cleft cyst
Neuro lesions: Pituitary, T1-hyper, after pregnancy
Sheehan/Apoplexy
Neuro lesions: Pituitary, T2-hypo during pregnancy
Autoimmune/lymphocytic hypophysitis
Neuro lesions: Craniopharyngioma vs pit adenoma
T1-var, T2-hyper: Adenoma (<1cm micro/functional, >1cm macro/non-functional but mass effect)
T1-hyper, T2-var solid-cystic with calcs, enhancing, CN palsy/headache/growth retardation: CranioPharyngioma
(Note: Suprasellar and calcs = Craniopharyngioma. Intra-sellar centered with pituitary fossa enlargement, no calcs = Macroadenoma)
Neuro child lesions: Child temporal lobe, cyst with nodule and dural tail
Pleomorphic XanthroAstrocytoma
Neuro lesions: Choroid plexus, Papilloma vs carcinoma vs xanthogranuloma
Papilloma = Unilateral, homogeneous enhancement
Carcinoma = Unilateral, heterogeneous enhancement, cystic/necrotic
Xanthogranuloma = Bilateral
Neuro lesions: Mnemonic for Adult tumours
“OLGGH” = Frontal Oligo, Peri-vent homogeneous lymphoma, Temporal GG, Cerebellar in adult Haemangioblast, Anywhere Astrocytoma/GBM (calcs/multi)
Neuro lesions: Mnemonic for Child temporal lobe
“GDPxa” = Pleomorphic XanthroAstrocytoma (nodulocystic with dural tail), GanglioGlioma (mixed cystic-solid/calcs) and DNET
DNET “DCBNET” = DNET, Child, Bubbly, Nodular-cystic, Epilepsy, Temporal lobe
Neuro lesions: Mnemonic for Infra-tentorial child
“TPM” = Teratoma (hetero enhancement), Pilocytic astro (solid-cystic nodular), MedulloBlast (homo enhancement)
MSK Injury name & stability: C1 compression from diving
Jefferson fracture, unstable
(“Jefferson the diver”)
MSK Injury name & stability: Tripod fracture components?
Zygomatico-frontal suture + posterior zygomatic arch + inferior orbital/lateral maxillary
MSK Injury name: Dorsal dislocation of 1st metacarpal
Bennett***
(“Bend it/Bin it, thus bend thumb fracture”)
(Compare Rolando with comminuted fracture “Roll on it”)
MSK Injury name: Fracture of base of 1st proximal phalange, dx and ligament involved
Skier’s thumb, Ulnar Collateral ligament involved***
(Compare Bennett/Rolando, fracture of 1st metacarpal)
MSK Injury name: Piriformis syndrome nerve involved
Sciatic nerve***
MSK Injury name: Transverse fracture of 5th metatarsal proximal shaft
Jones fracture
MSK Injury name: Dorsal dislocation of tarsometatarsal joint
Lisfranc
Salter Harris Mnemonic
S: Straight across / Separated growth plate
A: Above (ie metaphyseal)
L: Lower (ie epiphyseal)
T: Through (A + L)
E: Erasure of growth plate / merged growth plate
R: Reaction of periosteum
Many bone islands
Osteopoi-KILO-sis
Recurrent fractures, sclerotic bones
Osteopetrosis
Short with recurrent fractures
PyknoDysostosis
Shoulder Attachments: Teres major
Scapula to inter-tubercle groove humerus
Shoulder Attachments: Rotator cuff except subscapularis
Scapula to greater tubercle humerus
Shoulder Attachments: Subscapularis
Scapula to lesser tubercle humerus
Tendon involved in flat foot?
Posterior tibial tendon and spring ligament
Foot drop nerve?
Peroneal nerve
ACL insertions
ACL - Anteriomedial tibia plateau to lateral femoral condyle
PCL - posteriolateral tibia plateau to medial femoral condyle
Hill-sachs vs Bankart
Hill-sachs: Posterio-lateral humeral head depression fracture from anterior shoulder dislocation
Bankart: Anterio-inferior glenoid labrum from anterior shoulder dislocation
Reverse Bankart: Posterio-inferior glenoid labrum from posterior shoulder dislocation
Basal Ganglia: T1-hyper in putamen/thalamus
Wilsons, from copper
Basal Ganglia: T2-hyper in basal ganglia/brainstem in infant
Leighs
Toxic encephalopathies: Corpus collosum T2-hyper with seizures/AMS from alcohol/cirrhosis/TIPS
Marchiafava-Bignami syndrome
Toxic encephalopathies: Globus pallidus T2-hyper with headache, cerebral oedema, haemorrhages
Carbon monoxide (compare to thalamus/pons in alcoholic)
Toxic encephalopathies: Putamen T2-hyper with haemorrhages
Methanol
Toxic encephalopathies: Bilateral basal ganglia DWI/T2/Flair-hyper with dementia/psychosis
CJD
TORCHS organs involved?
