Cancers to Know Flashcards
1
Q
*** Skin
A
** Basal cell carcinoma
2
Q
Deep soft tissue/vascular
A
Sarcoma
3
Q
Bone
A
Osteosarcoma
most common in kids= Rhabdomyosarcoma
4
Q
Brain
A
Glioblastoma
5
Q
Pituitary/pineal
A
Carcinoma
6
Q
*** Oral Cavity, head and neck
A
*** Squamous cell Carcinoma
7
Q
Salivary glands
A
Carcinoma
8
Q
Thyroid
A
Carcinoma
9
Q
Parathyroids
A
Carcinoma
10
Q
Thymus
A
Carcinoma
11
Q
** Lung
A
** Adenocarcinoma
12
Q
Heart
A
Sarcoma
13
Q
Esophagus
A
Squamous cell carcinoma (But if Barret’s espophagus = Adenocarcinoma)
14
Q
Gall bladder
A
Adenocarcinoma
15
Q
Spleen
A
Hemangiosarcoma?? NONE for cancer!