8. Other connective tissue
Fibroma
Fibrous histiocytoma
Lipoma
Other tumors
Neurofibroma
Neurilemmoma
9.
10. Osteoid Osteoma
10% of benign bone tumors
2nd – 3rd decade of life
M:F = 3:1
Lesion <1.5 cm
Predilection for lower extremity – femur/ tibia
(half the cases)
Malignant changes not documented
11. Clinical features
Persistent pain
Worse at night
Relieved by NSAIDs (Aspirin)
When lesion near joint– swelling, stiffness and
contracture
When lesion in vertebra– scoliosis
12. Diagnosis
X-ray/CT
Lesion is small (<1.5 cm) central radiolucent nidus
with surrounding bony sclerosis
CT is the best to identify nidus
Technetium bone scan
Increased uptake by the nidus
MRI
Limited role
Soft tissue changes and surrounding edema
16. Medical treatment
If patient is willing and symptoms adequately
controlled
NSAIDs
Spontaneous healing in 3-4 years
17. Percutaneous radiofrequency
ablation
For lesions of pelvis and long bones
CT guided core needle biopsy after which a
radiofrequency electrode is inserted through
the canula of the biopsy needle
Temperature of tip -90 degrees for 6 mins
Outpatient procedure
Recurrence <10%
Not indication for vertebral lesions and small
bones of hands and feet (thermal injury)
19. Burr-down technique
Identify nidus by fluoroscopy
Remove sclerotic bone overlying nidus by
power burr
Nidus removed using curet
Cavity treated again with power drill to remove
entire nidus
Recurrence<10%
20. Osteoblastoma
Giant osteoid osteoma
Larger >1.5 cm
3% of all benign bone tumors
Young adults (10-25 years)
M:F = 2:1
Site : Spine (most common),
metaphysis/diaphysis of long bones, small
bones of hands/feet
25. Treatment
Excision and bone grafting
Local recurrence common
Malignant transformation reported
26. Chondroma
Benign lesions of hyaling cartilage
Common
Affects all age groups
Any bone can be involved but mainly affects
phalanges of the hands and feet
Usually asymptomatic and discovered
incidentally or after a pathologic fracture
27. Enchondromas: arise in the medullary cavity
Periosteal/juxta-cortical chondromas: arise on
the surface of the bone (rare)
28.
29. Multiple enchondromatosis
Ollier disease
rare
Multiple enchondromatosis
Many cartilaginous tumors appear in the large
and small tubular bones and in the flat bones
30.
31. Maffuci syndrome
Multiple enchondromatosis occuring in
association with soft tissue hemangiomas
Individual lesions are similar to solitary
enchondromas
They have a tendency to become malignant
25% of patients with Ollier disease are
diagnosed with sarcomas by 40.
32. Diagnosis
Radiography
Benign appearing tumors
Translucent
Intralesional calcification– irregular
(stippled/punctate/popcorn)
Small bones of hand hands and feet–
considerable erosion and expansion of the
overlying cortex
33.
34. Long bones– deep endosteal erosion (>2/3 of
the thickness of cortex) indicates a
chondrosarcoma
Associated soft tissue mass– indicates
chondrosarcoma
35.
36. Histology
Consists of mature hyaline cartilage
Proximally located enchondromas–
hypocelluar
(hypercellularity/ atypia in proximally located
enchondromas indicates chondrosarcoma)
Enchondromas of hand, juxta-cortical
chondromas and multiple enchondromatosis
may be relatively hypercellular and mild atypia
but still be benign
37.
38. Treatment
Solitary enchondromas
observation and serial radiographs
If asymptomatic and radiographically stable—
no further intervention
If symptomatic or lesion grows– extended
curettage
Recurrence is low
39. Multiple enchondromatosis
More difficult
Lesions are not treated individually
Obvious deformities corrected by osteotomy
Monitored indefinitely for malignant changes
40. Osteochondroma
Common
Development malformations rather than true
neoplasms
Originate within the periosteum as small
cartilaginous nodules
Produced by progressive endochondral
ossification of a growing cartilaginous cap
41. Growth of lesion parallels that of the patient and
stops once skeletal maturity is reached
Most lesions found during the period of rapid
skeletal growth.
Single lesion—90%
Site– may involve any bone formed in cartilage
usually found on metaphysis of long bone
near the physis (distal femur, proximal tibia,
proximal humerus)
42. Osteochondromas are of 2 types:
1. Pedunculated (more common)
2. Sessile
Malignant degeneration– 1% for solitary
osteochondroma and 5% for multiple
osteochondromas
43. Rarely develop in a joint
Trevor disease (dysplasia epiphysealis
hemimelica) refers to intra-articular epiphyseal
osteochondroma
44. Clinical feature
Asymptomatic mostly
Discovered incidentally
Mechanical symptoms
Pathological fracture
Neuropathies due to compression of nerve by
tumor
45. Hereditary multiple exostoses
Autosomal dominant
Multiple osteochondromas in bones arising
from osteochondral ossification
Skeletal deformities and short stature
Defect in EXT1/EXT2 genes
46. Diagnosis
X-ray
Eccentric bony outgrowth from metaphyseal
region of long bone composed of cortical and
medullary portions which are continuous with
the cortex and medulla of the underlying bone
Cap not visible
Usually sufficient
47.
48.