“Organs affected from top to bottom:”
To/Toxoplasmosis = ventricles (hydrocephalus) & eyes
R/Rubella = eyes/ears/heart
C/CMV = liver/spleen
H/HSV2 = skin
S/Syphilis = premature and everywhere, lymph nodes
Paeds disorders: Dilated fronto-temporal cleft
SchizEncephaly
Paeds disorders: CranioSynostosis with closure of sagittal suture
Scaphocephaly (“Sagittal, Scaphocephaly”)
COMMONEST craniosynostosis overall
Paeds disorders: CranioSynostosis with closure of coronal suture
Unilateral = plagiocephaly
Bilateral = brachycephaly
Neuro Basal Ganglia conditions by location: Mnemonic
From anterior to posterior: CLIT = Caudate, Lentiform, Insula, Thalamus, Midbrain, Pons, Medulla
(“March my hall carbs & all her liver, we were far ‘from’ parking oddly, forget crying leh bae”)
(Depository conditions are T1-hyper, rest are T2-hyper)
Caudate: T2 Marchiafava
Lent-Putamen: T2 Methanol
Lent-Globus Pallidus: T1 Haller, T2 CO
Insula: T2 ALS, Hepatic encephalopathy/liver, Unilateral Herpes
Thalamus: T1 Wilsons/Fahrs, T2 Wernicke-Korsakoff
Midbrain: T1 Parkinson
Pons: T2 Osmotic-demyelination/ODS
Whole BG: Infant T2 Leighs, Oro-genital T2 Behcets, Symmetrical T2 Cryptococcus, Dementia T2 CJD
Eye: Circumferential enhancement around optic nerve with linear bands of enhancement in adult
Optic nerve meningioma
Eye: Extra-ocular medial socket mass in child
RhabdoMyoSarcoma (“Lymphoma lateral, rhabdoMyosarcoma medial”)
Eye: Extra-ocular lateral socket fatty mass in child
Dermoid
Eye: Extra-ocular lateral socket enhancing/diffusion restricted mass
Lymphoma (“Lymphoma lateral, rhabdoMyosarcoma medial”)
Eye: Periorbital and surrounding optic nerve mass with proptosis
Neuroblastoma mets
Eye: Unilateral orbital muscle/lateral rectus thickening and inflamation, T2-hypo, not involving cavernous sinus
Orbital pseudo-tumour***
(“Thickening, thus not real tumour”)
Eye location vision: CN3
Down and out eye with ptosis and pupil dilation
Eye location vision: CN4
Cannot down and in (superior oblique, SOLAR)
Skull base/Nose: Olfactory groove/sphenoidal plane mass
Meningioma
Skull base/Nose: Heterogeneous enhancing mass at upper nose with bone erosion
Olfactory neuro-blastoma
Skull base/Nose: T1/T2-hypo bone lesion with enhancement and expansion
FibroDysplasia
Sinus: Involves ostium
Antrochoanal polyp
Skull base/Nose: Congenital obstruction in posterio-nose with breathing obstruction
Choanal atresia
Skull base/Nose: T2-hyper mass in maxillary sinus/nasal cavity
Sinonasal SCC
Skull base/Nose: Lateral nasal wall polypoid enhancing lesion with bony erosion
Inverted papilloma ***
Skull base/Nose: Sphenopalatine/pterygopalatine vascular mass with epistaxis in child
Juvenile angiofibroma
Sinus: Lesion with bone erosion
Inverted papilloma
Sinus: Enhancing T2-hyper aggressive and invasive lesion
Sinonasal SCC
Mouth/Pharynx: Aggressive enhancing mass with bone erosion
Oropharyngeal squamous cell ca / OPSCC, associated with HPV/smoking
Mandible/Maxilla: Round cyst in bone with dental infn
Odontogenic cyst
Mandible/Maxilla: Round cyst in bone with unerupted tooth
Dentigerous follicular cyst
Mandible/Maxilla: Soap bubble multilocular lucency in bone
Ameloblastoma (cementoma is opacity)
Mandible/Maxilla: Opacity with lucent surrounding halo at tooth root
Cementoma (ameloblastoma is lucency)
Mandible/Maxilla: Malformed tooth
Odontoma
Mandible/Maxilla: Multilocular painless bone lucency with scalloped margins
Giant cell granuloma
Mandible/Maxilla: Invasive lesion in child
Rhabdosarcoma
Mandible/Maxilla: Invasive lesion in adult
Chondrosarcoma
T2-extremely hyper with enhancement, US-hyper in infant/child
Infant haemangioma, associated with PHACES syndrome (posterior fossa, haemangioma, arterial anomaly, coarctation of aorta, eye anomaly, subglottic haemangioma).
Carotid space: Heterogeneous avid enhancement, T2-hyper mixed solid-cystic mass
Schwannoma, CN10 (NF homogeneous enhancement, Schwannoma heterogeneous enhancement)
Para-Pharyngeal space displacement: Anterio-medial
Parotid
Thyroid ca: Mets ++, ?I-131
Follicular, responsive
Thyroid ca: Post-RT, ?I-131
Anaplastic, unresponsive
Thyroid: T1/T2-hypo diffuse
Reidels Thyroiditis (fibrosis)
Salivary gland: T1/T2-var, heterogeneous enhancing solid-cystic mass in parotid, +/- calcs
Mucoepidermoid (Warthins is cystic +/- bilateral, pleomorphic is mixed lobulated mass with calcs and capsule)
Can be well or ill-defined.
Signs of aorto-iliac occlusion
Hip and thigh claudication, impotence, reduced femoral pulses. Ix arteriography.
Signs of abdominal aortic coarctation
<30 year old with HTN, claudication, abdominal angina, renal failure.
Signs of Paget-Schroetter syndrome
Upper limb DVT of axillary of subclavian VEIN due to repetitive shoulder sports, upper limb pain/swelling symptoms (“Page a SAD Sporter” = Subclavian/Axillary DVT in sports).
Signs of Subclavian steal syndrome
Subclavian artery occlusion with reversal of flow in vertebral artery. Results in dizziness/visual/motor/sensory changes, worst on neck movement. Tx angioplasty/stent.
Signs of Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome
In young athletes with cold feet/calf numbness/tingling. May also trap popliteal vein causing leg cramps/swelling. Due to gastrocnemius muscle abnormal positioning.
Signs of May Thurner
“LID” = Left common Iliac vein DVT from compression by right common iliac artery, thus swollen left leg +/- PE.
Vasculitis dx: Many nodular micro-aneurysms
PAN (“polyarthritis with nodules”)