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Oncology Flashcards

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What are the phases of the cell cycle?

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Interphase - G0, G1, S, G2
M phase - mitosis and cytokinesis (w/in mitosis phase)

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What happens in the G1 phase of the cell cycle

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preparation for DNA replication- cell growth and protein synthesis

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What happens in the S phase of the cell cycle?

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DNA replication

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What happens in the G2 phase of the cell cycle?

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Condensation of genetic material

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What are the four stages of mitosis?

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Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase (and cytokinesis)

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What are the three checkpoints in the cell cycle?

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G1/S checkpoint
G2 checkpoint
M checkpoint

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What happens at the G1/S checkpoint?

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Decision point on whether to divide or enter G0

Checks for size, nutrients, molecular signals, DNA integrity

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What happens at the G2 checkpoint?

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Decision point on whether to pause in G2 and repair, or undergo apoptosis

Checks for DNA integrity and that DNA replication is complete

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What happens at the M checkpoint?

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Also known as spindle checkpoint

Makes sure all chromosomes are lined up in spindle and none are floating off in the cell

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What checkpoints does p53 regulate?

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G1 and G2

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What activates p53 in normal cells?

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DNA damage

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Where in the cell cycle do antimetabolites work?

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S phase

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Where in the cell cycle do alkylating agents work?

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Overall non-specific but do work in S phase

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Where in the cell cycle do platinum agents work?

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S phase

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Where in the cell cycle do antitumor antibiotics work?

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S and G2 phase

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Where in the cell cycle do vinca alkaloids work?

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M phase

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Where in the cell cycle do taxanes work?

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M phase

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What is the MOA of antimetabolites?

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Mimic normal purines and pyrimidines

This makes sense why they work in S phase (DNA replication)

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What is the MOA of alkylating agents?

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Cross-link DNA strands

This makes sense why they work in S phase (DNA replication)

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What is the MOA of platinum agents?

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Platinum compounds cross-link DNA strands –> Inhibits DNA synthesis

This makes sense why they work in S phase (DNA replication)

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What is the MOA of antitumor antibiotics?

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Inhibition of topoisomerase II –> obstruction of DNA and RNA synthesis

Multiple MOAs exist

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What is the MOA of vinca alkaloids?

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Mitotic spindle poisons; inhibit microtubule assembly

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What is the MOA of taxanes?

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Interfere with microtubule reorganization and disassembly

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What are some examples of antimetabolite chemo drugs?

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Methotrexante
5-FU
Azathioprine
Cytosine arabinoside (Cytosar)
Hydroxyurea

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What are some exaples of alylators?

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Cytoxan
Chlorambucil
Melphalan
Lomustine

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What are examples of platinum agents?

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Cisplatin
Carboplatin

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What are examples of antitumor antibiotics?

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Doxorubicn
Mitoxantrone
Bleomycin

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What are examples of vinca alkaloids?

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Vincristine
Vinblastine
Vinorelbine

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What are examples of taxanes?

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Paclitaxel
Docetaxel

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What does the Gompertzian growth curve show?

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Initial exponential phase of tumor growth occurs largely before tumor is clinically detectable AKA growth has slowed by the time we detect most tumors, which makes them less responsive to chemotherapy

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Why are neutrophils most sensitive to chemotherapy?

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They have shortest circulating lifespan of about 10 hours

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What drug has a delayed double nadir?

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Carboplatin
First nadir at 10-14d
Second nadir at 21d

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What breeds of dogs are predisposed to alopecia with chemotherapy?

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Anything with a continuously growing hair coat - poodles, Maltese, terriers, old English sheepdogs

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What drugs cause indirect GI signs (nausea) via stimulation of the chemoreceptor trigger zone (CRTZ)?

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Cisplatin
Streptozotocin

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What is a unique side effect of vincristine?

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Peripheral neuropathy (ileus, neuropathy)

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What is the MOA of Cerenia (maropitant)?

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Substance P inhibitor/Neurokinin-1 inhibitor (NK-1 is where substance P acts)

Central and peripherally acting

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What is the MOA of Reglan/metoclopramide?

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Centrally: dopamine (D2) antagonist, serotonin (5-HT3) antagonist in CRTZ

Peripherally: dopamine (D2) antagonist, serotonin (5-HT4) agonist

38
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What is the MOA of Zofran/ondansetron?

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Central and peripheral serotonin (5-HT3) antagonist

39
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Is Flagyl/metronidazole bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal?

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Bacteriocidal

40
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What classes of chemotherapy drugs should you use with caution in MDR-1 mutants?

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Vinca alkaloids
Antitumor antibiotics
Taxanes

41
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What chemotherapy are the main vesicants?

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Doxorubicin
Vincristine

42
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How do you treat doxorubicin extravasation?

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Stop infusion
Draw back to remove as much drug as possible
Ice pack the leg
Dexrazoxane/Zenecard

43
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Do you heat pack or ice pack with vincristine?

44
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Where are vinca alkaloids metabolized?

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Liver - dose reduce based on tbili

45
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What is a unique side effect of taxanes?

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Hypersensitivity

46
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What chemotherapy drugs have cumulative myelosuppression?

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CCNU
Melphalan
Chlorambucil

47
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What is the unique side effect of cytoxan?

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Sterile hemorrhagic cystitis
Also nephrotoxicity

48
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What metabolite is responsible for sterile hemorrhagic cystitis?

49
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Fanconi syndrome was recently associated with what chemotherapy drug?

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Chlorambucil

Reinert NC, Feldman DG. Acquired Fanconi syndrome in four cats treated with chlorambucil. J Feline Med Surg. 2016 Dec;18(12):1034-1040. doi: 10.1177/1098612X15593108. Epub 2015 Jul 13. PMID: 26170278.

50
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What are the unique side effects of CCNU?

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Hepatotoxicity
Pulmonary fibrosis (cumulative; rare in animals)

51
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What drug must you ABSOLUTELY have a chemo hood for?

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Mechlorethamine (Mustargen)

52
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What tumor is streptozoticin sometimes used for?

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Insulinoma

53
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Where does streptozoticin concentrate and what might result from that?

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Pancreatic Beta cells –> diabetes mellitus

54
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What unique side effect is seen with cisplatin in cats?

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FATAL pulmonary edema

Cisplatin splats cats

55
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How is carboplatin excreted?

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Renal excretion

56
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Cisplatin has what unique side effect?

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Nephrotoxicity
Also emetogenic

57
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What unique side effect do we see with doxorubicin in dogs vs. cats?

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Dogs - cumulative cardiotoxicity

Cats - cumulative nephrotoxicity

58
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What tumor type should use avoid or take caution with using doxorubicin?

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MCT - causes degranulation

59
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Where is doxorubicin metabolized?

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Liver - reduce if tbili is elevated

60
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What is the MOA of Palladia?

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Tyrosine kinase inhibitor –> blocks c-kit

Also works on VEGFR

61
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What are potential side effects of Palladia?

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Protein losing nephropathy
Systemic hypertension
Lameness/muscle cramping
GI side effects

62
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What is the MOA of Tanovea (Rabacfosadine)?

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It is a prodrug (GS-9219) of the nucleotide analog 9-(2-phosphonylmethoxyethyl) guanine (PMEG) –> phosphorylated to PMEGpp which causes cytotoxicity due to inhibition of nuclear DNA polymerases

63
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What are potential side effects of Palladia?

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Dermatopathy
Pulmonary fibrosis
GI
BM suppression
Renal
Hepatic

64
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What is the MOA of L-asparaginase?

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Breaks down asparagine to starve cancerous lymphocytes

65
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What is the major side effect of Elspar?

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Allergic reaction

Rarely also pancreatitis

66
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After how many doses does resistance to Elspar typically develop?

67
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What is Oncept and how does it work?

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Bacterial plasmid melanoma vaccine

Contains human DNA encoding for tyrosinase inserted into a bacterial plasmid –> tyrosinase is the rate limiting enzyme in melanin production

68
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What is the MOA of bisphosphonates?

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Osteclast inhibition

69
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What is potential toxicity of bisphosphonates?

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Renal toxicity
Oral forms (aledronate): possible esophageal irritation/strictures +/- absorption issues

70
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Which chemotherapy drugs can cross the BBB?

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Antimetabolites - cytarabine, hydroxyurea

Alkylating agents - Lomustine, carmustine, procarbazine

71
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What major CD markers are on B vs. T cells in flow cytometry?

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B cells - CD21, MHC class II, CD79

T cells - CD3, CD4, CD8

72
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What CD marker is found on all leukocytes?

73
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Is PARR or flow more sensitive for minimal residual disease?

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PARR (need as little as 1 lymphocyte in 100,000)

74
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What is technically the gold standard for immunophenotyping in lymphoma?

75
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What immunoglobulin is most commonly produced in multiple myeloma in dogs vs. cats?

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Dogs: IgG or IgA
Cats: IgG

76
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What are possible causes of renal disease in patients with multiple myeloma?

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Bence Jones Proteinuria
Tumor infiltration into renal tissue
Hypercalcemia
Amyloidosis
Diminished perfusion secondary to HVS

77
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Diagnosis of MM requires how many of the 4 criteria and what are they?

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2 of 4

Monoclonal gammopathy
Lytic bone lesions
>20% plasma cells in bone marrow
Bence Jones proteinuria (25-40% of dogs have this)

78
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Why can’t you determine Bence Jones proteinuria on a urine dipstick?

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It’s the light chains of the Ig that are found in urine

79
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What is the sensitivity and specificity of BRAF?

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Sensitivity 85%
Specificity 99%

80
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Myasthenia gravis is associated with what tumor type?

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Thymoma (think myasthenia –> megaE)

81
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Hypertrophic osteopathy can occur secondary to what?

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Think respiratory things
Pneumonia
Lung tumors
Pulmonary mets

Also - Abdominal tumors

82
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Ectopic ACTH secretion can occur (rarely) secondary to what?

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Pulmonary lung tumors

Uncommon

83
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Dermatologic paraneoplastic syndromes are associated with what tumor types?

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Feline pancreatic carcinoma
Bile duct and HCC
Feline lymphoma
Renal caricnoma
Uterine leiomyoma
Thymomas

84
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What proportion of hypercalcemic dogs have cancer?

85
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What proportion of hypercalcemic cats have cancer?

86
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What is the mechanism through which LSA/AGASACA/MM cause hypercalcemia?

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Lymphoma and AGASACA - PTHrp

Multiple myeloma - lysis from bony lesions

87
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What is the fluid of choice when rehydrating/diuresing a patient with hypercalcemia?

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0.9% NaCl b/c it doesn’t contain calcium and is sodium heavy which forces renal tubules to flush out calcium

88
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Are neoplastic or non-neoplastic causes more common in hypoglycemia?

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Non-neoplastic

89
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What tumor types are associated with paraneoplastic hypoglycemia?

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Insulinoma
GI leiomyoma/sarcoma
HCC

Less common:
Renal adenocarcinoma
Lymphoma
Mammary carcinoma

90
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What tumor types are associated with hyperviscosity syndrome?

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Think in terms of mechanism:

Globulins: Multiple myeloma
Erythrocytes: Polycythemia vera
WBCs: CLL –> secondary due to monoclonal gammopathy

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