Oncology Flashcards
What is meigs syndrome
Ovarian mass + right sides right sides pleural effusion
Ovarian tumours that cause meigs: fibroma, thecoma, cytadenom or rarely granulosa cell
Rupture of what type of ovarian cyst may cause pseudomyxoma peritonei and small bowel obstruction
Mucinous tumours
Mucinous tumours are associated with which rumour markers
CEA and Ca125
Regarding clear cell ovarian carcinoma
What is the cellular origin
Mullerian in orginin
Regarding clear cell ovarian carcinoma
What % are bilateral
10%
Regarding clear cell ovarian carcinoma
What % are associated with a uterine primary
15%
Regarding clear cell ovarian carcinoma
What is the prognosis
Poor
Regarding brenner ovarian tumours
What % are benign
If malignant what may they be associated with
99%
Bladder tumour
Regarding borderline ovarian tumours
What % are serous in origin
50%
Regarding borderline ovarian tumours
What is the 5yr survival at stage I
99%
Regarding borderline ovarian tumours
What is the 5yr survival at stage III
85%
Describe the features of an ovarian thecoma
Usually postmenopausal
Solid, yellow
Almost always benign
Fibroma - meigs syndrome
What ovarian tumour shoes signet rings on histology
Krukenburg tumours
Regarding krukenburg tumours
Where can they have metastasised from
Stomach, breast, colon
Regarding mature teratomas
What % are bilateral
What % undergo malignant change
10-15%
1% malignant change
Regarding krukenburg tumours
What % are bilateral
80%
How should ovarian cysts considered low risk be followed up in post menopausal women
Ca125 and USS every 3-4 months for 1yr, then discharge back to GP
What are the cut off values for RMI that indicate
Low risk
Moderate risk
High risk
What is the risk of malignancy for each
Low risk <25 cancer risk 3%
Moderate risk 25-250 cancer risk 20%
High risk >250 cancer risk 75%
What is the incidence of endometrial cancer in the U.K. Per 100,000 women
28:100,000 women
What is the peak age for endometrial Ca
70-79yr
Regarding endometrial Ca
What is the % known to be due to lifestyle and other known risk factors
37%
Regarding endometrial Ca
What % of those affected are <40yr
2-5%
What is lynch syndrome
Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer
70% lifetime risk of colon Ca
40-60% lifetime risk of endometrial Ca
Autosomal dominant
What is the lifetime risk of endometrial Ca with lynch syndrome
40-60% lifetime risk of endometrial Ca