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1
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Define carcinoma of the bronchus

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Malignant neoplasm arising from epithelium of bronchioles or bronchus

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What are two types of bronchial carcinoma

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Small cell lung cancer

Non small cell lung cancer

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What is most common type of bronchial carcinoma

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Non small cell lung cancer (85%)

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4
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What % of bronchial carcinomas are small cell lung cancer

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15%

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what are the three types of non small cell lung cancer

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  • Squamous Cell Lung Cancer
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Large cell carcinoma
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What is the most common type of non small cell lung cancer

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Squamous cell lung cancer (35%)

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Where to small cell lung cancers arise

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Arise from neuroendocrine - Kluchitsky cells

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What does small cell lung cancers arising from Kluchitsky cells mean

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Most paraneoplastic syndromes are associated with small cell lung cancer

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9
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What % of small cell lung cancers have metastasised at presentation

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70%

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10
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What two cancers arise from central part of the lung

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2S’s:

Squamous cell lung-cancer
Small cell lung cancer

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11
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What is squamous cell lung cancer strongly associated with

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Smoking

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12
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Where does squamous cell lung cancer arise

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Larger central airways adjacent to the hilum

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13
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How do squamous cell lung cancers develop

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Metaplasia- Dysplasia- Carcinoma sequence

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14
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What is squamous cell lung cancer strongly associated with

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Clubbing

Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy

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what is the most common type of lung cancer in non-smokers

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Adenocarcinoma

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16
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what is adenocarcinoma a type of

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Non small-cell lung cancer

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17
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where do adenocarcinomas arise

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Smaller peripheral airways

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18
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what is most common lung-cancer type in women

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Adenocarcinoma

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19
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what is the precursor for adenocarcinoma

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atypical adenomatous hyperplasia

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20
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what is a large cell carcinoma

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cancer that cannot be histologically classified into other types

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21
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where do large cell carcinomas usually arise

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peripheries

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22
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what can large cell carcinomas secrete

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bHCG

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23
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what cancers have strongest association with smoking

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small cell lung cancer

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24
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where do small cell lung cancers arise

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central airways

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25
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explain grading of small cell lung cancers

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all small cell lung cancers are highly aggressive and therefore by definition are all high-grade

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26
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what is the second most common cancer in the uk

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lung cancer

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27
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which gender is bronchial carcinoma more common it and what cancer is an exception to this rule

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  • Men. Except adenocarcinoma which is more common in women (6:1)
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28
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what are 5 RF for bronchial carcinoma

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  • Smoking (90%)
  • FH
  • Radiation
  • Asbestos
  • Heavy metals
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29
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what is the most common presenting symptom of bronchial carcinoma

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Cough (90%)

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30
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what are three symptoms of bronchial carcinoma

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Cough
Haemoptysis
Dyspneoa

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31
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what are systemic symptoms of bronchial carcinoma

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  • Fever
  • Weight loss
  • Anorexia
32
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What cause stridor in lung cancer

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Obstruction larger airways (SCLC, SCC)

33
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What does chest pain in lung cancer indicate

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Chest wall involvement

34
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What does pain in arm or shoulder in bronchial carcinoma indicate

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Pancoast tumour

35
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What does ptosis, miosis and anhydrosis in bronchial carcinoma indicate

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Horner’s syndrome - compression sympathetic trunk

36
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what does hoarse voice or bovine cough in bronchial carcinoma indicate

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Compression recurrent laryngeal nerve

37
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what can bronchial carcinoma (mainly SCLC and squamous cell lung cancer) cause

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superior vena cava syndrome

38
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what causes dysphagia in bronchial carcinoma

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lymph nodes can compress oesophagus

39
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what is a nail sign of lung cancer

40
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what are two other pulmonary sequelae of lung cancer

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  • Pleural effusion

- Pnuemonia

41
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what is SVC syndrome

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tumour compresses SVC - impeding venous return from upper extremities presenting as dyspneoa and facial oedema

42
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what is a paraneoplastic syndrome

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substance secreted by tumour that acts at a distance site

43
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what paraneoplastic syndromes are associated with squamous cell carcinoma

44
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what is the action of PTHrp

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Increases bone reabsorption causing Hypercalcaemia

45
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what 3 paraneoplastic syndromes are associated with small cell carcinoma

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  • SIADH
  • ACTH
  • Lambert-Eaton Myasthenia
46
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what does SIADH cause

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Increases water absorption - results in low serum sodium

47
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what will patients with SIADH present with and why

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Confusion, tiredness and drowsiness - due to cerebral oedema caused by fluid retention

48
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what does ectopic ACTH cause

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Bilateral adrenal enlargement - and excess adrenal hormone secretion

49
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how can ectopic ACTH be differentiated

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Bilateral enlargement of adrenal glands

50
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how does ectopic ACTH usually present

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Polyuria and polydipsia (due to excess aldosterone). Symptoms due to increase cortisol are rare

51
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what causes LEMS syndrome

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small cell carcinoma

52
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what antibodies are released in LEMS syndrome

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antibodies to pre-synaptic voltage-gated calcium channels

53
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how does LEMS present

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repeated contraction causes increased strength

54
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what is a pancoast tumour

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peripheral lung cancer located in superior sulcus involves cervical nerves and brachial plexus (C8, T1, T2)

55
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what does a pan coast tumour cause

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  • Horner syndrome

- Shoulder pain that radiates down the arm

56
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what is the clinical presentation of Horner syndrome

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Miosis
Anhydrosis
Endopathalmos

57
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what is pre-cursor to adenocarcinoma

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atypical adenomatous hyperplasia

58
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where does squamous cell carcinoma originate

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metaplasia-dysplasia-carcinoma

59
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explain metaplasia-dysplasia-carcinoma sequence of SCC

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  • Columnar glandular epithelium undergoes metaplasia to form squamous epithelium
  • Squamous epithelium undergoes dysplasia to form carcinoma in situ
  • Carcinoma in situ transforms to SCC
60
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what are indications for referring under 2W pathway

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  • Over 40 with: haemoptysis, cough, dyspneoa, recurrent chest infections, fatigue, weight loss
  • Abnormal findings on CXR
61
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what will be seen on CXR

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Solitary nodule

62
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what is performed after CXR for lung-cancer

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CT Neck, Thorax, Abdomen

63
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what is CT neck, thorax, abdomen used for

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Stage lung cancer

64
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what are peripheral lung cancers

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large cell

adenocarcinoma

65
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if a peripheral lung cancer is present and nodes less than 10mm what is ordered

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PET-CT 
Endobronchial US (US-guided transbronchial biopsy)
66
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if a central lung cancer or peripheral lesion with nodes more than 10mm what is performed

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  • Biopsy of nodes

- Flexible bronchoscopy

67
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if evidence of bone metastases what is performed

68
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if x-ray is negative, but individual has bone pain what is performed

69
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what is offered for high-stage lung cancers

70
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in summary what is ordered to stage lung cancer

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CT Neck, Thorax, Abdomen

71
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what is ordered to biopsy following

a. central lesions
b. peripheral lesions

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a. Bronchoscopy

b. US guided transbronchial biopsy

72
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what is offered for small cell lung cancer

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platinum based chemoradiotherapy

73
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what may be offered in small cell lung cancer

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prophylactic cranial irradiation

74
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what is problem with non-small cell lung cancer

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poor response to chemotherapy

75
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what is offered for low stage non-small cell lung cancer

76
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what should be done before surgery in non-SCLC

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mediastinoscopy - to view mediastinal lymph nodes

77
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what is offered for N-SCLC

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radiotherapy

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