Cancer Flashcards
polyclonal definition
normal haemopoiesis
monoclonal definition
malignant haemopoiesis
Monoclonal = Malignant
what is lymphoma a cancer of
lymph notes/lymphatic tissues eg gut/tonsils
what are the 2 categories of lymphoma
hodgkins lymphoma
non hodgkins lymphoma
what CD does rituximab work on
CD20+ (non hodgkins lymphoma)
CD30+
hodgkins lymphoma
reed Sternberg cells
hodgkins lymphoma
which group of females get hodgkins lymphoma
young females
treatment of Hodgkins lymphoma
chemo (not rituximab bc not CD20+ which rituximab works on)
CD30+
reed Sternberg cells
hodgkins lymphoma
types of non hodgkins lymphoma (4)
burkitts lymphoma
low grade B cell non hodgkins lymphoma
high grade B cell non hodkinslymphoma
T cell non hodgkins lymphoma
which translocation causes burkitts lymphoma
translocation 8;14
African kid with history of EBV
tumour in face jaw
burkitts lymphoma
which one of high/low grade non hodgkins lymphoma is curable
high grade non hodgkins lymphoma
which one of high/low grade non hodgkins lymphoma is slowly progressive
low grade non hodgkins lymphoma
which one of high/low grade non hodgkins lymphoma has fast progression and is aggressive
high grade non hodgkins lymphoma
which one of high/low grade non hodgkins lymphoma is not curable, just treatable
low grade non hodgkins lymphoma
prognosis of low grade non hodgkins lymphomoa
likely remission then relapse
treatment of all non hodgkins lymphoma
chemo - rituximab (works on CD20+)
CD20+
non hodgkins lymphoma
presentation of lymphoma
night sweats
weight loss
lympahdenopathy
alcohol induced pain
hodgkins lymphoma
night sweats
weight loss
lymphadenopathy
lymphoma
investigations for lymphoma (2)
FBC
lymph node excision biopsy - tale out whole thing
what test can you do after biopsy of lymph node
what are you looking for
immunohistochemistry - for CD30+/CD20+/reed Sternberg cells
complications of lymphoma
can spread to bone marrow