Cancers Flashcards
What kinds of tumors are the most common in liver cancer? Primary/secondary? Why?
Secondary. Because liver is large and well perfused
2 kinds of primary liver tumors
Hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangeocarcinomas
Where does hepatocellular carcinoma originate
hepatocytes
Et hepatocellular carcinoma
Chronic liver disease (Hep C = virus changes DNA), toxins (arsenic)
Tx of hepatocellular carcinoma
Partial hepatoectomy, chemo/radiation
Where does cholangeocarcinoma originate?
What is associated with??
epithelial tissue of bile ducts of liver
Chronic inflammation of duct epithelial tissue
Where are secondary liver tumors from?
Colon, breast, lung
What is a manifestation that usually points to CA?
Weight loss
Pancreatic CA is the most common in…
Smokers, black, male
Et Pancreatic CA
linked to smoking, ETOH, DM, pancreatitis, >50 yrs, exposure to carcinogens, poor life style
Patho Pancreatic CA
90% adenocarcinomas of duct epithelial tissue
Manifestations of pancreatic CA are linked to..
mass of tumor, rather than the loss of function
Main tx for pancreatic CA
PAIN CONTROL