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Oncology Flashcards

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Investigations pancreatic cancer

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U/S shows ‘double duct’ dilatation

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Sx pancreatic cancer

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Painless jaundice
Pale stools
Dark urine
Systemic sc

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Marker for pancreatic cancer

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Ca19-9

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Genetic predisposition to pancreatic cancer

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BRCA2 and KRAS

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Cause of pancreatic cancer

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Decreased stercobilin

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Common type of cancer - pancreatic cancer

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Adenocarcinoma - pancreatic head

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Management pancreatic cancer

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Whipple’s and chemo

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Genetic predisposition bowel cancer

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APC, KRAS, TP53

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Investigations for diagnosing bowel cancer

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Colonoscopy

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Treatment bowel cancer

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Surgery

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Colon cancer metastases

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Liver

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Rectum cancer metastases

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Lung

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Most common type and position of bowel cancer

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Adenocarcinoma - l colon

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FH bowel cancer

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FAP
Lynch syndrome - autosomal dominant condition causing aggressive tumours in proximal colon and endometrium

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Sx right sided bowel cancer

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Iron def anaemia
Weight loss
Melena
Diarrhoea

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Sx left sided bowel cancer

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Abnormal stools
Colicky pain
tenesmus

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Tumour marker colon cancer

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CEA

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What is non-hodgkin’s lymphoma?

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Lymphoma without Reed-Sternberg cells = better prognosis

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Cause of MALT lymphoma

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H.pylori

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Most common non-hogkin’s lymphoma

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Diffuse + large cell

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Burkitt’s lymphoma diagnosis

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‘Starry sky’ appearance on biopsy
EB virus association

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Ix non-hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Biopsy, FBC, Ig tests, HIV/hepatitis

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Symptoms non-hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Same as HL + anaemias

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Treatment NHL

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RCHOP
Rituximab
Cychophosphamide
Hydroxydaunorubicin
Oncovin
Prednisolone

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S/e cyclophosphamide

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Bleeding bladder - give mesna

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Risk factor gastric cancer

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H.pylori

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Paraneoplastic syndrome with gastric cancer

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Acanthosis nigricans

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Symptoms gastric cancer

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Abdo pain + dyspepsia
Weight loss and early satiety
N and V
Virchow’s node

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Tx gastric cancer

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Roux-en-Y bypass
Gastrectomy

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Most common type of gastric cancer

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Adenocarcinoma

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Diagnosing gastric cancer

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Endoscopy and biopsy (gives signet ring cells)
HER2 testing

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What is reactive lymphadenopathy?

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Painful, enlarged LNs lasting less than 6 weeks

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Treatment oesophageal cancer

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Surgery + chemo/radio therapy

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Risk factors for squamous cell oesophageal cancer

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processed food and afro-caribbean heritage

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Where are squamous cell oesophageal cancers located?

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Upper 2/3 oesophagus

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Risk factors for adenocarcinoma oesophageal cancers

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Smoking and GORD
Barrett’s oesophagus

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Where are adenocarcinoma oesophageal cancers located?

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Lower 1/3 of oesophagus

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Early symptoms of oesophageal cancer

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Asymptomatic

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Diagnosing oesophageal cancer

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Oeosphagastroduodenoscopy + biopsy
Apple core sign with barium (structure)

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Late sx of oesophageal cancer

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Weight loss, anaemia, dysphagia, coughing, haematemesis

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What is Hodgkin’s lymphoma?

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B cell malignancy affecting younger people

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Diagnosing HL

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Reed-Sternberg cells on biopsy - CD15 and CD30 +ve

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Type of HL with best prognosis

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Lymphocyte dominant

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Sx HL

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Enlarged cervical LNs
Hepatosplenomegaly
B sx = night sweats and fever

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Treatment HL

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Adriamycin
Bleomycin
Vinblastin
Darcarbazine

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Triple assessment breast cancer

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Examination
Aspiration
Imaging

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Main type of breast cancer

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Adenocarcinoma

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Ductal breast cancer

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From epithelial lining of ducts - most common

49
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How often are women screened in the UK for breast cancer?

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Lobular breast cancer

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From epithelial lining of terminal ducts

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Risk factors breast cancer

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Oestrogen
HRT
the Pill
BRCA 1/2
HER2

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Symptoms breast cancer

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Painless breast mass
+/-:
- Discharge
- Nipple changes
- Paget’s nipple

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Cancer marker breast cancer

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Surgical treatment for breast cancer

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Excision if tumour small, LNs are negative and it is less than stage 2
Otherwise mastectomy

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Treatment for breast cancer if HER2 +ve

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Treatment for pre-menopausal women with breast cancer

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Treatment for post-menopausal women with breast cancer

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Anastrozole

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Sx lung cancer

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Cough
Haemoptysis
Dyspnoea
Wight loss and anorexia
Wheeze and clubbing

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Treatment for lung cancer

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Lobectomy +/- chemo

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Ix lung cancer

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CXR and biopsy

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Where are small cell tumours located?

