summary Osteochondromas are benign chondrogenic lesions derived from aberrant cartilage from the perichondral ring that may take the form of solitary osteochondroma, or Multiple Hereditary Exostosis. Patients typically present between the ages of 10 and 30 with a painless mass. Diagnosis is made with radiographs showing sessile or pedunculated lesions found on the surface of bones. Treatment is observation for asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic cases. Surgical resection is indicated in cases of progressive and severe pain. Epidemiology Incidence the most common benign bone tumor true incidence is unknown as many are asymptomatic Demographics common in adolescents and young adults (tested ages: 9, 10, 12, 20, 24) Anatomic location occur on the surface of the bone and often at sites of tendon insertion common locations include knee (proximal tibia, distal femur) proximal femur proximal humerus subungal exostosis (occurs most often at hallux) Rarely, these present in the spine. Typically involving the posterior elements of the cervical spine. Etiology Pathophysiology solitary osteochondromas can arise because of Salter-Harris fracture surgery radiation therapy (commonest benign radiation-induced bone tumor) pathoanatomy hamartomatous proliferation of bone and cartilage possibly arise from growth plate cartilage that grows through the cortex by endochondral ossification under the periosteum perichondral node of Ranvier defect may allow growth from the physis to extend from the surface the stalk of the lesion is cortical and cancellous bone formed from ossified cartilage Genetics inheritance autosomal dominant mutation mutation in EXT gene affects prehypertrophic chondrocytes of growth plate loss of regulation of Indian hedgehog protein is currently being investigated in the pathogenesis of this disease Associated conditions secondary chondrosarcoma a malignant condition that results from malignant transformation of a solitary osteochondroma or MHE most commonly a low-grade tumor (90%) epidemiology occurs in older patients (tested ages: 50) rare in the pediatric population (< 1%) most common location of secondary chondrosarcoma is the pelvis Multiple Hereditary Exostosis (MHE) Disorder characterized by multiple osteochondromas Pathophysiology mutations affect the prehypertrophic chondrocytes of the physis Genetics inheritance autosomal dominant the penetrance is estimated to be 96% in females and 100% in males mutation caused by mutations in EXT1, EXT2, and EXT3 genes (tumor suppressor genes) Leads to decrease production of heparin sulfate by chondrocytes found at the physis individuals with the EXT1 mutation have a more severe presentation compared to patients with the EXT2 mutation including higher rate of chondrosarcoma more exostoses more limb malalignment with less forearm and knee range of motion more pelvic and flatbone involvement Prognosis 5%-10% malignant transformation to chondrosarcoma in patients with MHE proximal lesions more likely to undergo malignant transformation than distal lesions Presentation Osteochondroma symptoms most lesions are asymptomatic usually present with painless mass may have mechanical symptoms or symptoms of neurovascular compression they continue to grow until skeletal maturity physical exam palpable mass may have mechanical symptoms secondary to mass Multiple hereditary exostosis (MHE) symptoms limb deformities most common sites of deformity include the knee, forearm, and ankle femoral shortening and limb-length discrepancy coxa valga knee valgus (because of shortened fibula) and patellar dislocation ankle valgus (because of shortened fibula) upper extremity deformities are well tolerated and lead to little loss of function ulnar shortening radial bowing and radial head dislocation may be treated with exostosis excision, ulnar lengthening and radial closing wedge osteotomy joint pain may have symptoms of premature OA physical exam most common deformities include ulnar shortening and radial bowing radial head dislocation ulnar deviation of the hand Secondary chondrosarcoma acute onset of pain in adults with MHE should raise suspicion for malignancy Imaging Radiograph sessile (broad base) or pedunculated (narrow stalk) lesions found on the surface of bones higher risk of malignant degeneration in sessile lesions pedunculated lesions point away from the joint continuity with native tissue cortex of the lesion continuous with cortex of the native bone medullary cavity of lesion continuous with medullary cavity of native bone cartilage cap is usually radiolucent and involutes at skeletal maturity nodules of