ONCOLOGY Flashcards
Commonest pediatric malignancy
Leukemia
2nd most common & 3rd most common malignancy.
CNS tumor
Embryonal and sarcomas
What are the 2 peaks of childhood malignancies
Early childhood
Adolescence
There’s an increased risk of cancers with?
Neurofibromatosis type 1 & 2
Down syndrome
Beckwith - wiedemann syndrome
Tuberous sclerosis
Ataxia telangiectasia
Klinefelter’s syndrome
The types of cancers associated with
1. Down syndrome
2. Beckwith-wiedemann syndrome
3. Tuberous sclerosis
4. Ataxia telangiectasia
5. Klinefelter’S syndrome.
- Leukemia
- Kidney, liver cancers
- Kidney cancer
- Skin cancers
- Testicular cancers
Infections and their associated pediatric malignancies.
Hepatitis B&c- HCC
HPV - cervical cancer
HIV - kaposi sarcoma
Peak age of onset of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Between 2-6 years
Most pediatric malignancies are common among males or females?
Males.
Possible etiological factors for acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Down syndrome
Ionizing radiation
advanced maternal age. (>35 years)
Predominant cell type in acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Pre b-cells
Bad prognostic factors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Male
<1 year and >10 years
T cells
Mediastinal mass
WBC> 25x109/L
CNS involvement
t(9:22)
t(4:11)
Hypodiploidy
Longer time to respond to treatment
Two chromosomal dislocations that are bad prognostic features of ALL
t(9:22)
t(4:11)
Ix of ALL
Blood picture
Bone marrow aspiration
CBC
Blood picture findings of ALL
Thrombocytopenia
blast cells might not be seen
CBC findings of ALL
WBC high
Platelet, Hb reduced
Rx of ALL
Chemotherapy (vincristine)
Steroid (Dexa, prednisone)
CNS therapy of ALL route
Intrathecal - directly to spine
CNS therapy of ALL given on
At the start of treatment
once more during induction
Maintenance phase of ALL lasts
2-3 years
Survival of ALL
> 90%AT five years
Second most common malignancy in paeds
Brain tumors
T/F
1.Brain tumors are mostly primary.
2.Brain tumors are mostly malignant
1.T
2.T
Commonly seen age group for brain tumors in children
<= 7 years
Infratentorial and midline brain tumors clinical features
Features of increased ICP
Disorders of the equilibrium, gait, coordination
Blurry vision
Diplopia
Nystagmus
Supratentorial brain tumors features
Changes in personality
mentation
motor weakness
sensory changes
speech disorders
seizures
reflex abnormalities
hand preference
Imaging standard of brain tumors
MRI
Medulloblastoma age of presentation
5-7 years
Bad prognostic factors of medulloblastoma
Young age
Clinical features of medulloblastoma
Increased ICP
cerebellar signs
Mx of medulloblastoma
Surgery
Chemo
Radiotherapy
location of craniopharyngioma
within the suprasellar region
MRI shows…. in craniopharyngioma
Calcification
Clinical features of craniopharyngioma
panhypopituitarism
growth failure
visual loss- bi-temporal hemianopia
Mx of craniopharyngioma
Surgery only.
Signs of tumors of the brainstem
Motor weakness
cranial nerve defects
cerebellar defects
increased ICP
Torticollis
Why is there a poor prognosis on tumors of the brain
Because it is difficult to operate
Mother says while giving a bath she noticed a lump on the babies abdomen. the child is always irritable and sweating. Once taken to the GP clinic it was found out the child has high BP. Dx?
neuroblastoma
Tumor/ lump crossing the midline+ calcifications
Neuroblastoma
Tumor/ lump not crossing the midline and no calcifications
Renal tumors
Neuroblastoma cell type
Sympathetic ganglia.