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Paraneoplastic syndromes with small cell lung cancer

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Lambert-Eaton
ADH = hyponatraemia
ACTH = cushing’s

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Two types of non-small cell lung cancer

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Squamous and adenocarcinoma

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Most common type of lung cancer

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Adenocarcinoma (non-small cell)

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Where are adenocarcinomas in lung?

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peripherally

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Ix adenocarcinomas lungs

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Mucin-producing cells

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Sx adenocarcinoma lungs

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Common in non-smokers, sx is gynaecomastai

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Where are squamous lung cancers located?

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Which type of lung cancer causes hypercalcaemia?

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Squamous cell through increased PTH

70
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What is smouldering myeloma?

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Transition from MGUS to multiple myeloma

71
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Treatment smouldering myeloma

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No treatment but monitor

72
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Sx smouldering myeloma

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Usually asymptomatic

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Diagnosis of smouldering myeloma

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Monoclonal protein >30
Plasma cells >10%

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Symptoms of MGUS

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Normally asymptomatic

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Blood results for MGUS

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Serum protein <30
Monoclonal plasma cells <10%

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Treatment MGUS

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What is MGUS

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Pre-malignant condition before myeloma formation

78
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Treatment multiple myeloma

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Prevent infection and renal failure
Stem cell transplant

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What is multiple myeloma

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Neoplasm of bone marrow plasma cells

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Investigations multiple myeloma

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Monoclonal bands
Proteins (IgA or IgG) -> Bence-Jones proteins
Body MRI showing rain drop skull

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Symptoms multiple myeloma

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Bone disease + pain
Lethargy
Hypercalcaemia
Renal failure
Anaemia
(hyperCalcaemia, Renal failure, Anaemia, Bone pain)
= CRAB

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Paraneoplastic syndrome with mesothelioma

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Pulmonary osteoarthropathy

83
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Mesothelioma cause

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What is mesothelioma?

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Cancer of lung pleura

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Ix mesothelioma

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CXR/CT shows plaques and thick pleura

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Sx mesothelioma

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Dyspnoea, chest pain, clubbing

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What is Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia ?

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Proliferation of immature B cells = lymphoma

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Sx Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia

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Tired and anorexic
Anaemia
Lymphadenopathy
Organosmegaly

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Ix Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia

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Treatment Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia

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Watch and wait -> chemo

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What is acute myeloid leukaemia

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Cancer of WBCs

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Ix acute myeloid leukaemia

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Decreased Hb and platelets
AUER rods on film

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Sx acute myeloid leukaemia

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Anaemia
Neutropaenia
Thrombocytopenia
Splenomegaly

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Treatment acute lymphoid leukaemia

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Chemo and BM transplant

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Age category acute lymphoid leukaemia

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Key sx acute lymphoid leukaemia

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Lymphadenopathy

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Sx acute lymphoid leukaemia

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Bone/joint pain
No auer rods
Lymphoblast sin blood
Hepatosplenomegalty

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genetic basis of chronic myeloid leukaemia

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Mutation of Philadelphia chromosome 9 and 22 -> excess tyrosine kinase
BCR-ABL gene

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Sx chronic myeloid leukaemia

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Splenomegaly
Anaemia
Weight loss
Decreased ALP

100
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Treatment chronic myeloid leukaemia

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Imatinib = tyrosine kinase inhibitor

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Chronic lymphoid leukaemia sx

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Lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, fever, SMUDGE cells

102
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Treatment chronic lymphoid leukaemia

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Rituximab and prednisolone

103
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Chronic lymphoid leukaemia blood results

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Increased WBCs

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What type of lymphoma is indicated by translocation of heavy-chain immunoglobulin and cyclin D1?

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t(11:14) = mantle cell lymphoma

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What is mantle cell lymphoma?

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NHL characterised by neoplastic proliferation of mature B cells - sx include B sx

106
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Which type of HL has the best prognosis?

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Classical lymphocyte predominant

107
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Paraesthesia in glove and stocking distribution is caused by

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vincristine

108
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Nivolumab MOA

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increase body T cell population

109
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what is neoplastic spinal cord compression?

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oncological emergency caused by vertebral metastases from lung/breast/prostate CA

110
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sx neoplastic spinal cord compression

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back pain, lower limb weakness

111
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mx neoplastic spinal cord compression

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immediate dexamethasone
urgent MRI

112
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neutropenic sepsis

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complication of chemo - normally 7-14 days (NADIR CURVE)

113
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sx neutropenic sepsis

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neutropenia <0.5, fever, sepsis sx

114
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mx neutropenic sepsis

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IV tazocin (piperacillin and tazobactam) immediately, don’t wait for ix results

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