metaplastic cartilage can occur within the bursa over cartilage caps CT or MRI used to better characterize lesions Histology Characteristic histology is similar to a normal physis with cartilage cap consists of hyaline cartilage well defined perichondrium around the cartilage cap normal primary trabeculae linear clusters of active chondrocytes may have thin cartilage cap covers lesion only 2-3 mm thick thick cartilage caps imply growth but are not a reliable indicator of malignant degeneration in children if cartilage cap becomes thicker as an adult, need to be concerned for chondrosarcoma transformation Differentials Differential of Osteochondroma Surface lesions May have similar chondrogenic histology Treatment is Observation Osteochondroma / MHE o o o Periosteal chondroma o o Parosteal osteosarcoma o Periosteal osteosarcoma o Olliers / Maffucci o Chondrosarcoma o Paget's Disease o Enchondroma o Fibrous dysplasia o NOF o Eosinophillic granuloma o Treatment Osteochondromas nonoperative observation alone indications asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic cases operative marginal resection at base of stalk, including cartilage cap indications symptomatic lesions lesion may cause inflammation to surrounding tissue lesion may be cosmetically displeasing try to delay surgery until skeletal maturity Multiple hereditary exostosis (MHE) nonoperative observation indications most patients do not require intervention prior to reaching skeletal maturity operative surgical excision of the osteochondroma indications dislocated radial heads loss of forearm rotation outcomes simple excision of the osteochondroma optimizes chance of improved motion Secondary chondrosarcoma operative wide surgical resection treat same as typical chondrosarcoma Complications Pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery in the popliteal fossa other vascular complications vascular compression true aneurysm arterial thrombosis venous thrombosis Nerve compression sciatic nerve common peroneal nerve atrophy of anterior and lateral compartment muscles of the leg radial nerve Tendon compression lesions around the shoulder can give rise to rotator cuff impingement subscapularis tear bicipital tendinitis Chondrosarcoma in adults, cartilage cap >2cm is associated with increased chance of malignancy mean age of diagnosis, 31yrs seldom in 1st decade or after 5th decade of life Bursa formation Recurrence 2-5% of cases after resection Short-term X-ray surveillance is adequate unless symptomatic later Prognosis Risk of malignant transformation is <1% with solitary osteochondroma ~5-10% with MHE develop secondary chondrosarcoma
QUESTIONS 1 of 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Previous Next (OBQ20.137) A 25-year-old male is involved in a motorcycle crash. Prior to his current injury, he was otherwise healthy without back pain. However, after the crash he has pain throughout his entire back. During his trauma workup, he undergoes a CT scan of his thoracic spine. A select cut from his sequence is shown in figure A. What is the likely etiology of this finding? QID: 215548 FIGURES: A Type & Select Correct Answer 1 Blunt-force trauma 7% (67/920) 2 Aberrant cartilaginous growth 64% (589/920) 3 Infection 1% (6/920) 4 Malignant osseus profileration 26% (242/920) 5 Penetrating trauma 2% (14/920) L 1 Question Complexity E Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 2 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic (OBQ20.115) A 9-year-old female is evaluated in your clinic with complaints of multiple bony prominences in her legs that cause her pain. Her father, who accompanies her, states he had a similar complaint at her age. He says he required surgery for removal of these bony prominences when he was younger. He also required a hemiepiphysiodesis when he was a teenager to correct an angular deformity of his lower extremity. This patients radiograph is shown in Figure A. Given this patient's presentation and family history, you initially recommend molecular genetic testing. Which of the following genetic findings would most likely be seen? QID: 215526 FIGURES: A Type & Select Correct Answer 1 GNAS mutation 4% (47/1157) 2 IDH1 mutation 1% (16/1157) 3 (11;22) chromosomal translocation 2% (18/1157) 4 Retinoblastoma gene mutation 1% (12/1157) 5 EXT1 mutation 91% (1054/1157) N/A Question Complexity E Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 5 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK (SBQ18BS.14) A 12-year-old girl with a several-year history of multiple bony protuberances presents to your clinic for evaluation. On examination, she has palpable