Lymphomas Flashcards
1
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Lymphoma
Stage one
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Disease localized to single lymph node or group
2
Q
Lymphoma
Stage two
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More than one lymph node group involved
* One side of the diaphragm
3
Q
Lymphoma
Stage three
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Lymph nodes or the spleen involved
* occurs on both sides of the diaphragm
4
Q
Lymphoma
Stage four
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Liver or bone marrow involvement
5
Q
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
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Often presents with lymphadenopathy
most common neoplasm between ages 20 and 40
Less predictable pattern of spread than Hodgkin’s disease
Advanced stage disease is usually a parent
6
Q
Hodgkin’s disease
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- characteristic reed Sternberg cells differentiate from non-Hodgkin’s disease
More common in males average age is 32
Usually presents with cervical adenopathy in spreads in a predictable fashion along lymph node groups
7
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Lab in Diagnostics of lymphoma
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CT, x-rays, ultrasound, MRI used to locate and stage the disease
Biopsy and Histo pathological examination confirm diagnosis
8
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Management of lymphoma
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Radiation
Chemotherapy
Bone marrow transplantation
