Part 12 Flashcards
cause of enchrondroma
cartilaginous growth in medullary cavity of bones preformed in cartilage
location of enchrondroma
small bones of wrist and hand (PHALANGES, metacarpals)
long bones
central and meta/diaphyseal
age/gender of enchondroma
10-30
male or female
findings of enchondroma
round/oval lucency with fine marginal line
endosteal scalloping
stippled/punctate calcifications
possible cortical thinning and expansion
clinical of enchondroma
asymptomatic MC
enchondromatosis is also called?
ollier’s disease
cause of enchondromatosis
non-hereditary failure of cartilage ossification
location of enchondromatosis
hands and feet
age of enchrondromatosis
early childhood
findings of enchondromatosis
multiple enchondromas
clinical of enchrondromatosis
hand/feet deformity
maffucci syndrome
multiple soft tissue hemangiomas
associated with enchondromatosis
cause of hemangioma
solitary vascular neoplasm
slow growing and composed of newly formed capillary, cavernous or venous blood vessel
location of hemangioma
vertebral body (T or L) calvarium with predilection for frontal bone
age and gender of hemangiomas
40-50
female
findings of hemangiomas
<4cm round lesion
sunburst/spoked wheel appearance
may occur in diploic space, producing a palpable lump secondary to widen the space
clinical of hemangiomas
asymptomatic
symptomatic (spinal lesions causing stenosis)
labs of hemangioma
MRI if symptomatic
treatment/prognosis of hemangioma
no treatment MC
symptomatic (decompession surgery)
skull lesion treated with enbloc excision
cause of chondroblastoma
rare benign bone tumor
location of chondroblastoma
apophysis or epiphysis in a subarticular location
lower extremity
age/gender of chondroblastoma
5-25
male
findings of chondroblastoma
round/oval eccentric lytic lesion/epiphysis or apophyaia 1-6 cm in diameter
lobulated (50%)
punctate calcificaitons (25-50)
periostitis
clinical of chondroblastoma
often asymptomatic for months to years without treatment
mild joint pain, tenderness, joint swelling, limited ROM