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Most Common Pathology Flashcards

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Brain

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Brain:
Adult: Glioblastoma Multiforme
Pediatric: Astrocytoma
GTM Staging

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Oral Cavity

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Oral Cavity:
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Associated with Plummer Vinson Syndrome and HPV

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Nasopharynx

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Nasopharynx:
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Associated with Epstein Barr Virus

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Oropharynx

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Oropharynx:
Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Laryngopharynx

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Laryngopharynx:
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Pyriform sinus is most common location

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Larynx

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Larynx:
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Associated with HPV and Cigarette Smoking

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Salivary Glands

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Salivary Glands:
Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
Parotid Gland most common location for cancer

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Thyroid

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Thyroid:
Papillary, Mixed papillary follicular, Follicular
Possible treatment: Iodine-131

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Breast

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Breast:
Infiltrating Ductal
Chemo:CMF
Common site: UOQ

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Lung

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Lung:
SCLC
NSCLC
Mesothelioma
SCLC= oat cell most aggressive

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Large Bowel

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Large Bowel:
Adenocarcinoma
Surgeries= Anterior resection
Abdominoperineal resection APR
Dukes Staging

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Anus

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Anus:
Squamous Cell

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Pancreas

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Pancreas:
Duct Cell Carcinoma
Surgery: Whipple

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Adrenal Gland

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Adrenal Gland:
Adrenocortical tumors

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Liver

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Liver:
Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Gall Bladder

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Gall Bladder:
Adenocarcinoma

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Kidney

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Kidney:
Renal Cell Carcinoma

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Bladder

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Bladder:
Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Trigone is common location

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Urethra

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Urethra:
Squamous Cell

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Prostate

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Prostate:
Adenocarcinoma
TNM Staging
Gleason Grading

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Testes

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Testes:
Germ cell tumors
Cryptochordism increased risk

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Endometrium

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Endometrium:
Adenocarcinoma
FIGO Staging

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Cervix

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Cervix:
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Point A= 2cm superior to cercial os and 2cm lateral to endocervical canal
Point B= 3cm lateral to point A
FIGO Staging

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Ovaries

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Ovaries:
Epithelial
FIGO Staging

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Vagina

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Vagina:
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
FIGO Staging

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Vulva

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Vulva:
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Most cancers in labia majora/minora
FIGO Staging

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Skeletal

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Skeletal:
Osteosarcoma
Chondrosarcoma
Fibrosarcoma
Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma MFH
Ewing’s Sarcoma
Majority=Metastatic
GTM Staging

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Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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Hodgkin’s Lymphoma:
NSHL Nodular Sclerosing Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Associated with Reed-Sternberg Cell
Chemo=MOPP, ABVD
Ann Arbor Staging

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Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma:
B-Cell
T-Cell
Chemo: CHOP
Ann Arbor Staging

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Sarcomas

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Sarcomas:
Rhabdomyosarcoma (rare)
Osteosarcoma
Chondrosarcoma

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Multiple Myeloma

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Multiple Myeloma:
Multiple Myeloma
10% of bone marrow cells on aspiration need to be plasma cells

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Skin

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Skin:
Basal Cell
Squamous Cell
Melanoma
TNM Staging (Breslow if Melanoma)

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Leukemia

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Leukemia:
ALL=pediatric most common
AML=adult most common, Auer Rods
CLL= does not use bone marrow transplant
CML=Philadelphia Chromosome, no Latent phase
FAB Staging

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Esophagus

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Esophagus:
Adenocarcinoma
Skip Metastasis

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Stomach

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Stomach:
Adenocarcinoma

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Small Bowel

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Small Bowel:
Adenocarcinoma

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Adenocarcinomas

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Adenocarcinomas:
Esophagus
Stomach
Gall Bladder
Small Bowel
Large Bowel
Endometrium

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma:
Oral Cavity
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
Larynx
Cervix
Vagina
Vulva
Urethra
Anus

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Unique Cancers

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Unique Cancers:
Brain
Salivary Glands
Thyroid
Breast
Lung
Pancreas
Liver
Adrenal Glands
Kidneys
Ovaries
Bladder
Testes
Skeletal
Hodgkins
Non-Hodgkins
Sarcomas
Multiple Myeloma
Skin
Leukemia

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