Extra Conditions Flashcards

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Red meat and alcohol can be risk factors for what condition due to purine emphasis?

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Gout

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What condition is an abnormal purine metabolism leading to uric acid accumulation?

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Gout

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When uric acid accumulates in gout, what do they become?

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Monosodium urate crystals (tophus/tophi)

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3
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What occurs with gout?

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Recurrent acute joint inflammation leading to destruction and fibrosis

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4
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Over 90% of the cases of gout is what kind?

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Primary - hyperuricemia

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5
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What is the hypothesized cause of primary gout?

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Enzyme defects

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With primary gout, what accumulates in the blood?

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Uric acid

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What is secondary gout?

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Gout that is secondary to another disease or from drug exposure

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What are examples of some causes of secondary gout?

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Renal disease leukemia, multiple myeloma, diuretics

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9
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What is the cause of the inflammation of gout?

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Failed crystal phagocytosis

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10
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What is the usual age of those with gout?

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Over 30

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11
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Gout usually occurs among which gender?

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Males

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12
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What is the most common location for gout inflammation?

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Hallux (MTP) aka podagra

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13
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About what percent of the population is affected by gout?

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1%

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14
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The historical name, “Kings Disease”, is associated with what condition?

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Gout

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15
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Monoarticular inflammation is characteristic of what condition?

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Gout

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16
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What is the first stage of gout?

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Asymptomatic hyperuricemia

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What is the second stage of gout?

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Acute gouty arthritis causing erythema

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18
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What is the third stage of gout?

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Repeated chronic tophaceous arthritis that fails to resolve itself between cycles

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20% of those with gout die from what issue?

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Renal failure (gouty nephropathy)

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20
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What are other names for pseudogout?

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Chondrocalcinosis or Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPDD)

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21
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What causes pseudogout?

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Altered pyrophosphate metabolism

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22
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Are most cases of pseudogout inherited?

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No, most commonly sporadic

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What is the usual location for pyrophosphate crystal deposition of pseudogout?

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Knee, wrist, shoulder, hip, elbow, ankle

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Only about how many cases of pseudogout lead to destruction of joints from inflammation?

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50%

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After what age is pseudogout seen among half of the population?

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Over the age of 85

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What is the usual onset age for pseudogout?

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Over 50

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27
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What is the treatment for pseudogout?

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Palliative medicine (NSAIDs or corticosteroids)

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What specific location in the wrist is common for pseudogout to occur?

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Triangular fibrocartilage complex

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29
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What is hydroxyapatite deposition disease usually called?

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Calcific tendinitis

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30
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What is the sign of calcific tendinitis on X-ray?

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Soft tissue opacities from ossification

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What is the most common location for calcific tendinitis?

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Rotator cuff muscles

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What is the age of onset for calcific tendinitis?

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40-70

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33
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What is the most common muscle affected by calcific tendinitis?

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Supraspinatus

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34
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Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) and increased age are risk factors for what condition?

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Calcific tendinitis

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35
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What is the other name for diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis?

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Forestier disease

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36
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What ligament is affected in the cervical and thoracic spine in DISH?

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Anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL)

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37
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What is the usual spinal location for DISH?

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T7-T11

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38
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What is the most common age for DISH?

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50-70

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39
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What are risks for DISH?

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Diabetes and HLA-B27

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40
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Can we adjust patients with DISH?

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Yes

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41
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What is the most common cause of infectious arthritis?

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Bacteria

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42
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What occurs with infectious arthritis?

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Rapid joint destructions within days

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43
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What is the treatment for infectious arthritis?

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Based on microbial agent: IV antibiotics and analgesics

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44
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What is the name of the pus forming infectious arthritis?

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Suppurative arthritis

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45
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What is the most common location for suppurative arthritis?

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Knee

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46
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90% of suppurative arthritis involve how many joints?

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Just one (monoarticular)

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Which microbe is the most common agent involved with suppurative arthritis among children under 2 years of age?

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Haemophilus influenzae

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Which microbe is the most common agent involved in suppurative arthritis among children older than 2 years of age and adults?

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Which microbe is the most common agent involved in adolescents and young adults?

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Who is at a higher risk for neisseria gonorrhoeae causing infectious arthritis?

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Sexually active females

51
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What is the most common microbe at fault for infectious arthritis among those with sickle cell anemia?

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Salmonella spp

52
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What is the frequency of Lyme arthritis in the US?

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20,000 cases per year

53
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What microbe is at fault for Lyme arthritis?

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Borrelia burgdorferi

54
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How is Lyme arthritis diagnosed?

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Presence of IgM and IgG in serum

55
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What occurs in the first stage of Lyme arthritis?

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Red lesion with pale center, fever, lymphadenopathy, and is self resolving in weeks

56
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What occurs in stage two of Lyme arthritis?

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Secondary skin lesions, migratory joint pain, myalgia, meningitis, arrhythmias

57
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What occurs in the third stage of Lyme arthritis?

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2-3 years after infection, chronic polyarthritis of large joints and possible encephalitis

58
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What are space occupying lesions?

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SOL: pus, blood, tumor, or edema (things that are in an area where they shouldn’t be potentially causing problems)

59
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Are primary joint neoplasms rare or common?

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Very rare and most commonly benign

60
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Which is more common: tumor like lesions or neoplasia in joints?

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Tumor like lesions

61
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What are the two examples of tumor like lesions?

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Ganglion or synovial cyst

62
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What is the common location for a ganglion?

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Wrist

63
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What makes up a ganglion?

