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Malignant Bone Tumors: Pathogenesis of X-ray appearance

 • Metastatic bone tumors (aka. cancerous cells from systemic
lesions that look darker ... and tumor (Ill-defined ... tumor #BoneTumors ... #Malignant #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #XRay
Bone Tumor Location within the Skeleton

Epiphysis: 
Only a few lesions are located in the epiphysis, so
Bone Tumor Location ... , a giant cell tumor ... sarcoma, SBC, ABC ... #Bone #Tumor #Location ... Diaphysis #Epiphysis #Radiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
caused by either one ... disease Infective endocarditis ... (vegetations)/tumor ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Differential Diagnosis ... Metastatic disease and tumor ... Diagnosis? ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
Marantic Endocarditis ... (marantic endocarditis ... study of 200 solid-tumor ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes:  Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), Attenuated FAP (AFAP), MUTYH associated polyposis (MAP)
✓ Genetic
APC is tumor suppressor ... Inherit one damaged ... Syndrome: FAP + Brain tumors ... Polyposis #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology