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Malignant Bone Tumors: Clinical Findings and Complications

#Malignant #BoneTumors #Bony #Complications #pathophysiology
Malignant Bone Tumors ... #Malignant #BoneTumors ... #Bony #Complications ... #pathophysiology
Malignant Bone Tumors: Pathogenesis of X-ray appearance

 • Metastatic bone tumors (aka. cancerous cells from systemic
Malignant Bone Tumors ... • Metastatic bone ... tumors (aka. cancerous ... tumor #BoneTumors ... #Malignant #Radiology
Representative X-ray appearance of a primary benign bone tumor - Aneurysmal Bone Cyst 
 • Soft
primary benign bone ... tumor - Aneurysmal Bone ... Narrowing • Bony ... #ShoulderXRay #Radiology ... Labeled #Benign #BoneTumor
Representative X-ray appearance of a primary malignant bone tumor - Ewings Sarcoma
 • "Interrupted periosteal reaction
primary malignant bone ... Moth-eaten", permeative bone ... transition between bone ... Ewings #Sarcoma #Radiology ... LegXRay #Malignant #BoneTumor
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Ketoacidosis (DKA ... , body K+ is lost ... brain... thus, the body ... #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
Narrowing • Bony ... the articular bone ... HandXray #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Clinical #Pathophysiology
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
Incr IGF1 • Bone ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Benign Primary Bone Tumors: Pathogenesis of X-ray appearance
 • "Geographic" bone destruction
 • Lack of soft-tissue
Benign Primary Bone ... • "Geographic" bone ... periosteum) #Benign #BoneTumors ... XRay #diagnosis #Radiology