Oncology Flashcards
Colon CA
MCC gastrointestinal CA - 60K deaths/yr
Age>50
Diet rich in fat, red meat, sucrose, born in west
Pelvic irradiation
UC/Crohns >8yr (colonoscopy now then q 2yr)
1st deg relative with colon CA
h/o other CA (breast, ovarian, endometrial)
Familial polyposis (gardners, familiar adenomatous polyposis)
Hereditary non plyposis colono CA (HNPCC - lynch)
Adenomas - colon CA (hyperplastic polyp no malignant potential)
Decreased r/o colon CA
non-smoker NSAID ASA >20yr Celecoxib/sulindac Ca, folate, estrogens
Familial Adenomatous polyposis
Fhx adenomatous polyposis and CA
Mut of APC gene 5q
hundreds polyps before age 16
95% cancer
colectomy indicated before malignancy begins
Sigmoidoscopy age 12-16 then colonoscopy q yearly - if any polyps - colectomy
Gardner syndrome
Adenomatous polyps invovling colon
95% cancer
extraintestinal manifestation - osteomas mandible , skull, soft tissue, thyroid adrenal
Colectomy before malignancy begins
Sigmoidoscopy age 12-16 then colonoscopy q yearly - if any polyps - colectomy
HNPCC (lynch syndrome)
3 relatives with Cancer related to HNPCC one 1st deg 2 generations 1 extracolon CA FAP excluded
Adenoma Colonoscopy screening
Hyperplastic polyp - q10yr
Adenoma < 1cm x1 - q5-10yr
Adenoma <1cm 3 Q3yr
Villous adenoma - regardless of size q3yr
Colon CA screening
1st deg relative colon CA age 10
colonoscopy standard time (age 50 then q10yr
Two 1st deg relatives colon CA
colonscopy now then q5yr
Peutz-Jeghar’s syndrome
hemartomas of small intestine
Pigmented lesions on skin, lips, mouth
Juventile polypossi: hyperpalstic polyps in colons - p./w GI bleed or inussusception
Tx: colonoscopy
HNPCC (hereditary non-poyposis colon CA - Lynch syndrome
Automsomal dominant At least 3 relative with colon CA One 1st deg relative 2 generations with colon CA May have extracolonic CA At least one relative <50yo with colon CA
50yo F with HNPCC had colon CA done - adenomatous polyps - wtd?
TV US for uterine CA (extracolonic CA)
55yo M asx for routine checkup - fecal occult blood test neg (FIT) - signmoidoscopy => polyp
If bx= hyperplastic polyp wtd? FIT 1yr, sigmoidoscopy q3-5yr, or double contrast barium enema q5yr If bx=adenoma wtd>? Full Colonoscopy If bx=AdenoCA wtd? Full colonoscopy
55yo asx M routine checkup - sigmoidoscopy - neg - FIT +
Full colonoscopy
Male or postmenopausal femail with unexplained IDA - wtd?
Colonoscopy
Elderly pt with hematochezia, h/o hemorrohids wtd?
Colonoscopy
Pt on routine health maintenance exam FIT 1 out of 6 cards + occult blood - pt takes high doses of vit C
Colonoscopy
55yo F screening colonoscopy done - 2 polyps removed - both hyperplastic - when next colonoscopy
10 years
Pt with 2 adenomas <1cm removed when repeat colonscopy?
colonoscopy q5-10yrs
Pt with tubular adenoma 1cm - next colonoscopy?
3 years
Pt tubular adenoma 2.5 cm next colonoscopy?
3 years
Pt with 3-10 tubular aenoma <1cm next colonoscopy
3 years
Pt wit h1 villosu adenoma <1cm next colonscopy
3 years
Pt with obstructive colon CA with colonic resection wtd?
Full colonoscopy to r.o other concomitant lesions
Pre-op colonscopy with no other lesions
colonoscopy 1 yr then 3 years then q5yrs
measure CEA q3 to 6 mo for 2 years then q 1yr x 5 years
Best dx test r/o colon CA?
