Exam 2 Neoplasia Flashcards
Which of the following is the most common rib tumor in dogs and accounts for 73% of all rib tumors?
a. Chondrosarcoma
b. Fibrosarcoma
c. Osteosarcoma
d. Lymphosarcoma
c. Osteosarcoma
True/False: Chest wall tumors are rare in cats.
True
What is the second most common chest wall tumor in dogs?
Chondrosarcoma
What is the treatment of choice for a chest wall tumor?
a. Chemotherapy alone
b. Radiation and chemotherapy
c. En block excision with radiation therapy
d. En block excision with chest wall reconstruction
d. En block excision with chest wall reconstruction
True/False: Ajunctive chemotherapy is recommended for dogs with rib CSA along with en block excision with chest wall reconstruction.
False
**recommended for dogs with OSA
What is the treatment of choice for dogs with CSA?
a. Chest wall reconstruction with adjunctive chemotherapy
b. Chest wall resection with diaphragmatic advancement
c. Check wall reconstruction alone
d. Chemotherapy alone
b. Chest wall resection with diaphragmatic advancement
What is a diaphragmantic reconstruction?
Advancing cranially and suture free diaphragm to caudal aspect of cut ribs
What is the most common presenting clinical sign seen in a cat with lung tumors?
a. Respiratory signs
b. Exercise intolerance
c. Lameness
d. Non-productive coughing
c. Lameness
Which of the following are the majority of primary lung tumors in dogs?
a. SCC
b. Bronchial ACA
c. Broncoalveolar ACA
d. None of the above
c. Broncoalveolar ACA
Where is the most common site of metastasis of lung tumors in cats?
Weight bearing digits and 3rd phalanx (lung digit syndrome)
What is the most common lung tumor in cats?
a. Bronchoalveolar ACA
b. Histiocytic sarcoma
c. Bronchial ACA
d. Squamous cell carcinoma
c. Bronchial ACA
True/False: Carcinomas are classifed by their location
True
What are the 3 main radiographic presentations in cat with lung tumors?
- Mixed bronchoalveolar pattern
- Ill defined alveolar mass
- Pulmonary mass with cavitation
True/False: The cranial lung lobes are the ones that are most commonly affected in dogs and cats with lung tumors.
False
**caudal lung lobes
What is the most essential tool for staging animals with lung tumors?
a. Radiographs
b. MRI
c. CT
d. Transthoracic FNA
c. CT
True/False: Rads are essential when determining TBLN enlargement.
False –> CT is most accurate
What is the first thing that should be done before amputating a cats digit(s)?
Take chest radiographs
Which of the following treatments should be performed for a small lung tumor identified on CT?
a. Median sternotomy
b. Lateral thoracotomy
c. Complete lobectomy
d. Partial lobectomy
b. Lateral thoracotomy
Which of the following prognostic variables for dogs is false?
a. Peripheral tumors are easier to excise
b. Coughing indicates a larger and more extensive tumor
c. Tumor <10cm is better
d. No clinical signs at the time of diagnosis indicates a better prognosis
c. Tumor <10cm is better
**< 5cm
True/False: Histologyic grade is the most important prognostic variable in cats.
True
A poorly differentiated lung tumor in cats has an MST of ___ months vs. a well differentiated tumor has an MST of ___ months.
Poorly: 2.5 months
Well: 23 months
Which of the follwoing dog breeds are most susceptible to histiocytic sarcomas?
a. Rotweilers
b. Dobermans
c. Golden Retrievers
d. Bernese Mountain
d. Bernese Mountain
Which of the following is true regarding histiocytic sarcomas?
a. Can be generalized only
b. Its a benign tumor of antigen presenting dendritic cell origin
c. Golden retrievers are the most common breed to have this
d. Surgical removal with adjunctive CCNU
d. Surgical removal with adjunctive CCNU
What is the most common presenting complaint in a patient that has a thymoma?
a. Hypercalcemia
b. Myasthenia gravis
c. Anemia
d. Polymyositis
b. Myasthenia gravis
True/False: The presence of pleural effusion is more common in dogs and its a negative prognostic factor for lung tumors.
