CASE STUDY 1 The patient was a 62-year-old woman with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), who was admitted to a tertiary center because of increasing disability and fatigue. She had been…
CASE STUDY A 32-year-old woman presents with a 4-month duration of pain rated at 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 and swelling in her hands, wrists, left elbow,…
Longitudinal Location Epiphysis, Diaphysis, and Metaphysis EPIPHYSIS The epiphysis develops separately from the growth plate as a secondary ossification center. Thus, the range of tumors seen in the epiphysis is…
CASE 1: A 27-year-old school teacher with a 6-year history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is seen for routine follow-up. She was recently married, and her disease had previously been well…
Laura came into my office as the last patient that day. She had got an acute appointment. A bright, young woman of 25 years of age, university student, the future…
CLINICAL SUMMARY Chondrosarcoma is the second most common primary bone sarcoma, after osteosarcoma. It has a broad spectrum of presentation largely dependent on the grade of the tumor. Treatment is…
Well-Differentiated, Myxoid/Round Cell, Pleomorphic, and Dedifferentiated Subtypes CLINICAL SUMMARY Liposarcoma is the second most common soft tissue sarcoma after undifferentiated sarcoma, and is further subdivided into several distinctive subtypes. It…
CLINICAL SUMMARY Metastatic carcinoma accounts for the large majority of bone malignancies and, along with multiple myeloma, is the first consideration for any destructive bone lesion in a patient older…
CLINICAL SUMMARY Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone sarcoma. The peak incidence is in adolescence, but it can also occur as a secondary malignancy in older adults. The rapidly…
