MoD - neoplasia Flashcards
what is neoplasm?
abnormal growth of cells that persist after removal of initial stimulus
what is grading used for?
planning treatment and estimating prognosis
what are the different types of grading?
G1: well differentiated
G2: moderately differentiated
G3: poorly differentiated
G4: undifferentiated or anaplastic
which carcinoma uses the Bloom Richardson grading system?
breast cancer
what does the Bloom Richardson grading system assess?
tubule formation
number of mitoses
nuclear pleiomorphism (nuclear variation)
which cancers use grading?
primary brain tumours, lymphomas, breast & prostate
what are the dukes staging used for?
colorectal carcinoma
what are the different dukes staging?
A: invasion onto the wall
B: invasion through the wall
C: node involvement
D: distant metastasis
What is tumour staging used for?
measure of the malignant neoplasms’ overall burden
what are the different tumour staging systems?
Ann Arbor
TNM
Dukes
what are the 4 stages of cancer?
1; early local disease
2: advanced local disease
3: regional metastasis (node involvement)
4: advance disease with distant metastasis
Describe the TNM staging?
T: size 1-4 (size of primary tumour
N: regional node involvement 0-3
M: distant metastatic spread 0-1
which cancer uses the Ann Arbor staging?
lymphoma
describe the ann arbor staging
- single node
- 2 nodes but same side of diaphragm
- nodes spread to both sides of diaphragm
- diffuse or disseminated involvement (organ involvement)
which cancers are screened in the UK?
BBC
breast, bowel, cervical
which tumour markers are released by testicular tumours?
HCG released into circulation
which cancer marker released by hepatocellular carcinoma?
alpha foetoprotein
which cancer marker for prostate cancer?
PSA
which marker for ovarian cancer?
CA 125
what are the different treatment types for cancer?
radiotherapy (rapidly dividing cells, trigger apoptosis through free-radical induce DNA damage)
chemotherapy (alkalytaing, platinum drugs, plant-derived drugs, antibiotics)
hormone therapy (tamoxifen bind to oestrogen receptors preventing oestrogen from binding)
neoadjuvant (before surgery - reduce size of primary tumour)
adjuvant (after surgery - eliminate subclinical disease)
what are the 6 hallmarks of cancer?
self sufficiency in growth signalling e.g. RAS / HER2
resistance to growth stop signals (CDK gene deletion)
grow indefinitely (telomerase)
induce new blood vessels (VEGF)
resist apoptosis (BCL2)
invade & produce metastases (e-cadherin mutation)
what is tumour suppressor gene?
inhibit neoplastic growth
need both aleles to be mutated to inactivate
what prevents apoptosis cascade from occurring?
mutation to BCL-2 (both alleles - type of TSG)
what is the function of p53?
recognises DNA damage and induces apoptosis
