Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology — Flashcards

In osteoporosis, cytokines stimulate osteoclast recruitment and _____ the levels of RANKL and decrease the expression of osteoprotegrin

_____ may present with blue sclerae due to translucent connective tissue over choroidal veins

_____ is characterized by eburnation (polishing) of the subchondral bone

_____ may occur due to carbonic anhydrase II mutations, which leads to loss of the acidic environment necessary for bone resorption

_____ is due to defective mineralization of osteoid

Histology of adamantinoma shows _____ islands in a fibrous stroma

_____ -myositis is characterized by peri -mysial inflammation with perifascicular atrophy on biopsy

_____ and osteoid osteoma do not contain giant cells.

In adults, woven bone is seen _____ and in Paget disease.

_____ tumor is a fibroadenoma-like tumor with overgrowth of the fibrous component, causing 'leaf-like' projections