Haematological Malignancies Flashcards

1
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Which haemotological malignancies involve lymphoid cells?

A

Lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Lymphomas

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Which haemotological malignancies involve myeloid cells?

A

Myeloid leukaemia

Myeloproliferative disorders

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3
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Who is most likely to get ALL?

A

Children

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4
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What is the peak age of onset of CML?

A

25-45 years

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5
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Which gene is normally present in CML?

A

BCR-ABL fusion gene

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What does the BCR-ABL fusion gene do?

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Causes abnormal expression of myeloid cells in the bone marrow and peripheral blood.

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7
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Which chromosomes are translocated in the Philadelphia chromosome?

A

22 and 9

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8
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What is the treatment for CML?

A

Imatinib or bone marrow transplant

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9
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What is CLL?

A

B-cell lymphoproliferative disease

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What is the peak age of onset of CLL?

A

72 years

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What would be found on blood in CLL?

A

High lymphocyte count

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12
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What is the management of CLL?

A

Chemotherapy
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Monoclonal antibodies
Bone marrow transplant in young patient

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13
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What are smudge cells?

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Remnants of cells that lack any identifiable cytoplasmic membrane or nuclear structure. Also called basket cells.

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What are smudge cells associated with?

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Abnormally fragile lymphocytes in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

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What is myeloma?

A

A malignant disorder of plasma cells producing the same abnormal immunoglobulin.

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16
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Who is myeloma most prevalent in?

A

Median age 72 years

More prevalent in Afro-Carribean descent.

17
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What are the signs and symptoms of myeloma?

A
Bone pain
Anaemia
Infection
Bone marrow failure
Renal failure
Amyloidosis
Hypercalcaemia
18
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Which investigations would be done to test for myeloma?

A
Blood film (rouleaux formation)
Bone marrow aspirate (<10% plasma cells)
Serum protein electropheresis
Bence Jones protein in urine
Bone profile - hypercalcaemia
Imaging - skeletal survey
19
Q

What is the treatment for myeloma?

A

Monitoring
Chemo - thalidamide and steroids (or doxorubicin and vincristine)
Bone marrow transplant after induction therapy
Radiotherapy for bone pain
Treatment for hypercalcaemia (fluids and bisphosphonates)
Aspirin for DVT prophylaxis.

20
Q

What is lymphoma?

A

Cloncal prolfieration of lymphoid cells arising in the lymph nodes.

21
Q

What are the symptoms of lymphoma?

A

Local or generalised lymphadenopathy
Night sweats
Weight loss
Fevers

22
Q

Which cells are present in Hodgkin lymphoma?

A

Reed-Sternberg cells

23
Q

What is the epedemiology of lymphoma?

A

M>F

Age 15-40 years

24
Q

What is the treatment of lymphoma?

A

Local disease - radiotherapy
Wide spread disease - chemotherapy
+/- bone marrow transplant

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What is the prognosis for lymphoma?
>90% stage I-II cured | 50-70% stage IV cured.
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What are myelodysplasias?
Clonal haemopoetic stem cell disorder causing various cytopenias. Bone marrow is hypercellular due to ineffective haemopoiesis.
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What can myelodysplasia transform into?
AML
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What is the treatment for myelodysplasias?
Blood transfusion +/- iron chelation | Chemo/bone marrow transplant in young patients
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What is myelofibrosis?
Proliferation of an abnormal cell line results in fibrosis in the bone marrow.
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What are the symptoms of myelofibrosis?
Bone pain Marrow failure symptoms Hepatosplenomegaly Pancytopenia