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Chapter-23 Bones, Joints and Soft Tissue Tumors

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Pathology for Allied Health Sciences

Author
1. Nayak Ramadas
ISBN
9789352701070
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14184_24
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2017
Pages
14
Author Affiliations
1. Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University, Karnataka, India, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India, Yenepoya Medical College, Constituent of Yenepoya University (Accredited by NAAC with "A" grade), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya University, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya University (Accredited by NAAC with “A” grade), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
Chapter keywords
Bone tumor, joint tumor, soft tissue tumor, congenital disorder, osteomyelitis, metabolic bone disease, infectious arthritis, pediatric tumor

Abstract

This chapter mainly focuses on the bones, joints, and soft tissue tumors. The skeletal system consists of the bones, their associated cartilages, and the joints. Bone is a specialized connective tissue, which has structural, protective, metabolic and hematopoietic functions (produces blood cells). Osteochondroma, osteosarcoma, giant-cell tumor, Ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor, and tumors of uncertain origin are different types of bone tumors. Joints provide movement and mechanical stability to the body. The joints consist of articular cartilage with a joint space (synovial cavity) lined by synovial membrane. The articular cartilage provides friction free movement within the joints and acts as a shock absorber. The joints have a wide range of motion. Soft tissue is the term used for non-epithelial tissue excluding the skeleton, joints, central nervous system, hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues. Sarcomas are malignant tumors of soft tissue.

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