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bone tumours
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Paediatrics (Malignancy) Mind Map on bone tumours, created by v.djabatey on 31/01/2014.
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malignancy
paediatrics
paediatrics
malignancy
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bone tumours
malignant bone tumours uncommon before puberty
male>female
osteogenic sarcoma
more common
Ewing sarcoma
seen more freq in younger kids
clinical features
limbs commonest site
characteristic sx
persistent localised bone pain
indication for early x-ray
precedes detection of a mass
pts otherwise well @ diag
Ix
1st plain Xray
then MRI & bone scan
shows destruction & variable periosteal new bone formation
substantial soft tissue mass
in Ewing sarcoma
chest CT
to assess for lung mets
bone marrow sampling
exclude marrow involvement
Mx
in both tumours
combo chemo
then surgery
amputation avoided where possible
using en bloc resection of tumours w/ endoprosthetic resection
Ewing sarcoma
radiotherapy also used
manage local disease, esp when surgical resection impossible/incomplete e.g. in pelvis, axial skeleton
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