Hematology-Oncology Flashcards
What are some high risk indicators for ALL?
- Age 10
- WBC >50,000 (T-cell>B cell
- prior steroid therapy
- testicular disease
- hypodiploid (<44 chromosomes)
- Ph+
- poor initial response
Findings in Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Hyperuricemia
- Hyperphosphatemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Hyperkalemia
(when Ca/PO4 is >60 precipitation will occur in brain, collecting tubules in kidney etc.)
Hyperkalemia EKG changes?
- 6 –> peaked T waves
- 7 –> prolonged PR interval
- 8 –> absent P wave/widened QRS
Features of AML
- no peak age
- no sex predilection
- leukoerythroblastic reaction - primitive WBC, nRBC, teardrop RBC
- M1, M2, M3 –> Auer rods
- hyperleukocytosis common –> sludging
- extramedullary involvement (chloromas, leukemia cutis, gum hypertrophy, CNS disease)
(nucleated RBC = 1. ineffective erythropoesis, 2. functional asplenia, 3. marrow replacement
High risk prognostic factors in AML?
- monosomy 7
- monosomy 5/5q
- FLT 3 internal tandem duplication
- > 15% blasts after first cycle of induction
Good prognostic factors in AML:
- trisomy 8, t(8:21) higher remission rate
- inv(16) or t(16;16) associated with M4 (eos) presentation
- Trisomy 21 pt
Genetic diseases associated with an increased risk of leukemia?
- Klinefelter’s
- Bloom’s
- Fanconi’s Anemia
- Neurofibromatosis
- Kostman’s Neutropenia
- Schwachman’s
*AML is most frequent secondary malignancy in survivors of Hodgkin’s Disease
Mediastinal Mass
T-cell ALL
DIC
APML (M3); t(15;17), ATRA/As2O3
Extramedullary disease, infants
myelomonocytic/monocytic (M4/M5)
Pancytopenia, Down Syndrome
Megakaryoblastic (M7)
Name the cancer:
- mean age mid-40’s
- persistent neutrophilia without infection
- absolute basophilia
- thrombocytosis in chronic phase
- low LAP score in chronic phase
- increased serum B12
CML
Tumor Markers - Hodgkin’s
ESR, Copper
Tumor Markers - Neuroblastoma
Urine catecholamines, ferritin
Tumor Markers - Hepatoblastoma
Alpha fetoprotein
Tumor Markers - Teratocarcinoma, YST
Alpha fetoprotein
Tumor Markers - Embryonal Carcinoma, Choriocarcinoma, Seminoma
Beta HCG
Bad: hypodiploid, t(9:22)
Good: triple trisomy (4, 10, 17), TEL/AML = t(12:21)
ALL
Bad: monosomy 7
Good: Down Syndrome
AML
t(15;17)
APML
t(9;22) = BCR-abl; Philadelphia chromosome
CML
t(8;14) involves MYC oncogene
Burkitt’s Lymphoma
Good: hyperdiploid (infants)
Bad: NMYC amplification, 1p-
Neuroblastoma
11p- (sporadic cases)
Wilm’s Tumor
13q- = Rb tumor suppressor
Retinoblastoma
t(11;22) = EWS-Fli
Ewing’s/PNET
High risk factors for ALL
- prior treatment with steroids
- 12 year old patient
- testicular involvement
- residual leukemia after induction
High risk factors for AML
- monosomy 7
- residual leukemia after induction
Associated with Wilm’s Tumor, Neuroblastoma, Both or Neither?
Abdominal Mass
Both
Associated with Wilm’s Tumor, Neuroblastoma, Both or Neither?
Peripheral blasts
Neuroblastoma
Associated with Wilm’s Tumor, Neuroblastoma, Both or Neither?
Hypertension
Both
Associated with Wilm’s Tumor, Neuroblastoma, Both or Neither?
Elevated serum ferritin
Neuroblastoma
Associated with Wilm’s Tumor, Neuroblastoma, Both or Neither?
Rapid, irregular eye movements
Neuroblastoma
Associated with Wilm’s Tumor, Neuroblastoma, Both or Neither?
Commonly metastasizes to lungs
Wilm’s
Associated with Wilm’s Tumor, Neuroblastoma, Both or Neither?
Elevated alpha fetoprotein
Neither
Associated with Wilm’s Tumor, Neuroblastoma, Both or Neither?
Most common in toddler age group
Both
Associated with osteogenic sarcoma, ewing’s sarcoma, both or neither?
more common in second decade of life
Both
Associated with osteogenic sarcoma, ewing’s sarcoma, both or neither?
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Osteogenic sarcoma
Associated with osteogenic sarcoma, ewing’s sarcoma, both or neither?
Onion skin appearance on x-ray
Ewing’s
Associated with osteogenic sarcoma, ewing’s sarcoma, both or neither?
Metaphyseal location
Osteogenic sarcoma
Associated with osteogenic sarcoma, ewing’s sarcoma, both or neither?
Down Syndrome
Neither
Associated with osteogenic sarcoma, ewing’s sarcoma, both or neither?
Fever
Ewing’s
Associated with osteogenic sarcoma, ewing’s sarcoma, both or neither?
Pulmonary metastasis
Both
t(9;22)
Poor risk ALL
retinoic acid
APML (FAB M3)
translocation involving c-myc
Burkitt’s lymphoma
rarely occurs in Blacks
Ewing’s sarcoma
high risk ALL
hypodiploid chromosomes
LCH
Birbeck granules
Burkitt’s lymphoma
Starry sky histology
AML
Auer rod
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Reed-Sternberg cell