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Oncology Flashcards

1
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Smooth muscle cancer

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Leiomyosarcoma

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Skeletal muscle cancer

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

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3
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Vessel cancer

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ANGII sarcoma

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TNM staging

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T - tumour size
N - how many nodes
M - has it spread

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5
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NX cancer staging

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Regional nodes cannot be assessed

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6
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N0 cancer staging

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No regional lymph node mets

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7
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N1 cancer staging

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Regional lymph node metastasis

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Sarcomas (CT malignancies) often metastasize to

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The lungs

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9
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LDH increase is suspicious for which cancer

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Lymphoma

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10
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Hcg and AFP increase is suspicious for

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Germ cell line origin malignancy

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11
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Reed sternberg cells

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Classical Hodgkin lymphoma

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12
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Treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma (ABVD)

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Doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine

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13
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DDx anterior mediastinal mass

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Thymoma, thyroid, teratoma, lymphoma

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14
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CT scan radiation dose

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8-12mSv

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15
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Anemia of chronic disease develops due to long term elevations in

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Serum inflammatory cytokines

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16
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EGFR mutation manifests as

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Adenocarcinoma of the lung

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17
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HER2 amplification manifests as

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Breast and gastric cancers

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18
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RAS point mutations commonly manifest as

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Metastatic colorectal cancer

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19
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BCR ABL translocation commonly manifests as

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CML, ALL

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20
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BRAF point translocation commonly manifests as

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Melanomas

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21
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JAK2 translocation often causes

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Myeloproliferative disorders

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22
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MYC gene affected manifests as

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Burritts lymphoma

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23
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Famililal adenomatous polYposis gene affected

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APC

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24
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Li Fraumeni syndrome gene

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P53

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25
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Rb and P53 are examples of

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Tumour suppressors

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26
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H pylori can cause what types of cancer

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Gastric adenocarcinoma and MALT

27
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ECOG scale ranges from

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Asymptomatic to dead

28
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ECOG of 3+ indicates

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Usually systemic therapy wont be beneficial in metastatic cases

29
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TACE in cancer treatment stands for

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Transarterial chemoembolization

30
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Mechanism behind most chemotherapy drugs

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Inhibit mitosis, or induce DNA damage

31
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Cyclophosphamide acts as what type of agent

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Alkylating

32
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Cisplatin acts as what type of agent

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Intercalating

33
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Etoposide acts as what kind of agent

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Topoisomerase inhibiter

34
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Doxorubicin and Epirubicin are what kind of drug

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Anthracyclins in chemo

35
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Methotrexate is a

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Anti-folate, antimetabolite

36
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Risk of cyclophosphamide and etoposide

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Secondary malignancy

37
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Risk of cisplatin

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Nephrotoxic, ototoxic, neurotoxic

38
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Risk of bleomycin

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Pulmonary toxicity

39
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Risk of methotrexate

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Folic acid deficiency, hepatotoxicity

40
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Tamoxifen is a

41
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Treat neutropenia fever with

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PIP TAZO (pseudomonas, candida, aspergillosis)

42
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Neutropenia enterocolitis is a mucosal injury caused by

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Chemotherapy

43
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Hypersensitivity reactions can occur hours after administration of which two drugs used in oncology?

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Paclitaxel, carboplatin

44
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What types of cancers are more common in people with Down’s syndrome

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ALL and AML

45
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ALL blood smear shows

46
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Auer rods are characteristic of

47
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BCR ABL Philadelphia chromosome is seen in

48
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Reed sternberg cell characteristic of

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Hodgkin lymphoma

49
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Starry sky appearance to smear is seen in

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Burritts lymphoma

50
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Osteosarcoma and Ewing’s sarcoma present as

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Pain and swelling in the bones of the appendicular skeleton

51
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Treating spinal cord compression in oncology patients

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Dexamethasone

52
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Risk reducing surgery for BRCA

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Mastectomy, salpingooophorectomy

53
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Risk reducing surgery for FAP

54
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Risk reducing surgery for CDH1

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Gastrectomy

55
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Risk reducing surgery for HNPCC

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Colectomy, hysterectomy

56
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Risk reducing surgery for MEN2

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Thyroidectomy

57
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Most common adult leukemia

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Acute myeloid leukemia

58
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Cancer that can cause mediastinal mass, pancytopenia, and elevated LDH

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Hodgkin lymphoma

59
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Monoclonal proteins on electrophoresis is associated with what condition?

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Multiple myeloma

60
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Hyperplastic polyps located in the rectosigmoid colon have a prognosis that is

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Completely benign

61
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Adenomatous polyps prognosis

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Dysplastic and can evolve into colon cancer

62
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Sessile serrated polyps prognosis

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Malignant potential

63
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Women with PCOS are at increased risk of what malignancy?

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Endometrial hyperplasia and cancer due to unopposed estrogen stimulation

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