masses about the bilateral knees, wrists, and shoulders. Radiographs are shown in Figures A and B. Which of the following is true with respect to this patient's underlying disorder? QID: 211255 FIGURES: A B Type & Select Correct Answer 1 Progressive thinning of cartilaginous cap is concerning for malignant transformation 15% (308/1995) 2 Patients with the EXT2 mutation have a more severe presentation than those with EXT1 mutation 41% (827/1995) 3 Overall rate of malignant transformation is around 25% 14% (281/1995) 4 Analysis of her physis would reveal a decrease amount of heparan sulfate 23% (460/1995) 5 Distal lesions are more likely to undergo malignant transformation than proximal lesions 5% (104/1995) L 5 Question Complexity A Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 4 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK (OBQ12.69) Mutations in the tumor suppressor genes EXT1 and EXT2 gene leads to a condition characterized by which of the following images. QID: 4429 FIGURES: A B C D E Type & Select Correct Answer 1 Figure A 2% (101/4394) 2 Figure B 86% (3766/4394) 3 Figure C 5% (241/4394) 4 Figure D 4% (183/4394) 5 Figure E 1% (45/4394) L 1 Question Complexity B Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 2 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic (OBQ12.20) Which of the following radiographs (Figures A-E) is consistent with a disorder that is inherited in an autosomal-dominant inheritance pattern? QID: 4380 FIGURES: A B C D E Type & Select Correct Answer 1 Figure A 3% (131/4653) 2 Figure B 9% (410/4653) 3 Figure C 73% (3403/4653) 4 Figure D 8% (352/4653) 5 Figure E 6% (300/4653) L 2 Question Complexity B Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 3 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK (OBQ11.173) A 15-year-old boy presents with a painful mass over his great toe. It has been slowly growing over the past year. Clinical photograph and radiograph are shown in Figures A and B. What is the most appropriate treatment? QID: 3596 FIGURES: A B Type & Select Correct Answer 1 Observation and shoe wear modification 1% (13/2497) 2 Amputation 5% (114/2497) 3 Osteotomy through the base of the tumor and local wound care 88% (2191/2497) 4 Systemic chemotherapy 0% (5/2497) 5 Radiotherapy and surgical excision 6% (161/2497) L 1 Question Complexity B Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 3 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK (OBQ10.131) An 18-year-old male presents with the radiographs shown in Figures A and B. Genetic work-up reveals a defect in the EXT-1 gene. What is his underlying diagnosis, and which mesenchymal tumor is he most at risk of developing? QID: 3184 FIGURES: A B Type & Select Correct Answer 1 Multiple hereditary exostosis, chondrosarcoma 85% (2439/2864) 2 Multiple enchondromatosis, hemangioma 1% (25/2864) 3 Multiple hereditary exostosis, enchondroma 6% (160/2864) 4 Multiple enchondromatosis, chondroblastoma 2% (56/2864) 5 Multiple hereditary exostosis, osteosarcoma 6% (175/2864) L 1 Question Complexity C Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 1 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic (OBQ10.254) Which of the following radiographs represent typical findings seen with a mutation of the EXT1, EXT2, or EXT3 genes? QID: 3351 FIGURES: A B C D E Type & Select Correct Answer 1 Figure A 2% (55/3241) 2 Figure B 1% (29/3241) 3 Figure C 4% (131/3241) 4 Figure D 91% (2944/3241) 5 Figure E 2% (64/3241) L 1 Question Complexity A Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 4 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic (OBQ10.80) A 15-year-old male presents with 7 months of pain at the region of the hallux lesion shown in Figure A and B. His primary care physician initially diagnosed the lesion as a wart and it was unsuccesfully treated with a topical salicylic acid preparation. A radiograph is shown in Figure C. What is the next step in management? QID: 3168 FIGURES: A B C Type & Select Correct Answer 1 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgical excision with subsequent adjuvant chemotherapy 1% (28/2475) 2 600-800 cgy irradiation 0% (11/2475) 3 Observation with serial radiographs every 6 months 1% (30/2475) 4 Nail removal and surgical excision of the lesion 96% (2381/2475) 5 Hallux amputation 1% (19/2475) L 1 Question Complexity B Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 4 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic (OBQ10.29) A defect of which of the following genes is associated with an increased risk of chondrosarcoma and is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner? QID: 