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20 Cards in this Set
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Epidermal (epidermoid) Inclusion Cyst
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Skin trauma- epidermis forced into underlying dermis and continues to desquamate.
-Develops firm, round, subcutaneous nodule |
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Eccrine Poroma
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Sweat gland tumor. Nodular, may drain serous fluid
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Dermatofibroma
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Fibrous skin tumor, flesh colored. Dimples with lateral compression
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Digital mucous cysts
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-Small cystic lesion over IPJ
-Myxoid degeneration of the underlying joint capsule -Tx may require IPJ arthroplasty/arthrodesis |
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Glomus Tumor
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-Neuro-arterial neoplasm
-Usually localizes to periungual region -Hallmark of extreme pain with reddish or bluish discoloration |
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Lipoma
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-Composed of mature fat cells within thin capsular structures
-May lead to nerve entrapment/ compression -Commnonly seen about the malleoli and knees |
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Liposarcoma
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Vascular infiltration
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Ganglion cyst
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MOST COMMON tumor affecting joint tissue or tendon sheath
-Usually of traumatic etiology -Myxoid degeneration of connective tissue (gelatinous fluid) -Waxes and wanes, aggravated by activity -Tx: compression, aspiration, surgical excision -HIGH recurrence rate |
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Synovial Sarcoma
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-Malignant tumor from joint capsule, tendon, or bursa
-Knee and ankle are most common -Younger patients 10-40yrs -Fibroblastic (spindle cell) or epithelioid cell type -Tx wide excision (amputation) in conjunction with chemotx/radiation |
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Leiomyoma
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-Smooth- muscle tumor (errector pilli or vacular smooth muscle)-Well encapsulated, firm, rubbery-textures-Tx benign neglect, excision
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Leiomyosarcoma
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Malignant tumor of smooth muscle
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Rhabdomyoma
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-Skeletal muscle tumor
-tx with excision |
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Rhabdomyosarcoma
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-Malignant tumor of skeletal muscle
-Tx: radical excision, oncology management for adjunct chemotherapy/ radiation |
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Schwannoma
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-Encapsulated tumor within the nerve sheath
-Often traumatic in origin |
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Neurofibroma
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-Circumscribed, NOT encapsulated tumor within the nerve sheath
-Often of traumatic origin -Often multiple and pedunculated -Von Reckinglausen’s disease -May undergo MALIGNANT transformation |
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Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath
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-Benign neoplasm of synovial tissue
-SECOND MOST COMMON tumor of tendon -Locally aggressive tumor -Variation is Pigmented Villonodular synovitis - Tx: observation or excision (high recurrence rate) |
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Plantar fibromatosis
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-Reactive fibrosis tissue within the plantar fascia
-Firm, nodular -HIGH recurrence rate >65% with isolated excision |
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Fibrosarcoma
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Firm, fixed small nodular, sometimes expansive or irregular
-Radical excision- amputation and oncology management |
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Hemangioma
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-MOST COMMON benign vascular tumor of the foot
-Diascopy positive: blanch with pressure -Capillary or strawberry hemangioma is most common -Cavernous hemangioma is an extensive proliferation of vessels |
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Kaposi’s sarcoma
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-Vascular malignancy; proliferation of capillaries and connective tissue
-Bluish or purple nodules/plaques -Males, >50yr, mediterranean descent -Associated with AIDs -Tx: observation (pending host factors) or excision |