49. Treatment
Small asymptomatic lesions—observation
Indications for surgical excision:
1. Cosmesis
2. Joint dysfunction
3. Fracture
4. Impingement of nerve, vessels, tendons
5. Malignant change
50. Surgery
Complete excision of osteochondroma
including the perichondrium
Recurrence if incomplete removal
51. Chondroblastoma
Benign tumor of immature cartilage
Occurs primarily in the epiphysis
Usually proximal humerus, femur or tibia
Age– around the end of growth period or in
early adult life
Male predilection
53. Diagnosis
Rounded, well demarcated radiolucent area in the epiphysis
No central calcification
Sometimes the lesion extends across the physeal line
Occasionally the articular surface is breached
54. Large collection of chondroblasts
surrounded by immature fibrous tissue
Scattered giant cells seen
55. Treatment
Lesion removed after the end of growth period
options
1. Marginal excision (less satisfactory)
2. Curettage
3. Alcohol or phenol cauterization
Recurrence if incomplete resection
56. Fibrous dysplasia
Developmental disorder in which areas of
trabecular bone are replaced by cellular
fibrous tissue containing flecks of osteoid and
woven bone.
May affect one bone (mono-ostotic), one limb
(monomelic) or many bones (polyostotic)
Sites– proximal femur, tibia, humerus, ribs and
cranio-facial bones
57. Clinical features
Small single lesion asymptomatic
Large mono-ostotic lesions– pain or
pathological fracture
Polyostotic disease– pain, limp, bony
enlargement, deformity or pathological fracture
Albright syndrome = fibrous dysplasia + cafe-
au-lait spots + precocious puberty in girls
Malignant transformation– 0.5% in mono-
ostotic lesion and upto 5% in Albright
syndrome
58. Diagnosis
X-ray
Radiolucent cystic areas in the metaphysis or
shaft
The lucent areas have a hazy or ground glass
appearance (due to fibrous tissue)
Weight bearing bone may be bent –
shepherd’s crook deformity of proximal femur
59.
60. Osteoid trabeculae that are narrow, curvilinear or
irregularly-shaped are arranged haphazardly in a
background of dense fibroblastic stroma.
61. Treatment
Small lesions– no treatment
Large,painful and fracture– curet and graft
Recurrence may occur
62. Giant cell tumor
5% of all primary bone tumors.
Uncertain origin
appear in mature bone
Hardly seen before closure of nearby physis
Most common site: distal femur, proximal tibia,
proximal humerus, distal radius
63. Clinical features
Young adult
Pain at end of long bone
Slight swelling (sometime)
Hx of trauma not uncommon
Pathological # 10-15%
O/E: palpable mass with raised local
temperature
64. Xray
Radiolucent area eccentrically at end of long
bone, bounded by sub-chondral plate
Center has soap bubble appearance due to
ridging of surrounding bone
Cortex is thin and ballooned
Appearance of cystic lesion in mature bone
extending upto subchondral plate is
characterstic.
65.
66. Detail staging and extent of tumor can be done
by CT and MRI (imp to establish if articular
surface has been breached or not)
Biopsy ; essential
67. Potential to transform into osteosarcoma
Rarely metastasize into lungs
69. Treatment
Benign histology tumor: Curettege and
stripping of cavity with burrs and gouges
followed by swabing with hydrogen peroxide
Aggressive: excision followed by bone grafting
or prosthetic replacement.
70. Chondromyxoid fibroma
May occur any bone, more on bone of lower
limb
Seen in adolescent and young adults
Discovered on accident or after pathological #
Malignant change rare
71. Xrays
Very characteristic
Rounded or ovoid radiolucent area placed
eccentrically in metaphysis
In children extend upto physis
Endosteal margin may be scalloped but
always bounded by dense zone of reactive
bone extending tongue like towards diaphysis
Cortex asymmetrically expanded
74. Treatment
Excision
Curettage followed by autologous bone
grafting
Risk of recurrence present
Care taken to prevent damage to physis or
nearby joint.
75. Simple bone cyst
aka solitary cyst or unicameral bone cyst
Appear in childhood.
Metaphysis of long bone: mostly in proximal
humerus or femur
It is not a tumor, Heal spontaneosly
Never seen in adults.
Discovered after pathological # or incidental
finding on xray.
76. Xray
Well demarcated radiolucent area in
metaphysis
often extending upto physeal plate
Cortex may be thinned and bone expanded.
Needle inserted into cyst on x-ray control;
straw colored fluid filled will be withdrawn
77.
78. Treatment
Asymptomatic lesion can be left alone but
cautioned to avoid injury
Active cyst: aspiration of fluid and injection of
80-160mg methylprednisolone or autologous
bone marrow
If cyst enlarging with pathological #: clean
cavity by curettege and packed by bone chips
Recurrence with need of more than one
surgery.
79. Aneurysmal bone cyst
At any age ,more on young adults
Any bone, more on long bone metaphysis
Arises spontaneously or after degenaration or
hemorrhage in some other lesion.
Pain is most common complain
Large cyst may cause visible or palpable
swelling of bone.
Malignant transformation does not occur
80. Xray
Well defined radiolucent cyst
Trabeculated and eccentrically placed
In growing tubular bone, vertebrae and flat
bones
In adult may confuse with GCT
Marked ballooning of bone end
81.
82. large cystic spaces separated by septa
containing giant cells and spindle cells.
The spaces may be filled with blood and
lack an endothelial lining
83. Treatment
Thoroughly curetted and packed with bone
graft
Recurrence common as graft resorbed
In recurrence: packing with
methylmethacrylate cement may be effective
Occasionally heal spontaneously.
84. Osseus Hemangioma
Consists of vascular channels
(capillary/venous/cavernous)
Usually middle aged patients
Spine- common site
Asymptomatic / back ache
Treatment– embolization
followed by operation
Coarse vertical
trabeculation
“corduroy
appearance”
85. References
Campbell’s operative orthopaedics
Apley’s system of orthopaedics and fractures
Turek’s orthopaedics applications and their
applications
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