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Bronchial Carcinoma Flashcards

1
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4 most important clinical features of bronchial carcinoma (WICH)

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  • weight loss
  • lymphadenopathy
  • clubbing
  • haemoptysis
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Three types of non-small cell cancer (80%)

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  • adenocarcinoma
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • large cell carcinoma
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What is the pathology of small cell lung cancer

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Neurosecretory granules —> neuroendocrine hormones —> paraneoplastic syndrome

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4
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Apex affected in pancoast tumour

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Upper right

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5
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Syndrome associated with pancoast tumour

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Horner’s

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6
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Pathology of mesothelioma

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Pleural thickening + distinct plaques

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7
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Asbestos is associated with this cancer

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Mesothelioma

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8
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Latency period in mesothelioma

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Huge

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9
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Histology findings in mesothelioma

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Psammoma bodies

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10
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If not palliative, what Tx for mesothelioma MIGHT work

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Chemo

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11
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Most common lobar carcinoma

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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12
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Most common RF for SCC

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Smoking (asbestos less so)

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13
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Histology findings in SCC

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Keratin pearls

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14
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Mechanism of hypercalcaemia in SCC

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  • bone destruction —> ectopic PTH analogues
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15
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Hypercalcaemia symptoms in SCC

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  • constipation
  • myopathy
  • polydipsia
  • behavioural changes
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16
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Invasion sites of adenocarcinoma

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  • mediastinal lymph nodes
  • pleura
  • brain
  • bone
17
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Adenocarcinoma common in

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  • women

- non-smokers

18
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Syndrome associated with adenocarcinoma that causes clubbing and arthritis

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Hypertrophic osteoarthopathy

19
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Stain in adenocarcinoma hist slides

20
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GI endocrine cells found in histology of small cell lung cancer

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Kulchitsky cells

21
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Endocrine symptoms of adenocarcinoma

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Gynaecomastia

22
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Main polypeptide released in small cell lung cancer

23
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Hormone causing euvolaemic hyponatraemia in small cell lung cancer

24
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Endocrine presentations of small cell lung cancer

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  • Addison’s

- Cushing’s

25
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Immunological presentation of small cell lung cancer

26
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1st line Ix lung cancer

27
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Common findings on CXR (pcph)

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  • peripheral opacity
  • collapse
  • pleural effusion
  • hilar enlargement
28
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Why is CT used

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Identify stage and metastasis

29
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When is surgery (1st line) indicated (NSCLC)

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  • isolated tumour

- single area affected

30
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When can radiotherapy be curative (NSCLC)

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Early intervention

31
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Chemotherapy is used as (NSCLC)

32
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Prognosis of chemo+radio in small cell lung cancer compared to non-small cell

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Worse than non-small cell

33
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Endobrachial tx methods for small cell lung cancer

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  • stents

- debulking

34
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Indication for endobrachial Tx in small cell lung cancer

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  • palliative

- remove bronchial obstruction

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