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Musculoskeletal Tumors
Musculoskeletal Tumors
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Chemical Engineering
Undergraduate 2
06/01/2012

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Term
Benign tumor of bone on the surface of the facial bones
Associated with Gardner syndrome
Definition
Osteoma
Term
Benign tumor of osteoblasts surrounded by a rim of reactive bone

Occurs on the cortex of the bone

Bone pain resolves with aspirin
Definition
Osteoid Osteoma

Occurs in young adults <25 years
Term
Most common benign tomor of bone.
Tumor of bone with overlying cartilage cap
Arises from lateral projection of the metaphysis
Definition
Osteochondroma
Term
Malignant tumor of osteoblasts seen in teenagers and elderly
Sunburst appearance
Codman's angle
Definition
Osteosarcoma

Codman's angle - osteoblast tumor lifting the periosteum off of bone
Term
Tumor of multinucleated and stromal cells that have a soap bubble appearance on x-ray

Only tumor arising in the epiphysis of long bones
Definition
Giant Cell tumor
Term
Malignant proliferation of cells in the medulla of bone.
Grows outward and gives an "onion skin" appearance due to periosteum laying down new layers
Definition
Ewing Sarcoma

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Going out for some wings and onion rings
Term
Benign cartilage tumor arising in the small joints of the hands and the feet
Definition
Chondroma
Term
Malignant cartilage tumor arising in pelvis or central skeleton
Definition
Chondrosarcoma
Term
Metastatic tumors usually are lytic to the bone. This kind is the exception that causes osteoblastic lesions
Definition
Prostate carcinoma
Term
Larger than osteoid osteoma
Arises in vertebrae
Does not relieve with aspirin
Definition
Osteoblastoma
Term
Bone tumor derived from neuroectoderm
Can be confused with lymphoma or chronic osteomyelitis in histology

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Definition
Ewing Sarcoma

(Patrick Ewing's jersey #33)
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