bones, joints, & soft tissue tomors Flashcards
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What is Dysostosis?
developmental anomaly of bone
- abnormal mesenchymal migration
- defective ossification of fetal cartilage
- sporadic or part of syndrome
- homebox gene alterations
Types of Dysostosis?
Aplasia, supernumerary digits, abnormal fusion of bones
What is Dysplasia?
mutations interfere with growth or homeostasis (dwarfism)
Bone dysplasia is called?
osteodysplasia
Cartilage dysplasia is called?
chondrodysplasia
Klippel-Feil syndrome
Sprengel’s deformity is always associated with it.
Congenital fusion of any 2 cervical vertebrae
Osteogenesis imperfecta aka….
brittle bone disease
Osteogenesis imperfecta is a mutation of what?
type I collagen
- austosomal dominant
- premature breakdown of collagen
In Osteogenesis imperfecta the ECM is affected where?
eyes, inner ear bones, skin, joints, teeth
Range in severity in Osteogenesis imperfecta?
Type I: normal lifespan
Type II: lethal in utero (cerebral hemorrhage, respiratory failure)
MC cause of dwarfism
Achondroplasia
Achondroplasia mutation
(FGFR3) Fibroblast growth factor receptor
- inhibits epiphyseal chondrocytes
Is Achondroplasia spontaneous or genetic
75% spontaneous
25% autosomal dominant
What are the bone-forming tumors?
Osteoma, osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma, osteosarcoma
MC on the head and skull
Osteoma
Common age range for osteomas
40-50 years old
What type of growth does osteomas have
Exophyotic
Common age and gender occurrence for osteoid osteomas and osteoblastomas
Males are 2x more likely.
10-20 years old
Common location and length of osteoid osteomas
Femur and <2cm
What bone-forming tumor produces nocturnal pain
Osteoid osteomas
What tumor pain is relieved by aspirin
Osteoid osteomas
Common location and length of osteoblastomas
Vertebrae and 2-6cm
Is osteoblastomas localized
No
Is osteoblastoma pain relieved by aspirin
No