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Tumors algorithm

Cap.Dr.Mahmoud Massoud, MD.

Suspect tumors

X ray
A age

<30 (a.e.i.o.u) ABC/Ewing/infection/ost.sac/UBC

>30(MACRO) mets/adult lymphoma/ch.sarc/Round cell MM/ost.sarc

B bone

Which bone(sacrum chordoma/ hand chondroma/.....

Which part

Epiphysis (E=GC2)GCT ‫كبير‬/ch.blastoma‫طفل‬

Central Eccentric
Metaphysis (SEF) SBC/enchondroma/FD Ost.sar/ ch.sar
Diaphysis (...)Ewing/MM/leukemia/lymphoma O.o/NoF/admantinoma
C content matrix

Osteogenic (flafy cotton)

Chondrogenic (calcification)

Fibrous ( ground glass)

D delineation
Detruction Periost.reaction
Benign=Geographic benign=sclerotic
Malignant = Malignant =
Moth eaten/permeative Lamillated(onion beel)
Speculated(sun burst)
E extent

Soft tissue infiltrates / BM/joint/ vasularity


CT & MRI whole limb if still suspect & preop.
Benign
Latent
Conserve/simple currtage
Active
Extended currtage

Malignant Bone scan


Single focus (do biopsy) Multiple foci (mets work up)
Biopsy (guided us or CT) Mets work up....
CT chest/abd/pelvis
Tumor markers
Fecal occult blood
LN

Mets
Fixation according Mirel criteria
Radio ttt palliative
Chemottt
Hormonal ttt

Chemottt Radiottt Surgical resection


REMO .....‫نقط‬ IM WRA
Rabdomyosarc ....ewing/lymphoma/MM *Intra lesional
Ewing Soft tissue sarcoma (intracaps) =benign
Myloma Mets *Marginal (till pseudocaps)
Ost.sar low grade maligant
(Ch.sar/parosteal ost.s)
*Wide ( +3 cm safty margin)
High grade malignant
(Ost.sar/Ewing )
Limb salvage procedure ‫بشرط‬
Not involving vasularity
Adequate coverage skin/soft
tissue
*Radical/ Amputation

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