Lung Cancer Flashcards
What symptom arises due to damage of the recurrent laryngeal nerve?
Hoarse voice
Pancoast tumours typically affect which part(s) of the lung?
Top
Common sites of lung cancer metastases (5)
Liver
Brain
Bone
Adrenals
Skin
Which LFT is particularly abnormal in liver metastasis?
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
How can hypercalcaemia arise?
Tumour produces a substance which mimics the effects of parathyroid hormone
Lung diseases causing clubbing (ABCDEF)
Abscess
Bronchiectasis
Cystic Fibrosis
Don’t say COPD
Empyema
Fibrosis
Name the 4 types of lung tumour classifications
Adenocarcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Small cell carcinoma
Large cell carcinoma
What types of lung cancer is TTF-1 expressed in?
Adenocarcinoma
Small cell carcinoma
What lung cancer is P63 expressed in?
Squamous cell
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?
Small cell carcinoma
Which type of lung cancer is responsive to chemotherapy?
Small cell carcinoma
What is the treatment of choice for non-small cell carcinoma?
Surgery
K-ras and EGFR mutations occur in which type of lung tumour?
Non-small cell cancer
What characteristic of small cell carcinoma makes it susceptible to chemotherapy?
Rapid growth
Surgery is only indicated if the disease is localised. True/False?
True