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osteoma
benign
M/C in male 50 - 60
Opaque (blastic) or dense skull & face (sinuses) asymptomatic
TX: shaving
associated with Gardner's Syndrome
Enostosis
benign
male and female
bone islands, speculated border thru-out skeleton asymptomatic
DDX- osteoblastic metastasis
associated with Osteopoikilosis
Osteoid Osteoma
benign
m/c in male 10 - 25
intracortical, lucent nidus (<1cm) surrounded by sclerosis 50% femur & tibia (20% hands & feet) diaphysis ext. to metaphysis pain @ night gets better with aspirin, swelling, decreased ROM
DDX infection, stress fracture
TX: NSAIDS, en bloc resection, ablation
special feature on scintigraphy = double density sign
T2 = high
Osteoblastoma
benign
m/c male 10 - 30
geographic, lytic/mixed, cortical thinning, nidus (>2cm) Lumbar spine - neural arch ext. to body, metadiaphyseal local pain DDX-osteoid osteoma, ABC, enchondroma fibrous dysplasia
TX- curettage (small); grafting & radiation (large) simulates malignancy
Osteosarcoma
malignant
m/c male 10 - 25
mixed lytic-blastic, cumulus cloud, intramedullary, periosteal rxn (sunburst) 40% femur (50-75% about knee) metaphysis ext. dia/epiphysis
pain & swelling, dec. ROM, warmth & pyrexia increased alk phos
DX- Ewing's sarcoma, metastasis
amputation (60%metastasis)
T1 = low, T2 = high
Osteochondroma
benign
m/c male less than 20 yoa
osteocartilaginous excrescence - pedunculated or sessile "coat hanger" - orients away from joint 30% femur
asymptomatic;
complications: fx, osseous deformity, vascular injury, bursa form., neuro compromise, malignant transform 1 - 25%
Associated with HME, osteochondromatosis,
m/c benign skeletal tumor
T1 = low, T2 = high
Enchondroma
benign
M/F 10 - 30 yoa geographic, medullary, scalloping --> cortical thinning 40-65% hands (25% lower extremity)
metaphysis
painless- (pain = malignant transformation)
DDX: SBC, GCT, chondroblastoma, osteoblastoma
TX none (curettage & cement packing)
Associated with Ollier's Disease, Maffucci's Syndrome
T1 = low, T2 = high
Chondroblastoma
benign
m/c male 10 - 25
geographic, lytic, eccentric, medullary femur, tibia, humerus & ilia, epiphysis ext. to metaphysis
pain refers to joint, swelling DDX- GCT, infection,
TX: curettage & bone packing, resection
2nd m/c benign patellar
T1 = low, T2 = high
Chondrosarcoma
malignant
m/c male 40 - 60
expansile, lytic, ill-defined, scalloping, cotton wool or arcs & rings, periosteal rxn (laminated or speculated) 50% pelvis & proxl femur, metaphysis
pain with swelling, soft tissue mass
DDX: enchondroma, metastatic disease
TX: amputation, radical resection (metastasis to lungs) degeneration of Ollier's (50%) & HME (20%) m/c primary malignant hand tumor; 3rd m/c pelvis malignancy
T2 = high
Non-Ossifying Fibroma
benign
m/c male 8 - 20
large, well-defined, eccentric, cortical thinning 90% lower extremity - tibia (55% about the knee) metaphysis asymptomatic
pathological fx --- spontaneous regression (NO malignant potential),
curettage
T1 & T2 = low signa
Fibrosarcoma
malignant
M/F 30 - 50 yoa
motheaten, cortical dissolution, (periosteal rxn rare) long bones about knee, 40% femur, diametaphysis
local pain, 33% pathological fx, large soft tissue mass
TX: amputation, 70%
DDX: metastasis
Giant Cell Tumor
benign
m/c female 20 - 30 yoa
eccentric, 60% lytic, 40% soap-bubble, cortical thinning (NO sclerotic border) 75% long bones (50% knee & distal radius) metaphysis ext. to epiphysis, vertebral body
local pain & swelling, dec. ROM, neuro effects (spinal/sacral lesion), ext. to soft tissue DDX:chondroblastoma, ABC, fibrous dysplasia, Brown tumor of HPTH
TX: excision, liquid nitrogen, grafting & radiation, bone packing
m/c benign sacrum tumor; m/c patellar neoplasm
T1 = low, T2 = high
Simple (Unicameral) Bone Cyst
benign
m/c male less than 14 yoa
geographic, lytic, scalloping/thin cortical "fallen-fragment sign" 75% proximal humerus & femur (pelvis & calcaneus) metaphysis
asymptomatic, 60% pathological fx
DDX: chondroblastoma, enchondroma,
TX:curettage & bone packing, steroid injection
active - in metaphysis latent - in diaphysis
T1 = low, T2 = high
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
benign
m/c female 5 - 20
eccentric, well-defined, lytic, cortical thinning 80% long bones & spine (neural arch & body) metaphysis ext. to diaphysis
acute pain, pathological fx, neural compromise (spinal lesion) long bone:
DDX: GCT, enchondroma, osteoblastoma, in spine GCT, osteoblastoma, hemangioma
TX: curettage, steroid injection, radiation (inc. risk of sarcoma) often secondary to acute fx m/c benign clavicle tumor
Ewing's Sarcoma
malignant
m/c male 10 - 25
ill-defined, motheaten, periosteal rxn (laminated or hair-on-end) 50% long bones (22% femur), flat bones (21% pelvis) metadiaphyseal
pain with swelling, soft tissue mass, fever, anemia, leukocytosis
DDX: osteosarcoma, osteomyelitis, lymphoma, infection 30% metastasis (lungs & bones)
TX : radiation & chemo
T1 = low, T2 = high
Hemangioma
benign
m/c female over 40
spine: "corduroy cloth", skull: geographic, lytic, "spoked-wheel" 75% spine (body) & skull (frontal/parietal bones) asymptomatic
DDX: osteoporosis, Paget's disease
TX: Leave Alone!