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Degenerative connective tissue

64
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What is the name of a synovial cyst in the popliteal region?

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Baker’s cyst

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What is the difference between a ganglion and a synovial cyst?

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Communication with the synovium is present in synovial cysts only

66
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What is the typical age for tenosynovial giant cell tumors?

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20-50 years

67
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What joint condition involves an aggressive benign tumor?

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Tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT)

68
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What is the type of TGCT that is larger?

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Diffuse TGCT (pigmented villonodular synovitis)

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Which type of TGCT is smaller and involved with the tendon sheaths?

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Localized TGCT

70
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What is the common location for diffuse TGCT?

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Knee

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What is the common location for localized TGCT?

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Hand

72
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What is the most common soft tissue tumor of the hand?

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Localized TGCT

73
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Tumors of adipose, fibrous, muscle, vessels, or the PNS are what kind of tumors?

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Soft tissue tumors

74
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Are soft tissue tumors usually benign or malignant?

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Benign (100X)

75
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If a soft tissue tumor is malignant, what is it called?

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Soft tissue sarcoma

76
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What is the most common area for a soft tissue tumor or sarcoma?

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Thigh (but can occur anywhere)

77
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What is the exception for a location where soft tissue tumors are more likely to be malignant than benign?

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Skeletal muscle

78
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What is a benign tumor of adipocytes?

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Lipoma

79
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What is a malignant tumor of adipocytes?

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Liposarcoma

80
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What is the most common type of soft tissue tumor of adults?

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Lipoma

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What type of soft tissue tumor is likely to be encapsulated?

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Lipoma

82
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What is the usual age range for liposarcomas?

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40-50

83
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What is the location for possible metastasis for a liposarcoma?

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Lungs

84
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What is the usual location for liposarcomas?

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Retroperitoneum, thigh

85
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What is the genetic factor of liposarcomas?

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Degraded p53 resulting from a translocation of chromosomes 12 and 16

86
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What is the term for a reactive fibroblastic mass?

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Nodular fasciitis

87
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What is the usual location for a nodular fasciitis?

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Volar (Palm-side) of arm, chest, back

88
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Nodular fasciitis tends to result from what kind of event?

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Trauma (10-15%)

89
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What is the term for reactive metaplastic bone?

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Myositis ossificans

90
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What is the most common location for myositis ossificans?

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Proximal extremity muscles

91
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A hard, painless mass is characteristic of what kind of fibrous tumor like mass?

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Myositis ossificans

92
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What condition should you attempt to rule out when suspicious of myositis ossificans due to their similarities in appearance?

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Osteosarcoma

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Myositis ossificans is common among what group of people?

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Adolescent athletes

94
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What type of fibrous like tumor mass is benign but locally invasive that tends to commonly recur?

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Finromatosis

95
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Dupuytren contracture and Peyronie disease are examples of what kind of fibromatosis?

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Superficial

96
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What is the most common age for superficial fibromatosis?

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40-70

97
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What another term for deep fibromatosis?

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Desmoid tumor

98
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Where are desmoid tumors or deep fibromatoses most commonly found?

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Abdominal area

99
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Which type of fibromatosis is associated with Gardner Syndrome?

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Deep

100
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What is the term for a slow growing, malignant fibrous like tumor mass?

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Fibrosarcoma

101
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What are the usual locations for fibrosarcomas?

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Thigh, retroperitoneum, knee

102
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What is the most common age for fibrosarcomas?

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35-55

103
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Neoplastic fibroblasts and anaplastic spindle cells are associated with what kind of fibrous like tumor mass?

A

Fibrosarcomas

104
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25% of fibrosarcomas metastasize hematogenously to what location, most commonly,

A

Lungs

105
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Herringbone pattern is associated with what fibrous like mass tumor?

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Fibrosarcomas

106
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What are skeletal muscle precursors?

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Rhabdomyoblasts

107
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What is the term for a malignant and aggressive skeletal muscle tumor?

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

108
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What is the most common location generally and specifically for rhabdomyosarcomas?

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Generally in areas with little skeletal muscle. Specifically in the areas of the head and neck

109
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What are other locations for rhabdomyosarcomas?

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Genitourinary, extremities, trunk

110
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What is the most common pediatric soft tissue sarcoma?

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

111
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What changes with the prognosis for adults with rhabdomyosarcomas?

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Poor prognosis (2/3 of pediatrics will be 100% cured)

112
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What is the term for a benign smooth muscle tumor?

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Leiomyoma

113
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What is the term for a malignant smooth muscle tumor?

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Leiomyosarcoma

114
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What is the most common location for a leiomyoma?

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Uterus (often called fibroids)

115
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What population is more at risk for leiomyosarcomas?

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Adult females

116
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What is a unique common area for leiomyosarcomas?

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Inferior vena cava (retroperitoneum or extremities)

117
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Spindle cells and cigar shaped nuclei are associated with what kind of smooth muscle tumor?

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Leiomyosarcomas

118
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What makes up 10% of all soft tissue sarcomas?

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Synovial sarcomas

119
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What is the most common age range for synovial sarcomas?

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20-40 years

120
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What is the unique pattern of growth associated with synovial sarcomas?

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Cells grow in solid cords or aggregates

121
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Why is synovial sarcoma an inappropriate name?

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Only <10% of cases actually are intra-articular

122
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What is the most common location for a synovial sarcoma?

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Knee (60-70%)

123
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What is the treatment for synovial sarcomas?

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Limb-sparing surgery and chemotherapy

124
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What is the usual survivability for those with synovial sarcomas?

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10 year survivability of 10-30%