Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours Flashcards
What tissue type does sarcoma arise from?
Connective tissue
Are benign or malignant tumours of the skeleton more common?
Benign are common
Malignant are rare
What are types of bone forming tumours?
Benign: osteoid osteoma, osteoblastoma
Malignant: osteosarcoma
What are types of connective tissue tumours?
Benign: enchondroma, osteochondroma
Malignant: chondrosarcoma
What are types of fibrous tumours?
Benign: fibroma
Malignant: fibrosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)
What are types of vascular tumours?
Benign: haemangioma, aneurysmal bone cyst
Malignant: angiosarcoma
What are types of adipose tumours?
Benign: lipoma
Malignant: liposarcoma
What are types of bone marrow tumours?
Malignant: Ewing’s sarcoma, lymphoma, myeloma
What kind of pain is experienced with a bone tumour?
Activity related
Progressive pain at rest and night
What are the cardinal features of the pain experienced in a malignant bone tumour?
Increasing pain unexplained pain Deep-seated boring nature Night pain Difficulty weight-bearing Deep swelling
What are the seven most common cancers that metastasise to bone?
Lung Breast Prostate Kidney Thyroid GI tract Melanoma
What scoring system is used to assess pathological fractures?
Mirel’s Scoring System
