LUNGS

Question 1

What type of lung cancer is the most common in non-smokers?

Answer 1

Adenocarcinoma

Question 2

What form of lung cancer is most aggressive?

Answer 2

Small cell

Question 3

What are sxs of lung CA?

Answer 3

chronic cough that CHANGES, hemoptysis, chest pain, dyspnea, pleural effusion, hoarseness, and finger clubbing

Question 4

How do you treat small cell lung CA?

Answer 4

Chemo therapy only (including the brain ppx)

Question 5

How do you treat non-small cell lung CA at stage IV, IIB, or poor lung function?

Answer 5

surgery

Question 6

If the lung CA arises from the respiratory epithelium, what is it?

Answer 6

Bronchogenic tumor

Question 7

If a 35y/o pt has a CT done and there is findings of a solitary pulmonary nodule <2cm – is that likely benign or malignant?

Answer 7

benign

Question 8

A “oat cell” is commonly associated with what type of lung CA?

Answer 8

small-cell carcinoma

Question 9

What are the 3 types of non-small lung CA?

Answer 9

Adenocarcinoma (periphery)

Squamous cell carcinoma

Large cell carcinoma

Question 10

What are 3 main components of tumor staging?

Answer 10

TNM

Question 11

If a lung mass is >3cm what stage T is it?

Answer 11

T3

Question 12

What are the 4 common spots for lung CA to metastasize too?

Answer 12

Liver, Bone, Brain, Adrenals

Question 13

What type of lung CA is most likely to be found on the periphery?

Answer 13

Adenocarcinoma

Question 14

What type of lung CA is often associated with paraneoplastic syndromes? What are those syndromes?

Answer 14

Small Cell

Anti-diuretic hormone

Cushing Syndrome