Key Associations 7

Question 1

t(8;14)?

Answer 1

Burkitt’s lymphoma (c-myc activation)

Question 2

t(9;22)?

Answer 2

Philadelphia Chr, CML (bcr-abl fusion)

Question 3

Temporal arteritis?

Answer 3

Risk of ipsilateral blindness due to thrombosis of ophthalmic artery; polymyalgia rheumatica

Question 4

Testicular tumor?

Answer 4

Seminoma

Question 5

Thyroid cancer?

Answer 5

Papillary carcinoma

Question 6

Tumor in women?

Answer 6

Leiomyoma (estrogen dependent, not precancerous)

Question 7

Tumor of infancy?

Answer 7

Hemangioma (usually regresses spontaneously by childhood)

Question 8

Tumor of the adrenal medulla (adults)?

Answer 8

Pheochromocytoma (usually benign)

Question 9

Tumor of the adrenal medulla (kids)?

Answer 9

Neuoblastoma (malignant)

Question 10

Type of Hodgkin’s?

Answer 10

Nodular sclerosis (vs. mixed cellularity, lymphocytic predominance, lymphocytic depletion)

Question 11

Type of non-Hodgkin’s?

Answer 11

Diffuse large cell

Question 12

UTI?

Answer 12

E. coli, Staph saprophyticus (young women)

Question 13

Viral encephalitis affecting temporal lobe?

Answer 13

HSV-1

Question 14

Vitamin deficiency (US)?

Answer 14

Folate (pregnant women are at high risk; body stores only 3- to 4-month supply; prevents neural tube defects)

Question 15

Rheumatoid arthritis + pneumoconiosis?

Answer 15

Caplan’s syndrome

Question 16

What is associated with Polymyalgia Rheumatica?

Answer 16

Temporal (Giant Cell) Arteritis