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Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Anterior Mediastinal ... Pheochromocystoma • Thoracic spine ... lesions (Potts disease ... ) UCSD Internal
Vertebral Body Abnormalities

A sheet of common (and uncommon) vertebral body findings, because a completely “normal” spine
completely “normal” spine ... Sclerotic Mets Bone ... #MSK #Pathology ... #Anomalies #Spine ... #Diagnosis #Vertebrae
Kyphosis: Anterior curvature of the spine, in this case caused by severe osteoporosis and resultant vertebral
Kyphosis: Anterior ... curvature of the spine ... , in this case caused ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Kyphosis #Radiology
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Framework Anterior ... both Hodgkin's disease ... form from bone marrow ... of the thoracic spine ... #causes #mediastinum
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Tumours - See Bone ... - Skull/spine ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
- MSK Radiology ... fragmentation and mild bone ... marrow edema and bony ... mri #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
) and bone cortex ... radiocapitellar line ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Bone Deformity / ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis Other Causes ... Subluxation) Spine ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
involvement: May involve anterior ... skeleton-sacroiliac joint and spine ... • A clinical diagnosis ... Rule out other causes ... osteoarticular and skin disease
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... Ischemic heart disease ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis