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Oncology Flashcards

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4th leading cause of death in children

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CA

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MC malignancy in children (nearly 1/3 of all pediatric cancers)

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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
(ALL)

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  • Leukemic blasts replace bone marrow
  • Uncontrolled proliferation of immature lymphocytes
  • >25% blasts in bone marrow aspirate
  • Unknown cause - but may have a genetic link
  • Peak age: 4 years old (usually 2 - 10 yo)

dx?

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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
(ALL)

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A blood stem cell goes through several steps to become a ? (3)

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RBC
WBC
platelet

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Where does CA start in regard to stem cell development?

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  • after differentiating from a common lymphoid progenitor
  • before becoming a NK cell and smal lymphocyte
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ALL develops from what type of stem cell?

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lymphoid blast

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s/s of ALL

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  • dec bone marrow production of RBCs, WBCs or platelets
  • fevers, bone pain, pallor, petechiae (and easy bruising), purpura, progressive weakness, dyspnea, infection, fatigue
  • Enlarged liver and spleen, Anemia
  • LAD
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w/u for ALL?

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  1. CBC w/ diff
    - 95% have dec in at least one cell type - neutropenia, thrombocytopenia or anemia
    - ANC < 1k, even if WBC normal
  2. peripheral smear
  3. BMP, Uric Acid, LDH, PT/PTT
  4. DX: BM aspirate
  5. LP
  6. CXR
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  • Lymphoblasts on peripheral smear
  • Pancytopenia (all 3 cell lines are decreased)

likely dx?

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ALL

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ALL - Abnormal white cells reveal hyperdiploidy and translocation of chromosomes ___ and ____

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12 and 21

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how to perform BM aspirate and bx?

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  1. numbed
  2. insert Jamshidi needle (a long, hollow needle) hip bone
  3. Samples of blood, bone, and bone marrow are removed for examination under a microscope
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mgmt for ALL

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  • phase 1: Remission Induction - chemo + dex/pred +/- intrathecal MTX
  • Phase 2: Intensification Consolidation Phase - Intrathecal chemo +/- radiation
  • Phase 3: Continuation Therapy / Maintenance - Daily, oral chemo, wkly MTX, pulses of IV chemo and oral steroids

Treatment for 15 - 18 months, overall cure rate 90%

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goal remission % during phase 1 for ALL?

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95% remission on bone marrow aspirates

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RF for ALL

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  1. XR
  2. Downs syndrome
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  • 2nd MC leukemia in children
  • Untreated can result in death within weeks
  • Primarily a cancer of bone marrow and lymph nodes
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia
(AML)

Also called Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

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s/s of AML

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  • Early flu-like sx
  • Fatigue
  • Bleeding
  • Infection
  • Adenopathy
  • Skin nodules
  • HSM
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w/u for AML

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  1. CBC w/ diff
  2. BM aspirate
  3. LP, CXR
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  • CBC reveals neutropenia, anemia, and thrombcytopenia
  • Bone marrow aspirate shows 30% blasts with histochemical staining and morphology of leukemic cells
  • Peripehral smear shows auer rods

dx?

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AML

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AML comes from what stem cell?

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myeloblast - either myeloid stem cell or myeloid blast

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general mgmt approach of AML

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  1. Less responsive, more intense
  2. Chemo - systemic and intrathecal - aggressive induction therapy (80-85% remission)
  3. Radiation - sometimes
  4. BM transplant
  5. Cord blood transplant
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tx phases of AML

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  • Phase 1: Remission Induction Chemo - 1 month; Kill as many leukemic cells ASAP = cancer goes into remission
  • Phase 2: Consolidation Preventative - Stop spread of cancer to brain and spinal cord; Intrathecal chemo +/- radiation
  • Phase 3: Intensification - high dose of chemo; 1-2 tx lasting 2 mo x 9 mo
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RF for AML

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  • Ionizing radiation therapy
  • Previous chemo
  • Syndromes - Neurofibromatosis, Downs
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disposition and prognosis of AML

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  • Can reoccur
  • Remission when WBC in normal range
  • 75-85% remission
  • 35-50% long-term survival
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  • Account for 50% of lymphomas in children
  • peak before adolescence and again >50 y/o
  • Germinal center B cells undergo malignant transformation for unknown reasons
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Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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what are the 3 different forms of Hodgkin’s?

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  • Childhood form - < 14 y, inc risk with large family size, dec socioeconomic status
  • Young Adult form - 15 - 34 y, Higher socioeconomic status and earlier birth order (oldest child)
  • Older Adult form
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what decreases the risk of childhood form Hodgkin’s?

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Early exposure to common infections in childhood

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  • Painless cervical LAD (70-80%) or supraclavicular (25%)
  • Mediastinal mass (50-75%) and asx
  • Fatigue, wt loss, anorexia, night sweats and cough, fever

dx?

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HL

B sx: F, wt loss, night sweats

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w/u for HL?

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  1. CBC
  2. ESR - elevated
  3. EBV titers
  4. LN bx
  5. BM aspirate; LP
  6. CXR, CT; bone scan; PET
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Reed-sternberg cell is associated with what dx?

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HL

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suspected HL, Early bx of enlarged LN if:

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  1. Lack of infectious cause
  2. Lymph node > 2 cm
  3. Supraclavicular node
  4. Abnormal CXR
  5. Increasing node size >2 wks of abx, or failing to dec in size in 4-6 weeks
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tx and prognosis of HL

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  • Chemotherapy
  • Disease free survival at 90-95% = Cure
  • Prognosis correlates with “B sx”
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  • Immature lymphocytes grow out of control and fail to mature and accumulate in lymph tissue (nodes, spleen, thymus)
  • Arise from lymphoid cells
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Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL)

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3rd MC cancer in children?

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Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL)

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s/s of NHL

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Cough, dyspnea, orthopnea, facial edema, LAD, mediastinal mass, pleural effusion, abdominal pain or distention

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MC site of tumor for NHL

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  1. abdomen
  2. chest
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  • Boys 5 - 10 y/o
  • Originates from a B-cell phenotype
  • MC cases of NHL
  • Intra-abdominal tumor (MC), Jaw, or bone marrow
  • Chromosome 8
  • abdominal pain, distention, RLQ mass
  • Fastest growing tumor - can block bowels

which type of NHL

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Burkitt Lymphoma (Small noncleaved cell lymphoma)

37
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  • Teen boys
  • Originate in immature T-cells (T-cell surface markers)
  • 25-30% of cases of NHL
  • Mediastinal mass 50-70%, LAD elevating diaphragm (MC)
  • MC airway compression sx: cough, dyspnea and orthopnea
  • Indistinguishable from ALL
  • Translocation of Chromosome 14q11 and 7 with deletion of chromosome 1

which type of NHL? mgmt?

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  • Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
  • 15-18 month therapy like ALL
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how to differentiate lymphoblastic lymphoma vs ALL?

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If >25% blasts in bone marrow - ALL not NHL

39
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  • B & T-cell or Histiocytes
  • < 15% of cases
  • MC Abdominal tumor

which type of NHL

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Large Cell Lymphoma

40
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w/u for NHL

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  • Bx + Histology with tissue removal
  • LDH - reflects tumor burden, marker for disease activity
  • CXR, CT chest, U/S, Bone scan, ECHO, EKG and PFTs
  • BM aspirate and bx
41
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RF for NHL

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  1. organ transplants
  2. EBV
  3. HIV
  4. radiation exposure
42
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mgmt and prognosis for NHL

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  • Chemo +/- Radiation
  • 5 year survival - after 5 years after dx of NHL-free = cured (90%)
43
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classic triad of a brain/spinal tumor?

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morning HA, vomiting and papilledema (30%)

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s/s of brain/spinal tumor seen in older vs younger child?

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  • Older children - personality changes, school issues (failure)
  • Younger children - Irritability, FTT, Dev Delay
45
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  • 25-30% of all childhood cancers
  • MC solid tumors of childhood
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Brain & Spinal Tumors

46
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what tumors are seen with gial cells?

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  1. Astrocytomas
  2. Ependymomas
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what tumors arise from nonglial cells?

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Medulloblastomas and other primitive tumors

48
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w/u for brain/spinal tumors?

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MRI w/ & w/o contrast

49
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what % of tumors occur in the tentorium and posterior fossa?

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50/50

50
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  • MC brain tumor of childhood (about 50%)
  • In the cerebellum
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Astrocytoma

51
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Grading for Astrocytoma?

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  • WHO Grade I (Juvenile pilocytic) MC - slow growing and cystic; surgical removal only
  • WHO Grades I-II - slow growing, least serious; 80% of astrocytomas
  • WHO Grades III-IV - fast growing and malignant
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w/u and mgmt for Gliomas (Glial Cell Tumors)

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  • MRI and confirmed via bx, CSF cytology
  • steroids + anticonvulsants before surgery; high dose systemic chemo after
  • 5-8 year survival 60-90%
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  • Middle of brainstem
  • Challenging to treat - majority no removal
  • Exclusively in school age children

which type of glioma?

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brain stem

54
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  • Lining of ventricles or spinal cord near cerebellum
  • Blocks CSF flow
  • Slow growing
  • 5 year old peak age

which type of glioma?

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Ependymoma

55
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Optic Nerve Gliomas Common in what condition?

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Neurofibromatosis

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  • MC malignant brain tumor
  • 15% of children
  • Cerebellum
  • 5-10 y; Boys > Girls
  • Metastasis to spinal cord
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Medulloblastomas (Non-Glial Cell)

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Tumor of nerve tissue
Extremely malignant neoplasm
MC extracranial solid cancer in childhood and MC cancer in infancy (< 5y/o (90%))

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Neuroblastoma

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Neuroblastoma is primarily found where?

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adrenal gland

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T/F: Neuroblastoma can be inherited

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T

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s/s of neuroblastoma

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  • constitutional sx - bone pain, abd pain, anorexia, wt loss, fatigue and F
  • Abdominal mass - firm, fixed, immobile, and irregularly shaped extending beyond midline (65%), adenopathy and HSM
    < 2 years old MC
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w/u for neuroblastoma and findings?

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  1. CBC - anemic, thrombocytopenia
  2. Urine VMA/HVA test - Urinary Catecholamines
  3. Imaging: XR, CT, skeletal survey, bone scan
  4. Tissue bx for staging and BM aspirates and bx
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mgmt and prognosis for neuroblastoma

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  • Surgical removal, chemo and radiation
  • < 1 y/o + small tumor - improved prognosis and possibly only surgical removal
  • High rate of metastasis and non-responsiveness to tx/high recurrence
63
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Aka “Wilms Tumor” – one or both kidneys

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Nephroblastoma

64
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asx abdominal mass or swelling (>80%) - does not cross midline but may be mobile or displaced

dx?
w/u?

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  • Nephroblastoma
  • U/S, CT or MRI
65
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2nd MC abdominal tumor?

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Nephroblastoma

66
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Nephroblastoma affects what pt demographic MC?

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  • African Americans
  • MC sporadic, genetic or syndromic link possible
  • 2-5 y/o
67
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how to stage for nephroblastoma?

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Nephrectomy, Chemo or Radiation, Clinical Trials

68
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MC of met for nephroblastoma?

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lungs

69
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difference between Osteosarcoma vs Ewing’s sarcoma?

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  • Osteosarcoma - metaphysis
  • Ewing’s sarcoma - diaphysis
70
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Most common bone cancer in children and adolescents (60% of cases)

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Osteosarcoma

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MC pt demographics of Osteosarcoma

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  • Adolescents and young adults - 10 -19 years old MC
  • Males > Females
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Osteosarcoma affects what cells and genes?

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  • osteoblasts
  • 2 suppressor genes (p53 and Rb mutations)
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  1. Adolescent growth spurt, rapid bone growth
  2. Taller than peers - greater increase in length and size of bones
  3. Metaphysis of bones
  4. MC Long, tubular bones (distal femur - 40%, tibia, humerus)
  5. lump, limp and wakes at night with pain

dx?
w/u?

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  • Osteosarcoma
  • XR, CT/MRI, tissue sample, chest CT, bone scan
  • CBC, CMP with Alk phos and LDH for prognostic purposes
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MC met site for osteoscaroma?

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lung

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mgmt and prognosis of osteosarcoma?

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  • Chemo (PO + IV), Limb salvage (80% of pts)
  • Prognosis: bad; may have mets at time of dx, >70% receiving surgery alone develop pulmonary mets < 6 mo after
  • 55-80% survival at 5-year f/u (75% local lesion, 30% mets)
76
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RF for osteosarcoma?

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  • age, male, tall stature, possibly radiation exposure
  • Strong genetic link with retinoblastoma
77
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  • Genetic change in a primitive cell after birth
  • inc risk for other cancers in future
  • 2nd MC bone cancer in children and adolescents
  • Diaphysis of long bones (middle - long part)
  • Misdiagnosed as “growing pains”
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Ewing’s Sarcoma

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s/s of Ewing’s sarcoma?
w/u?

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  • soreness at tumor site and swelling with warmth to touch
  • Worse with exercise or at night, tender lump or limp
  • XR, CT, MRI, bone scan and tumor biopsy; may have elevated LDH level
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mgmt for Ewing’s sarcoma

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  • Chemo (IV) before surgery x 6-9 mo, then removal of tumor
  • PT and Rehab - 6-9 months
  • 50-70% long term disease free survival if no metastasis
80
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Tumor of the retina - necrotic in center with areas of hemorrhage

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Retinoblastoma

81
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pathophys of Retinoblastoma

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Arises from embryonic retinal cells - mutation in RB1 gene in long arm of chromosome 13

82
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what makes retinoblastoma more likely to be hereditary?

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bilaterally

83
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s/s of retinoblastoma

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  • Leukocoria - “white pupillary reflex” is a common sign (cat’s eye appearance) - 60%
  • Strabismus, painful, red eye w/ glaucoma , proptosis - less common
  • Asymmetry of eyes in photos
84
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w/u and mgmt for retinoblastoma?

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  • CT scan, then MRI, bone scan, bone marrow and LP; Exam eye under anesthesia with dilated pupils
  • External beam radiation; Removal of eye
  • 5 year survival rate is 90%

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