Haematological Malignancy

Question 1

myeloid cancer is…

Answer 1

cancer of red cells, platelets, granulocytes

Question 2

lymphoid leukemia is…

Answer 2

cancer of B & T cells

Question 3

organs affected by 1y haematological malignancy?

Answer 3

whole body-particularly bone, blood, lymphatics

Question 4

what is the difference between lymphoma and leukaemia?

Answer 4

lymphoma: mass is in LNs
Leukaemia: malignant cells circulate in blood and bone marrow

Question 5

what is of note of both leukaemia and lymphoma?

Answer 5

these cancers do not metastasise

Question 6

if platelets, red blood cells etc in FBC results then this may show what

Answer 6

bone marrow involvement in cancer

Question 7

what do these cancers look like (morphology)?

Answer 7

solid white masses

Question 8

neuroectoderm cancers tend to originate from what 1y cancer?

Answer 8

melanoma

Question 9

brain tumours are rarely 1y cancers so are often..

Answer 9

mets of carcinoma

Question 10

true/false…

1y brain cancers stay within brain and don’t metastasise

Answer 10

true