Bone tumors Flashcards
(33 cards)
How would this lesion look on histology?

Whorled, irregular bone resembling Chinese characters
(Large, expansile medullary mass with adjacent moth-eaten appearance on Xray = FIBROUS DYSPLASIA)
This X ray would most likely be seen in what demographic? Complication?

Male child/adolescent - fracture due to thin bone margins
(Solitary bone cyst - fluid filled and in femur)
What would you expect this lesion to look like on histology?

Storiform pattern = woven mat
(Nonossifying fibroma = fibrous cortical defect > 5-6cm)
What test should you run on this patient to confirm your diagnosis?

PPD, CXR
(Giant cells in bone = TB or giant cell tumor)
Dx?

Aneurysmal bone cyst
(Notice all the blood)
2 complications of this finding

Bleeding
Fracture
(Aneurysmal bone cyst - dilated, fluid-filled mass in a long bone)
What other two conditions may be present in this patient with a genetic condition?

FAP + osteoma
(this is a retroperitoneal fibroma = Garnder’s syndrome if other 2 present)
This pt may be at increased risk for:

Chondrosarcome
(This is an osteochondroma - notice stalk growing out from metaphysis)
15 yo soccer player complaining of bone pain in the knee area. Dx?

Osteosarcoma
(Presence of osteoid + pleomorphic cells + age group)
22 yo male complaining of severe hip pain. How would you treat this lesion?

ASA
(Osteoid osteoma - produces PGE2)
Cross section of bone from which this biopsy was taken would reveal:

Onion skinning (layers of reactive periosteum and neoplasm)
(This shows Homer-Wright rosettes classic of Ewing’s sarcoma)
This tumor may have formed from a preexisting:

Enchondroma
(This is a chondrosarcoma - the cartilage cap of an enchondroma may develop into a chondrosarcoma)
A biopsy of a bone mass in a kid with premature puberty and several large “birthmarks” reveals this finding. Dx?

McCune-Albright syndrome
(Whorled, irregular bone resembling chinese characters = fibrous dysplasia; + endocrinopathy + cafe-au-lait skin pigmentation = McCune-Albright)
Dx?

Enchondroma
(Single cartilage mass in long bone of hand)
If this lesion was noted on Xray of a kid complaining of pain in the knee area… Dx?

Benign fibrous histiocytoma
(Fibrous cortical defect [scooped out appearance of proximal tib] forming a mass + involving medulla)
Demographic of this pt?

20-40 yo
(Soap bubble appearance in wrist or knee = giant cell tumor; notice how it’s coming from the EPIPHYSIS)
In addition to the skin and orthopedic findings, this child may also have what other problem?

Endrocrinopathy
(Cafe au lait pigmentation + polyostotic fibrous dysplasia = McCune Albright Syndrome)
If this finding was present at autopsy of a 75 year old woman, what two things might you look for in her history?

Paget’s disease, radiation exposure
(Osteosarcoma)
Dx?

Maffucci syndrome
(Hemangiomas + enchondromas)
Two other findings to check for?

Osteoma + retroperitoneal fibroma (desmoid tumor)
(FAP + other 2 = Gardner’s syndrome)
Demographic?

White kids < 15 yo
How would you treat this lesion?

Surgery
(Osteosarcoma - insensitive to chemo)
Which cancer could cause this finding if it metastasized to bone?

Prostate
(Osteoblastic metastases)
How did this lesion develop?

Lateral displacement of growth plate with a cartilage cap drug out over it
(Osteochondroma - notice stalk)









