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Colo-Rectal cancer Flashcards

1
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How much of the colon cancers are hereditary ?

A

5-10%

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Clinical presentation of colon cancer based on location of the lesion

Sigmoid-Rectal

70% of cases

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  1. Blood in feces
  2. Tenesmus / difficulty in evacuation
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Clinical presentation of colon cancer based on location of the lesion

Descending colon

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  1. Blood in feces
  2. Tenesmus / difficulty in evacuation

same as sigmoid-colon

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Clinical presentation of colon cancer based on location of the lesion

Transverse Colon

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Aspecific symptoms: Tiredness, Anorexy, Blood in feces, And anemia.

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Clinical presentation of colon cancer based on location of the lesion

Ascending Colon

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Aspecific symptoms and pain in the inferior quadrants of the abdomen.

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What is the most common metastasis of colon cancer ?

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Liver (Through the portal vein)

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What is the most common metastasis of rectal cancer ?

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Lungs (Through vena cava)

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what is the first exam to perform in case of blood in feces?

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Digital exploration

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9
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Gold standard exam for colo-rectal cancer ?

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Colonoscopy

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10
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When do we use trans-rectal ultrasound ?

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To visualize invasion to the rectal wall

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When do we use external abdominal US ?

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To verify the presence of hepatic metastasis

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12
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What tumor marker can we use in the follow-up of colon cancer?

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Serum CEA

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What is the most used chemotherapeutic drug in colorectal cancer ?

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5-FU

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14
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What type of drug is Capecitabin ?

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Pro-drug of 5-FU

This enzyme is more active in the neoplastic tissues than those normal

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15
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To which family of drugs does Irinotecan belongs to ?

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Topoisomerase I inhibitors

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16
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Polychemiotherapeutic regimes

FOLFOX

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FOLIC ACID + 5-FU + OXALOPLATIN

17
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Polychemiotherapeutic regimes

FOLFIRI

A

FOLIC ACID + 5-FU + IRINOTECAN

18
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Polychemiotherapeutic regimes

FOLFOXIRI

A

FOLFOX + IRINOTECAN

19
Q

What is the benefit of adding Anti-VEGF to chemothrapeutic regimes of colon cancer ?

A

It increases progression-free survival and overall survival compared with chemotherapy alone.

20
Q

What is the target of Cetuximab and Panitumumab ?

A

EGFR inhibitors

21
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cetuximab and Panitumumab are limited to a specific type of colo-rectal cancer, which is ?

A

Wild type for K-Ras and N-Ras

22
Q

what is the target of Bevacizumab ?

A

VEGF

has to be given with chemo, that way it prolongs survivability

23
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TKI for colo-rectal cancer ?

A

Regorafenib

It’s a multi target TKI

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