If large, en bloc resection, radiation, decompression m/c benign tumor of the spine;
CT: "polka-dot" on axial
T1 & T2 = high signal
Fibrous Cortical Defect
benign
male 4 - 8
small, eccentric, geographic,
rim of sclerosis
90% lower extremity -
posteromedial distal femur
(55% about the knee)
metaphysis
asymptomatic --- spontaneous
regression (NO
malignant potential)
T1 & T2 = low
signal
Lipoma
benign
both 5 - 70
(mean:30)
well-defined, lucent, sclerotic
border, may have "target"
appearance
fibula, femur, tibia, calcaneus;
metaphyseal
60% aching pain, 40%
asymptomatic
SBC, ABC, fibrous
dysplasia,
enchondroma, clear
cell chondrosarcoma
Leave Alone!
Curettage with
packing if
symptomatic
T1 = high
Chordoma
malignant male 40 - 70 sacral: inc. retrorectal space
(>2cm) on lateral view,
irregular osseous destruction,
calcification; occipital: clivus
& sella turcica destruction,
calcification; vertebral: body
destruction, IVD
involvement, body collapse
50-60% sacrococcygeal, 25-
40% spheno-occipital, 15%
vertebral (C2)
sacral: pain & numbness,
incontinence, large soft
tissue mass, constipation,
paresthesia; occipital:
HA, blurred vision,
diplopia, mm. weakness,
pituitary dysfxn, CN
impinged; vertebral: pain
& numbness, weakness,
paralysis
chondrosarcoma,
metastasis; sacral:
GCT, plasmacytoma,
ABC; occipital:
intracranial lesions;
vertebral: plasma cell
myeloma, lymphoma,
GCT, infection
radiation, high
recurrence rate with
resection, 6 year
survival rate after dx
metastasis via vascular
dissemination (40%)
only 1o malignant bone
tumor that crosses the
IVD
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
malignant male 20 - 50 lytic (majority), 15% sclerotic
- ivory vertebra, 10% mixed
thoracolumbar vertebral
body, pelvis, scapula,
sternum, ribs, femur
lymphadenopathy,
hepatosplenomegaly,
fever, night sweats,
weight loss, pain
metastasis, Multiple
Myeloma, EG,
Ewing's sarcoma
chemotherapy &
radiation
better prognosis than
NHL
Malignant Lymphoma
(Non-Hodgkin's,
Reticulum Cell
Sarcoma)
malignant male 20 - 50 poorly defined, osteolytic,
cortical destruction,
laminated periosteal rxn
(minimal)
femur, tibia, humerus (40%
about the knee), pelvis, ribs,
scapula, & vertebrae;
diametaphyseal
lymphadenopathy,
hepatosplenomegaly,
fever, night sweats,
weight loss, dull & achy
pain not relieved by rest
metastasis, Multiple
Myeloma, EG,
Ewing's sarcoma
chemotherapy &
radiation
30% involve bone
Multiple Myeloma
(Kahler's Disease)
malignant male
(black)
50 - 70 osteopenia (density loss &
cortical thinning), punchedout
lesions, vertebral plana -
complete body collapse, <3%
ivory vertebra; raindrop skull,
permeative motheaten
pattern
sites of red marrow,
thoracolumbar spine (body
destruction & neural arch
sparing), skull, ribs, clavicle,
scapula, humeral & femoral
diaphyses
bone pain, anemia,
hepatomegaly, bruising,
weight loss, amyloidosis
(cardiac & renal failure),
thrombocytopenia, etc
definitive dx: bone
marrow aspiration;
metastasis,
lymphoma,
fibrosarcoma
chemotherapy &
radiation
form of plasma cell
dyscrasia (others:
amyloidosis &
Waldenstrom's
macroglobulinemia);
Fanconi's syndrome
(renal disease)
most common 1o
malignant tumor of
bone; lab findings: inc.
