Chapter 28 Lymph Flashcards
Which treatment field for HD includes the inguinal lymph node chain?
Inverted-Y (pelvic portion)
The thymus is commonly associated with which of the following blood cell types?
T-cell lymphocytes
The abdominal para-aortic treatment portal includes what organ(s)?
Spleen
What stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma affecting the hilar nodes and the periaortic nodes?
Stage III
Which treatment field for HD includes the para-aortic lymph node chain?
Inverted-Y (abdominal portion)
Which lymphoma is most common in young African males?
Burkitt lymphoma
In what general anatomical location is Waldeyer ring located?
Mouth
What stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma that involves SCV lymph nodes and the spleen?
Stage III
What stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma affecting only the right cervical lymph nodes?
Stage I
What landmark is typically used to determine the lower border of the mantle field?
T10
Which of the following organs is most closely associated with the lymphatic system?
Spleen
What landmark is typically used to determine the lower border of the abdominal portion of the inverted-Y field?
L4-5
Which lymph node chain is more likely to be the original site of Hodgkin lymphoma?
Axillary
Which treatment field for HD includes the axillary lymph node chain?
Mantle
What is the most common long-term side effect of total lymphoid irradiation?
Secondary malignancy
Which stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma affecting two lymph node groups on the same side of the diaphragm?
Stage II
A mantle field is used to treat which type of cancer?
Hodgkin’s disease (HD)
Which treatment field for HD includes the cervical lymph node chain?
Mantle
What stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma with extralymphatic extension?
Stage IV
Which treatment field for HD includes the iliac lymph node chain?
Inverted-Y (pelvic portion)
What is the most common presenting symptom of HD?
Painless mass
What is the standard dose delivered for the treatment of NHL?
3000 to 4500 cGy
Which of the following is an acute side effect of radiation to the upper mantle?
Occipital alopecia
Which treatment field for HD includes the retroperitoneal lymph node chain?
Inverted-Y (pelvic portion)
Which of the following chemotherapy regimens is not used to treat HD?
I. CHOP
II. MOPP
III. ABVD
a. I and II
b. I and III
c. II and III
d. I, II, and III
c. II and III
Today, the standard treatment for early stage Hodgkin lymphoma is combination chemotherapy and irradiation of the involved field to a dose of ____ Gy.
30
Which pathologic type of Hodgkin lymphoma is the least common in the United States?
Lymphocyte depleted
Which treatment field for HD includes the mediastinal lymph node chain?
Mantle
Which of the following is not a B symptom?
Diarrhea
The spleen is commonly associated with which of the following blood cell types?
Red blood cells
