• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/62

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

62 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
Factor most correlated with mets
Grade of tumor
Most common dx for mets in <5yo
Neuroblastoma/ Wilm's tumor
Tumor margins
1. Intralesional. 2. Marginal- through reactive zone. 3. Wide- cuff of normal tissue. 4. Radical- entire compartment removed
Enneking staging system- malignant
I- low grade/ II- high grade/ A- intracompartmental/ B- extracompartmental/ III- metastatic
AJCC staging
I- low grade/ II- high grade/ A- <8cm/ B- >8cm/ III- skip mets or nodal mets/ IV- mets
Enneking staging system- benign
1. Inactive/latent (NOF/Enchondroma). 2. Active. 3. Aggressive (GCT/ABC)
XRT induced stress fx
Occur late. At risk if periosteal stripping + XRT. Consider prophylactic intramedullary fixation
(11:22)
Ewings
(12:16)
myxoid liposarcoma
(X:18)
synovial sarcoma
(2:13)
rhabdomyosarcoma
Tumors in <5yo
Leukemia/ neuroblastoma/rhabdomyosarcoma/ osteomyelitis/ OFD
Poor prognostic factors soft tissue sarcoma
mets/ high grade/ >5cm/ below deep fascia
Preop vs postop irradiation
postop: higher dose/ higher field/more fibrosis/equal control rates/ lower wound complication rate
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
nodular cutaneous tumor. Low grade metastatic. Wide resection
characteristic cell of liposarcoma
lipoblast- signet ring cell
Neurilemmoma
benign nerve sheath tumor. Waxes and wanes in size. Eccentric mass. Can separate from nerve.
Antoni A
(neurilemmoma)compact spindle cells/ intranuclear vacuoles/palisading nuclei/ whorling cells. Verocay bodies (2 nuclei together)
Antoni B
(neurilemmoma)disorganized/ hypocellular/ vascular
Neurofibroma
superficial/ painless. Fusiform nerve enlargement. Elongated cells w/ dark nuclei . Tx- observe most. Otherwise marginal resection +/- nerve grafting.
Neurofibromatosis
Multiple neurofibromas (plexiform characteristic)/ café au lait spots/ NOF/Scoliosis/ bowing. Malignant degeneration in 5-30%.
Rhabdomyosarcoma
most common sarcoma in <20yo. Histo: spindle cells in parallel bundles/ racquet shaped cells.Cross-striations- rhabdomyoblasts. Tx: CHEMO/ SURG/ XRT
Angiosarcoma
tumor of endothelium of blood vessels. Highly malignant/ infiltrative. Tx: amputation often required/ high rate of local recurrence and pulmonary mets
PVNS
Reactive condition. Proliferation of synovial villi and nodules. Knee>hip>shoulder. Recurrent hemarthrosis- hallmark. Cystic erosions on both sides of joint. Tx: complete synovectomy (30-50%). XRT reduced recurrence to 10-20%
Synovial Sarcoma
High grade malignant tumor. Most common sarcoma in foot. Biphasic histo- epithelial and spindle cell components. Monophasic fibrous common. IH: + keratin/ + epithelial membrane antigen. Tx: wide resection/ adjuvant XRT. Mets common.
Epithelioid sarcoma
Most common sarcoma of hand. May ulcerate and mimic granuloma. Mets to nodes. Histo: very eosinophilic. Minimal pleomorphism. Tx; wide excision
Clear cell sarcoma
Associated with tendons/ aponeuroses. Usually on foot/ankle. Histo: compact nests of fascicles/fusiform cells w/ clear cytoplasm. Tx; Wide resection and XRT
Hematoma
May occur within sarcoma- follow at 6wk intervals until resolves. MRI can't tell between hematoma vs sarcoma w/ hemorrhage
Osteoid Osteoma
Self-limiting/ benign. Ages 5-30. Pain relieved by NSAIDS. Joint pain if intracapsular. Painful scoliosis (on concavity- excision may resolve scoli). Thin cut CT best. Histo: osteoid. Tx: NSAIDS- 50% will resolve. RFA-->90% success (cant use near spine). Curettage.
Osteoblastoma
Similar to osteoid osteoma- not self limiting- gets very large. Likes posterior spine. Histo: loosely arranged tissue/ very vascular. Tx: curettage/marginal excision
Osteosarcoma- poor prognostic factors
P-glycoprotein/ high ALK Phos/ high LDH/ vascular invasion/ no change after chemo/ no anti-shock protein 90 antibodies after chemo
Parosteal osteosarcoma
low grade malignant. Classically posterior distal femur. Tx: wide margin.- no chemo. 1/6- dedifferentiated. Invasion of medullary canal doesn't change prognosis
Periosteal osteosarcoma
intermediate grade malignant. Diaphysis of long bones. RAD: suburst appearance on cortical depression. Histo: chondroblastic. Tx: like classic osteosarc
Telangiectatic osteosarcoma
bag of blood with few cells. RAD: lytic/expansile. Look like ABC
Ollier's disease
Occur late. At risk if periosteal stripping + XRT. Consider prophylactic intramedullary fixation
Maffucci syndrome
Multiple enchondromatosis w/ hemangiomas- 100% risk of malignancy (astrocytomas/visceral/ GI)
Malignant trans of osteochondroma
<1% (10% in multiple exostoses). Usually low grade- tx with excision alone- rare mets.
