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MRI if Concern for Malignancy or Functional Limitation
Management
Monitoring
Surgery
3 mins
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Characteristics
Antigen Presentation Defect
Lytic Bone Lesions
Skull
Presentation
Hypopituitarism
Diabetes Insipidus
Skin Rash
Recurrent Otitis Media
Diagnosis
Birbeck Granules
"Tennis Racket" Appearance
S100 Positive
Management
Observation
Prednisone +/- Vinblastine
4 mins
Osteoid Osteoma and Osteoblastoma
Characteristics
Benign Bone Tumors
Osteoid Osteoma
Osteoid Osteoma
Cortex of Long Bones
Pain Relieved by NSAIDs
Pain Worse at Night
<2 cm
Radiolucent Nidus with Surrounding Sclerosis
Osteoblastoma
Osteoblastoma
Spine
Pain Not Relieved by NSAIDs
> 2 cm
Radiolucent Nidus without Surrounding Sclerosis
Management
Surgery
3 mins
Osteoma
Benign
Cortex
Compact and Wavy (Trabecular) Bone
Skull and Paranasal Sinuses
Symptoms are Variable
ASSOCIATIONS
Gardner Syndrome
Tuberous Sclerosis
CHARACTERISTICS
Lesions with Density Identical to the Cortex
TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS
Observation
No Malignant Transformation
3 mins
Enchondromas
Benign Cartilaginous Tumors
ORIGINS
Growth Plate Cartilage Remnants
Chondrocytes that Proliferate and Enlarge
LOCATION
Medullary Cavity
Metaphysis
Long Bones of the Hands and Feet
Humerus and Femur
Clinical Findings
Small, Central Lesions
Well-Circumscribed Nodules of Hyaline Cartilage
Calcifications
Treatment
Surgery
2 mins
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