False
**more common in cats
Which of the following is false regarding cranial mediastinal tumors?
a. Commonly seen in dogs that are 9 years old and cats that are 10 years old
b. Clinical signs are related to the mass-effect in the thorax
c. It commonly invades into the caudal vena cava causing edema to the head, neck and forelimbs
d. 67% of thymomas are PNS
c. It commonly invades into the caudal vena cava causing edema to the head, neck and forelimbs
**cranial vena cava
True/False: Thymomas are much more common than LSA.
False
**LSA> Thymoma
Which of the following is true regarding diganosis of thymomas?
a. CBC/CHEM show remarkable anemia and hypercalcemia
b. US shows the mass effect in the cranial mediastinum
c. Flow cytometry is not necessary to send out
d. Cytology will show a large number of small mature lymphocytes and intermittent mast cells
d. Cytology will show a large number of small mature lymphocytes and intermittent mast cells
What percentage in cats are thymomas non-invasive?
50-100%
____ is the gold standard treatment for thymomas?
Surgery
Which of the following can be done if surgery can’t be performed or as an adjunct to surgery for a thymoma?
a. Chemotherapy
b. Radiation therapy
c. Medical management for myasthenia gravis
d. Management of megaesophagus
b. Radiation therapy
Which of the following is not a negative factor in a dog with a thymoma?
a. Younger dog
b. Megaesophagus present
c. Lymphocytic rich tumor
d. Cystic thymoma
d. Cystic thymoma
What is the MST in a dog with thymoma surgery? What is the MST in a dog with radiation therapy alone?
Sx excision MST = 790 days
Radiation MST = 248 days
What is the MST in a cat with thymoma surgery? What is the MST in a cat with radiation therapy alone?
Sx MST = 1,825 days (5 years)
Radiation MST = 720 days (2 years)
What is the fourth most common site of neoplasia in dogs and cats?
a. Gastric tumors
b. Esophageal tumors
c. Oral tumors
d. Intestinal tumors
c. Oral tumors
What are the big 3 oral tumors dogs can get?
Melanoma
SCC
Fibrosarcoma
What are the big 2 oral tumors cats can get?
SCC
Fibrosarcoma
Which of the following is a benign variant of oral tumors seen in dogs?
a. OSA
b. Epulides
c. Eosinophilic granuloma complex
d. LSA
b. Epulides
**its an odontogenic tumor
Which of the following would be the best technique for an oral tumor that is proliferative?
a. Cytology
b. Incisional biopsy
c. Shave biopsy
d. Excisional biopsy
c. Shave biopsy
True/False: You never want to biopsy an oral mass through the lip.
True
What is the preferred method for diagnosing an oral tumor?
a. Dental radiographs
b. FNA and cytology
c. Cross sectional imaging
d. None of the above
c. Cross sectional imaging
What percentage of oral tumors metastasize to the mandibular LN’s?
55%
Which of the following is false regarding malignant melanoma?
a. Surgery results in complete local control in these cases
b. They’re usually black but they can be amelantoic
c. Abdominal US is recommended as well as full body CT since its highly malignant
d. IHC is usually done to detect Melan A
a. Surgery results in complete local control in these cases
**results in local control in 75% of cases but biggest point of failure is systemic mets
Which of the following is commonly seen in goldens and labs that are 7-8 years old and can often appear as a low grade but biologically is a high grade variant?
a. Malignant melanoma
b. Fibrosarcoma
c. Squamous cell carcinoma
d. Histiocytic sarcoma
b. Fibrosarcoma
Where are SCC commonly found in cats?
Sublingual site
True/False: Recurrent disease after surgery tends to be the biggest point of failure in dogs with fibrosarcoma.
True
Where do odontogenic tumors arise from?
Periodontal ligament
What is the MST with surgery in a dog with OSA of the chest wall?
a. 240 days
b. 120 days
c. 300 days
d. 1080 days
b. 120 days
What is the MST in a dog who had surgery and chemo for an OSA chest wall tumor?
a. 240 days
b. 120 days
c. 300 days
d. 1080 days
a. 240 days
What is the MST in a dog with a CSA chest wall tumor?