3117 Type & Select Correct Answer 1 PHEX 3% (129/3692) 2 PMP-22 6% (226/3692) 3 SYT-SSX 8% (282/3692) 4 GNAS-1 7% (250/3692) 5 EXT-1 75% (2787/3692) L 2 Question Complexity B Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 5 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic (OBQ09.71) A 19-year-old male has a heritable condition represented by the radiograph in Figure A. He visits a geneticist and genetic screening reveals he has a EXT 1 gene mutation. Counseling for the patient would include telling the patient that he is more likely to have all of the following compared to a patient carrying the EXT 2 gene mutation EXCEPT: QID: 2884 FIGURES: A Type & Select Correct Answer 1 More exostoses 6% (150/2428) 2 More limb malalignment 2% (48/2428) 3 Lower functional knee and elbow range of motion 4% (100/2428) 4 Lower rate of sarcomatous transformation 78% (1903/2428) 5 Higher rate of pelvic and flatbone involvement 8% (205/2428) L 2 Question Complexity C Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 4 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic (OBQ09.95) A 22-year-old female with hereditary osteochondromas has difficulty supinating and pronating her forearm. Radiographs are shown in Figure A. Which of the following procedures would most effectively improve forearm rotation in this patient? QID: 2908 FIGURES: A Type & Select Correct Answer 1 Combined radius and ulna corrective osteotomy 22% (484/2190) 2 Radial shaft osteotomy 5% (106/2190) 3 Radial head resection 3% (56/2190) 4 Ulnar osteotomy and lengthening 15% (323/2190) 5 Osteochondroma excision 55% (1208/2190) L 3 Question Complexity D Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 5 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK (OBQ08.225) Which of the following is NOT associated with the condition shown in figure A? QID: 611 FIGURES: A Type & Select Correct Answer 1 subluxation of the radiocapitellar joint 7% (66/894) 2 limb-length discrepancy 11% (94/894) 3 valgus defomity of the knee 6% (51/894) 4 ulnar deviation of the wrist 6% (52/894) 5 absence of the thumb 70% (625/894) L 2 Question Complexity D Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 5 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK Sorry, this question is for PEAK Premium Subscribers only Upgrade to PEAK (OBQ06.20) All of the following statements regarding hereditary multiple exostosis (HME) are correct EXCEPT? QID: 31 Type & Select Correct Answer 1 It is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion 2% (39/2126) 2 Mutations in HME affect the prehypertrophic chondrocytes of the growth plate 6% (127/2126) 3 It is caused by mutations in either EXT1, EXT2, or EXT3 genes 2% (52/2126) 4 Radiographically, the exostoses are in direct connection to the medullary cavity 10% (210/2126) 5 Radiographically, the exostoses grow towards the physis 79% (1675/2126) L 2 Question Complexity C Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 5 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic (OBQ06.105) All of the following are true of multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE) EXCEPT? QID: 291 Type & Select Correct Answer 1 Autosomal dominant inheritance 5% (54/1086) 2 Caused by mutation(s) in the EXT1/EXT2/EXT3 genes 2% (19/1086) 3 Exostoses grow towards the joint in MHE but away from the joint in solitary osteochondromas 77% (833/1086) 4 The most common joint affected is the knee 5% (51/1086) 5 The rate of transformation to chondrosarcoma is less than 10% in MHE 12% (126/1086) L 1 Question Complexity B Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 3 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic (OBQ05.180) A 23-year-old male reports a firm, immobile mass behind his tibia that creates pain when he walks long distances or uses stairs. He reports no night pain or constitutional symptoms. His WBC, LDH, and Alkaline phosphatase are normal. Radiographs are shown in Figures A and B. A T1 MRI is shown in Figure C. What is the next most appropriate step in management? QID: 1066 FIGURES: A B C Type & Select Correct Answer 1 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgical resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy 12% (340/2775) 2 Radical margin resection with allograft-prosthetic reconstruction 5% (138/2775) 3 Marginal resection 78% (2163/2775) 4 External beam irradiation 1% (19/2775) 5 Curettage with adjuvant liquid nitrogen application 3% (85/2775) L 2 Question Complexity D Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 3 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic
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