EXT mutations
EXT1/EXT2- multiple exostoses. EXT2--> more exostoses and high risk of malignancy
Chondroblastoma
Benign. Epiphyseal. Pt w/ open physis. XR: central lytic lesino- sharply demarcated w/ sclerosis. Tx: intralesional curettage. 2% mets to lungs
Chondromyxoid fibroma
Tibia most common. Lytic eccentric lesion. Sharply demarcated. Lobulated. Tx: curettage/grafting
NOF
Asymptomatic incidental finding. Metaphyseal/eccentric lucent lesion w/ sclerotic rim. May have thinned/expanded cortex. Histo: cellular/fibroblastic tissue. Cells with whorled bundle. Tx; observe. If 50-75% of cortex involved curettage/bone graft
Chordoma
Sacrum/spheno-occipital region. 10-15% anterior mobile spine. May present w/ GI symptoms. High rate of recurrence. Metastasize late. Histo: physaliferous cells in strands w/ mucous background. Tx: wide excision +/- XRT.
Vertebral hemangioma
Pain/pathologic fractures. XR: lytic destruction/ vertical striations/honeycomb appearance.
Lymphoma of bone
Can be isolated or associated with systemic/ metastatic disease. Affects any age. XR: long lesion. Mottled appearance w/ bone destruction. Tx: CHEMO/RADS. OR only for stabilization.
Multiple myeloma
50-80yo. Sx: fatigue/Anemia/ARI/hypercalc/amyloidosis. XR: punched out lytic lesion. Dx: skeletal survey. MRI best to detect vertebral involvement. Histo: plasma cells/perinuclear clear zone=golgi. Monoconal immunostaining. Clock face nucleus. RAD:palliation of pain/ tx neuro symptoms.
POEMS syndrome
polyneuropathy/organomegaly/endocrinopathy/M-proteins/skin changes.
Giant cell tumor
benign/aggressive. Epiphyseal-metaphyseal. 10% in spine. Sacrum is most common axial location. XR: lytic destructive lesion, abuts subchondral bone. Tx: extensive exteriorization w/ adjuncts. Recon w/ bone graft or cement- control rate 85-90%. May have coexisting malignant sarcoma. usually after irradiating benign GCT.
Ewings sarcoma
small round blue cells. Ages 5-30. Tumor grows quickly--> necrosis--> elevated ESR/CRP/WBC. Anemia RAD: lytic lesion with variable reactive bone. Tx: chemo/RADS/resection. Wide resection--> less recurrence and avoidance of XRT. Poor prognostic indicators: spine/pelvis/<90% necrosis after chemo/high LDH/p53 mutation/gene products other than EWS-FL1
Adamantinoma
Epithelium-like islands of cells. Tibia. XR: multiple sharply demarcated lucent defects. Cortical bone destruction. Low grade malignant lesion. Tx: wide resection
ABC
Reactive aggressive condition. XR: eccentric, lytic expansile metaphyseal lesion. Fluid-fluid levels on T2 MRI. Histo: cavernous blood-filled spaces w/out endothelial lining. Tx: curettage and bone grafting. Recurrence common if open physes.
UBC
XR: symmetric cystic expansion with thinning of cortices. Bone expanded no wider than physis. Proximal humerus most common. Pathologic fx common. If abuts physis- active. Tx: aspiration/methylprednisolone. Curettage and bone grafting if recalcitrant. If proximal femur- add internal fixation to prevent fx and AVN.
Hand-Schuller Christian disease
multiple eosinophilic granulomas w/ visceral involvement. Classic triad- exopthalmos/DI/lytic skull lesions
Letterer-Siwe disease
fulminating form of histiocytosis--> death in infancy
EG
highly destructive well defined lesion. +/- soft tissue mass. May expand bone. Histo: Langerhans cell: indented or grooved nucleus. Bilobed eosinophils common. Self limiting. Tx: XRT/curettage w grafting- if fracutre or joint compromise imminent.
Fibrous dysplasia
Failure of bone production. Activating mutation of GS alpha protein-->inc cAMP. XR: long lesion in long bone. Ground glass appearance. Histo: disorganized bone fragments- chinese letters. Tx: observe most. Tx curettage w allograft, internal fixation if high stress area. Bisphosphonates help decrease pain if polyostotic
McCune Albright syndrome
fibrous dysplasia/ precocious puberty/café au lait spots/
Osteofibrous dysplasia
anterior tibial cortex. Bowing/ pathologic fractures common. Radiographs diagnostic. Histo: fibrous stroma w/ bone trabeculae WITH osteoblastic rimming. Tx: observe. Most resolve by maturity.
Paget disease
Abnormal bone remodeling. XR: coarsened trabeculae/remodeled cortices. Histo: irregular/broad trabeculae. Pain. Tx: disphosphonates/calcitonin to decrease pain. If arthroplasty planned- pretreat bisphosphonates to decrease bleeding. Etidronate may-->osteomalacia. Pamidronate preferred.
Paget sarcoma
Focus of malignant sarcoma within paget's bone. Sx: abrupt onset of pain and swelling. RAD: cortical disruption and soft tissue mass. Very poor prognosis
Breast CA osteolysis
tumor cells release PTHrP-->osteoblasts release RANKL-->binds RANK on osteoclast precursors-->differentiate into osteocalsts-->resorption--> release Ca/TGF-beta/IGF-1-->tumor cells multiply
Risk of fx w/ bone mets
1. over 50% cortex involved. 2. permeative destruction of subtroch. 3. over 50-75% metaphysis involved. 4. pain after XRT. 5. weight bearing pain
Dx tests for met of unknown primary
1. XR affected limb. 2. Technetium bone scan. 3. Chest CT and XR. 4. CT abdomen. 5. Skeletal survey. 6. CBC/ESR/Chem/SPEP/UPEP. Dx primary 80-85%