300-1080 days
Which of the following is seen in the rostral mandible of dogs and rare in cats and needs very aggressive local surgery for control?
a. Acanthomatous ameloblastomas
b. Peripheral odontogenic fibroma
c. Feline inductive Odontogenic Tumor
d. Esophageal tumor
a. Acanthomatous ameloblastomas
True/False: The more rostral the oral tumor the easier to excise and the better the prognosis.
True
What is the gold standard treatment for oral tumors except peripheral odontogenic fibromas?
Aggressive surgical excision
True/False: Chemotherapy is used for high maliganacies like melanoma
False
**melanoma won’t respond
Which of the following is not a positive prognostic indicator for oral tumors?
a. Smaller tumors
b. Histologically complete resection
c. Tumor cranial to K9 teeth
d. No evidence of preoperative metastasis
c. Tumor cranial to K9 teeth
**rostral location, tumor CAUDAL to K9
Which of the following commonly causes sarcomas of the esophagus?
a. Helicobacter
b. Clostridium
c. Spirocerca Lupi
d. None of the above
c. Spirocerca Lupi
What is the most common esophageal tumor in female cats and usually located in the middle 1/3 of the esophagus just caudal to the thoracic inlet?
a. Leiomyosarcoma
b. Leiomyoma
c. Squamous cell carcinoma
d. Osteosarcoma
c. Squamous cell carcinoma
What diagnostic tool is preferred because biopsies can be procured?
a. Radiographs
b. Esophagoscopy
c. Ultrasound
d. Endoscopy
b. Esophagoscopy
What is the preferred treatment of esophgeal tumors?
a. Surgery
b. Chemotherapy
c. Radiation
d. None of the above
a. Surgery
If an esophageal mass is secondary to S. Lupi granuloma treat with ____>
Doramectin
Which of the following is false regarding gastric tumors?
a. Its commonly seen in male Belgian shepherds and Chows
b. The tumor is mainly asymptomatic until it becomes large enough to affect outflow
c. Vomiting is the most common clinical sign more than anorexia
d. Helicobacter can play a role in the development of the infection
c. Vomiting is the most common clinical sign more than anorexia
**anorexia more common than vomiting
Which of the following is the big 1 differential diagnosis of cats with gastric tumors?
a. Leiomyosarcoma
b. Adenocarcinoma
c. Lymphoma
d. Leiomyoma
c. Lymphoma
What are the big 2 differential diagnosis in dogs with gastric tumors?
Adenocarcinoma
Leiomyosarcoma
What is the second most common benign gastric tumor in dogs?
Leiomyoma
Which of the following is false regarding gastric adenocarcinomas?
a. Makes up 70-80% of gastric neoplasms in dogs
b. Commonly found within the pyloric antrum/lesser curvature of the stomach
c. There is a high metastatic rate of 57%
d. Creates lesions that are referred to as leather bottle
c. There is a high metastatic rate of 57%
**metastatic rate of 74%
What is the preferred diganostic technique to detect gastric tumors?
a. Abdominal US
b. Cytology
c. Endoscopy
d. Radiographs
c. Endoscopy
Which of the following is true regaring intestinal tumors?
a. Commonly seen in older Collie’s and GSD males
b. Small intestine tumors are more common than large intestine tumors in dogs
c. Large intestine tumors are more common than small intestine tumors in cats
d. All the above are true
a. Commonly seen in older Collie’s and GSD males
Which diagnostic tool does not allow access to the jejunum and proximal ileum?
Endoscopy
What are the big 3 differential diagnosis for intestinal tumors in dogs?
- LSA
- ACA
- Leiomyosarcoma
True/False: Small intestine tumors are more common than large intestine tumors in cats
True
Which of the following is false regarding LSA tumors in dogs?
a. Majority are T cell origin and multifocal in distributition
b. Overall MST is 201-280 days
c. Dogs that failed to achieve a remission is a negative pronostic idication
d. Dogs that had diarrhea at initial presentation had a negative prognostic indication
b. Overall MST is 201-280 days
**MST = 77 days (R = 6 - 700 days)