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Cancer Behaviour Flashcards

1
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What are the three groups of cancers

A

Epithelial, mesenchymal and haematological (also neuroectoderm which is a far smaller group)

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2
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What do you call epithelial malignancy

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Carcinoma

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3
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What is the relationship between carcinomas and age

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Risk increases associated with long term accumulation of environmental risk (children are rare)

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4
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What characterises epithelial malignancy

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Local growth. Spreads by haematogenous and lymphatic routes.

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5
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Where does testicular carcinoma spread to

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Para-aortic lymph nodes due to embryological development

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6
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Where do GI carcinomas generally spread to

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The liver - other sites are rare

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7
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What are mesenchymal tumours

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Soft tissue tumours (all kinds and connective tissue) called sarcomas

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8
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What do you call smooth muscle tumours

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leiomyoma/sarcoma

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9
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What do you call skeletal muscle tumours

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Rhabdomyoma/sarcoma

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10
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What do you call fat tumours

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lipoma/liposarcoma

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11
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What do you call bone tumours

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osteoma/osteosarcoma

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12
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What do you call cartilage tumours

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Chondroma/ chondrosarcoma

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13
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What do you call blood vessel tumours

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Haemangioma / angiosarcoma

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14
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What do you call nerve tumours

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Neuroma/MPNST

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15
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What is the age distribution of sarcomas

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more common in children

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16
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How do sarcomas spread

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Local growth is the defining feature (they can get massive) lymphatic spread is very rare. can spread through the haematogenous route and disseminate wildly if left alone enough

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17
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What is the histology of sarcomas

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Tend to be spindle cell lesions - elongated tapered cell shapes and a solid tumour

18
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What genetic changes are sarcomas generally associated with

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Specific large translocations

19
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What are lymphomas

A

Mass like lesions in lymph nodes

20
Q

What are leukemias

A

Circulating malignant cells in the blood and bone marrow

21
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Why do haematological cancers not metastasise

A

Because they are already throughout the body

22
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Other than FBCs what are signs of a haemotological malignancy

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Large lymph nodes not fitting drainage of an epithelial malignancy (diffuse spleen and liver involvement) and symptoms from marrow involvement (anaemic, bleeding and infections)

23
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What are B symptoms in a haematological malignancy

A

unpredictable - such as sweating (esp at night) and weight loss.
A main differential is infection

24
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What is the histology of haematological malignancy

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Look like the cell of origin at low grade and quite monoclonal.
Solid white masses in lymph nodes.

25
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What is the common name for brain tumours

A

Gliomas

26
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What are lesions in the brain in older people normally

A

Metastases, esp if there are multiple

27
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Why is there no benign/malignant cut off in brain tumours

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Brain is in an enclosed space so tumour growth effects surrounding tissue. Slow growing tumours can let the brain adapt but are still dangerous

28
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How are neuroectodermal tumours classified

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Grade 1. 2 and 3 (no benign, pre malignant, malignant)

29
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How do neuroectodermal tumours spread

A

No metastases lymphatic or otherwise

30
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What are the main sites of metastasis of bladder cancer

A

Bone, liver, lung

31
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What are the main sites of metastasis of breast cancer

A

Bone, brain, liver lung

32
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What are the main sites of metastasis of colon cancers

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Liver, lung, peritoneum

33
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What are the main sites of metastasis of kidney cancers

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Adrenal gland, bone, brain, liver, lung

34
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What are the main sites of metastasis of lung cancer

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Adrenal gland, bone, brain, liver, other lung

35
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What are the main sites of metastasis of melanomas

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Bone, brain, liver, lung, skin, muscle

36
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What are the main sites of metastasis of ovary cancer

A

Liver, lung, peritoneum

37
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What are the main sites of metastasis of pancreatic cancer

A

Liver, lung, peritoneum

38
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What are the main sites of metastasis of prostate cancer

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Adrenal gland, bone, liver lung (and generally anywhere)

39
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What are the main sites of metastasis of rectal cancer

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Liver, lung, peritoneum

40
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What are the main sites of metastasis of stomach cancer

A

Liver, lung, peritoneum

41
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What are the main sites of metastasis of thyroid cancer

A

Bone, liver, lung

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