Tumors and Tumor-like conditions Flashcards
(117 cards)
What is the rate of metastasis in all malignancies?
75% of cancers will lead to metastatic disease
Name the most common primary malignant tumor in adults.
multiple myeloma
What is the most common primary malignant tumor in kids?
osteosarcoma
What is the most common benign osseous tumor?
osteochondroma
Name the most common benign spinal tumor.
hemangioma
What properties of geographic bone destruction show a least aggressive pattern?
usually a solitary lesion <1cm short zone of transition well defined margin-smooth or lobulated
What are the properties of moth-eaten bone destruction (moderate degree of aggressiveness)?
Numerous small holes (2-5mm) longer zone of transition margins are not well defined loves mid-shaft
What are the characteristics for permeative bone destruction (the most aggressive growing lesion)?
numerous small holes (1mm in size) wide zone of transition poorly demarcated or imperceptible borders
Name the cortical change and age range of this person

Buttressing/thickening
Child-open growth plates
This is actually a stress fracture of a young boy
Name the coritcal change

Endosteal scalloping
Name the patholgy.
Hint: typically malignant, a round cell lesion

Ewing’s Sarcoma
Name the pathology.
Hint: hair on end spiculations (often associated with this highly agressive lesion)

osteosarcoma
Name the pathology
Hint: one of the most aggressive forms of periosteal reactions

Codman’s triangle
Name the pathology.
Hint-“c” shaped

calcified cartilage
Primary site for metastisis in females?
Males?
Breast 70%
Prostate 60%
Most common pathway of mets?
hematogenous dissemination (blood) via Batson’s venous plexus
What is the most common site for mets?
The spine at 40%
second are the ribs and sternum at 28%
What percentage of mets are lytic?
75%
What are the differences between lytic and blastic mets?
lytic-more holes
blastic-more dense (more white)
Blow out bone metastases or expansile bone metastases are typically only encountered in a relatively small number of primary malignancies including what cancers?
renal cell carcinoma
thyroid cancer
hepatocellular carcinoma
75% of all patients who get multiple myeloma are in what age range?
50-70 years
What is the male to female ration with the occurance of multiple myeloma?
male to female
2:1
What are the clinical features (signs and symptoms) of multiple myeloma?
pain is the initial cardinal symptom
unexplained weight loss
cachexia
bacterial infections (respiratory)
anemia
renal disease
respiratory disease
deossification of bone
producton of abnormal serum and urinary proteins
What are the common labratory findings associated with multiple myeloma?
protein electrophoresis with “M-spike”
Bence Jones proteinuria












