Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology — Flashcards

_____ -associated amyloidosis is characterized by deposition of 2-microglobulin in joints

_____ is characterized by normal calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase and parathyroid hormone levels.

When Pseudogout crystals are aspirated from the joint for microscopic analysis, these are _____ and weakly positively birefringent under parallel polarized light

Hint: color

In _____, one or more foci of irregularly laid spongy bone replace part of the normally dense bone, inside the otic capsule

Osteoma is a benign tumor of _____ that is seen in middle age

Hint: what overall type of structure?

The exuberant proliferation of _____ is seen in desmoid tumors

Brodie's abscess occurs when organisms of _____ virulence infect an immunocompetent host

_____ ossification is defective in achondroplasia.

_____ is a localized form of subacute osteomyelitis that occurs most often in the long bones of the lower extremities of young adults.

When chronically _____, PTH has catabolic effects on bone, known as osteitis fibrosa cystica.