Pathology

Question 1

Osteromyelitis

Answer 1

Inflammation of the bone due to a pyrogenic infection. Associated with post op open heart surgery. Erosion of the bony margins. Requires sternum to be split

Question 2

Osteopetrosis

Answer 2

Increased density of soft bone

Question 3

Osteroporosis

Answer 3

Loss of bone density

Question 4

Paget’s disease

Answer 4

Thick, soft bone marked by bowing and fractures

Question 5

Chondrosarcoma

Answer 5

Tumor arising from cartilage cells

Question 6

Multiple Myeloma

Answer 6

Malignant neoplasm of plasma cells involving the bone marrow and causing destruction of the bone

Question 7

Cervical rib

Answer 7

Extra rib on C7

Question 8

Lumbar rib

Answer 8

Extra rib below the twelfth rib arising from first lumbar body

Question 9

Fused rib

Answer 9

Anterior ends of adjacent ribs are one

Question 10

Osteolytic

Answer 10

Destructive lesions with irregular margins

Question 11

Osteoblastic

Answer 11

Bony lesions of increased density

Question 12

Osteolytic + Osteoblastic

Answer 12

Moth eaten appearance of bone resulting from the mix of destructive and plastic lesions