Bone, spine, and joint pathology

tumor in cartilage; usually benign

• chondroma
• sarcoma
• adenoma
• fibroma

cancerous tumor of shaft of long bones; spreads through periosteum; amputation is necessary to prevent metastasis

• fibrosarcoma
• chondrosarcoma
• Ewing's sarcoma

• liposarcoma

bone spur

• exostosis

• myeloma

• chondroma

• rickets

tumor forming in bone marrow tissue

• myeloma

• lymphoma
• melanoma
• sarcoma

tumor consisting of bone and cartilage tissue; usually benign

• chondrosarcoma
• osteosarcoma
• fibrosarcoma
• osteochondroma

most common type of bone cancer; begins in osteocytes

• osteogenic sarcoma

• melanoma
• leukemia
• chondrosarcoma

decrease in bone mass; results in thinning and weakening of bones; porous bone easily fractures

• osteoporosis
• arthritis
• osteogenesis imperfecta
• rheumatoid arthritis

softening of bones caused by calcium deficiency

• osteomalacia
• rickets
• osteoporosis
• scoliosis

metabolic disease of bone; unknown cause; results in bone destruction and deformity

• Paget's disease

• arthritis
• rheumatoid arthritis
• osteomalacia

general term for bone disease

• osteopathy
• rheumatism
• osteoporosis
• arthritis