ESR, hypercalcemia,
dec. P, inc. creatinine,
inc. IgG, reversed A:G
ratio, Bence Jones'
proteins, uric acid
T1 = low, T2
= hyperintense;
bone
scan: cold
spots
"headless
bone scan"
Leukemia
malignant acute: 2
- 5
chronic
35 - 55
osteopenia, loss of trabecular
pattern, Harris growth arrest
lines (radiodense) at
epiphysis, radiolucent
metaphyseal bands,
indistinguishable cortex
any region, any bone weak, lethargic, loss of
appetite, inc. ESR,
lymphadenopathy,
splenomegaly, anemia,
migratory polyarthalgia,
amyloidosis, gout
post-menopausal or
senescent
osteoporosis in older
patient
AL is most common
childhood malignancy
T1 = high
Eosinophilic
Granuloma
benign < 20
(peak: 5
- 10)
solitary, round/oval, welldemarcated,
osteolytic,
endosteal scalloping,
solid/laminated periosteal
rxn. skull: hole-within-a-hole,
button sequestrum;
mandible: floating teeth sign;
spine: vertebral plana - silver
dollar vertebra, posterior
elements sparing
skull, thoracic spine,
mandible, pelvis, ribs, long
bones (crosses growth plate);
monostotic presentation
skin lesions, inc. ESR,
local pain & swelling,
fever, neural compromise
Ewing's sarcoma,
osteosarcoma,
osteomyelitis,
leukemia, lymphoma,
fibrous dysplasia
radiation,
corticosteroid
injection, resection &
curettage,
chemotherapy if
polyostotic; can be
self-limiting
Histiocytosis X
(Langerhans Cell
Histiocytosis)
EG: single system, single
lesion; Letterer-Siwe:
multi system, multi
lesion; Hand-Schuller-
Christian: single system,
multi lesion
Fibrous Dysplasia
benign both, P
(E):
female
M: 14,
P: 11, P
(E): 8
ground glass appearance,
endosteal scalloping, bowing;
monostotic: lucent,
geographic, sclerotic border,
NO periosteal rxn;
polyostotic: pseudofractures
on convex surface
monostotic: 75% ribs,
proximal femur, tibia & skull;
10% pelvis & humerus,
diametaphyseal; polyostotic:
femur, skull, humerus, ribs &
long bones, diaphysis
monostotic:
asymptomatic,
polyostotic: bowing
deformity - shepherd's
crook deformity,
pathological fx; leontiasis
ossea - lion face, coast of
Maine café-au-lait spots,
early onset puberty, inc.
alk phos.
great imitator of bone
diseast
anti-resorptive drugs,
glucosteroids,
monostotic: leave
alone; malignant
transformation is rare
McCune-Albright
syndrome (endocrine),
Cherubism - expansion of
mandible or maxilla (lion
face), Mazabraud
syndrome with
polyostotic form
70% monostotic, 27%
polyostotic, 3%
polyostotic with
endocrinopathy; most
common benign lesion
of ribs
Paget's Disease
(Osteitis Deformans)
malignant male > 40 coarse, thick trabeculae,
cortical thickening, skull:
osteoporosis circumscripta
(stage 1), cotton-wool (stage
2/3); spine: enlarged, picture
frame appearance, ivory
vertebra (stage 3), corduroy
cloth, body collapse; pelvis:
brim sign (stage 3); long
bones: blade-of-grass, bowing
deformity (shepherd's crook
& saber shin)
asymmetric, polyostotic
presentation; pelvis, sacrum,
lumbar spine, skull, proximal
long bones (femur); readily
involves epiphysis, crosses
IVD and articulations
dull pain, hat/shoe size
changes, ureteric colic,
anemia, high output
cardiac failure,
neuromuscular
complications, path. Fx
(m/c in cortex of legs),
inc. alk phos &
hydroxyproline, inc. uric
acid
osteoblastic
metastasis,
lymphoma, hyperparathyroidism,
fibrous dysplasia
(not everyone
progresses thru each
stage) calcitonin,
bisphosphonate, or
mithramycin therapy
1-20% malignant
transformation to
osteosarcoma; GCT,
metastasis, myeloma &
lymphoma observed in
Stage 4
Stage 1: osteolytic,
begins in epiphysis;
Stage 2: mixed,
disorganized bone;
Stage 3: osteoblastic,
"ivory-hard", Stage 4:
neoplastic degeneration
Metastasis
malignant > 50 15% osteoblastic (prostate,
breast, GI, lung), 75%
osteolytic (breast, lung);
spine: body collapse, ivory
vertebra; skull: button
sequestrum; pelvis/sacrum:
snowball appearance; tubular
bones: cookie-bite sign,
horizontal fx lines
areas of red marrow; spine
(vertebral body, pedicle),
pelvis, ribs, sternum, femur,
humerus & skull
hematogenous spread
(m/c), direct extension,
or lymphatic spread.
Bone pain with bouts of
remission, weight loss,
cachexia, soft tissue
mass, hypercalcemia, inc.
hydroxyproline, inc. alk
phos
blow-out metastasis:
lytic, expansile. R -
renal, A - adrenal, T -
thyroid, S - skin
75% from breast, prostate,
lung & kidney; 60% of
men from prostate, 70%
of women from breast;
kids: neuroblastoma,
Ewing's, osteosarcoma;
Wilm's tumor
most common
malignant tumors of
skeleton