Colonoscopy with bx
When to stop colonoscopy screening?
75yo D/c mammo 75yo D/C pap smears - 65 Hep C screening 1945 to 1965 LDCT screen for smokers up to age 79
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
Sigmoidoscopy q1-2 yrs starting at age 12
HNPCC
start colonoscopy 25yr or 10 years younger than youngest affected relative with HNPCC - then q2yr up to age 40 then q1yr
If 2 first deg relatives or 1 first deg relative with colon CA before age 60 when to screen?
40 years or 10 yrs younger than youngest affected relative (whichever younger) then q5 yrs
If 1 first deg relative with colon CA after age 50 or 2 2nd deg relative - when to screen?
40 years FIT + sigmoid q3 to 5 years starting at 40yo or colonoscopy at least at age 40 then q10 years
General population colon CA screening
50 yo (AA 45yo) - FIT/signmoidoscopy q3-5 yr or colonoscopy at 50 then q10 yrs
Post colonic resection for Colon CA
Colonoscopy 1 yr after resection then 3 yrs then q5yrs
UC, Crohns’s dz
Colonoscopy 8yrs after dx then q1-2 yr
Colon CA 1st deg relative
Colonoscopy 10 years before age of dx of 1st deg relative then q5 yr
35yo asx - father with colon CA 45yo
Colonoscopy now then q5yrs
40yo asx father colon CA age 60, brother age 52
Colonoscopy now then q5yr
35yo asx father colon CA age 65
FIT+Sigmoidoscopy q 3-5yr or colonoscopy q10yr starting at age 40
25yo asx - family h/o HNPCC
Colonoscopy now then q2yr up to age 40 then q1yr
Pt with UC dx recently
Colonoscopy 8yrs after dx then q2yr
Pt with Colon Ca Duke B underwent resection of colon
Colonoscopy in 1 yr then 3 yrs then q5yr
50yo asx - neg fxhx colon CA
FIT + sigmoioscopy q3-5 yr, colonoscopy q10yr
Young pt with h/o familial adenomatous polyposis
Colonoscopy age 16yo
40yo asx father colon CA afte 55
Colonoscopy now then q5yr
37yo M father colon CA afe 65, brother colon CA age 50, aunt uterine CA age 48
HNPCC (microsatellite mismatch repair gene MSH
What does tamsulosin cause?
Floppy iris syndrome!
d/c tamsulosin
Acute afib chemical cardioversion
ibutelide
Colon Cancer Duke A
90% survival - thru submucosa but not past muscularis
tx - resection
Colon Cancer Duke B1
90% survival thru muscularis but not past serosa (no LN)
tx - resection
Colon Cancer Duke B2
60-80% survival - thru muscularis into serosa not into LN
tx resection +5FU+leuovorin + oxiplatin
Colon Cancer Duke C
60-80% survival - thru serosa and involving LN
tx : rsection +5FU+leucovorin+oxiplatin
Colon Cancer Duke D
7% survival - Widespread metastasis (liver)
Tx: resection palliative, 5FU leucovorin+I’tecam/B’zumab
When to rsect soitary liver metastasis
If have pursued curative intent in past
Pt with colon CA undergoes hemicolectomy - histopathology with infiltartion of musularis but not serosa wtd?
Observe
Pt with colon CA with hemicoloectomy infiltrating serosa wtd?
Chemotx (5FU + leucovorin + Ox
Pt with colon CA not infiltrating sera but 4/10 LN invovled - after hemicolectomy wtd?
Chemotx (5FU +leucovorin + ox)
Pt with stage B2 rectal CA - local resectio done - wtd?
Chemotx + RT
Anal Ca - cancer of anal margin how to treat?
Local resection
Cancer of anal canal muscosa wtd?
ext beam radiation tx + 5FU + mitomycin
Breast Mass suspicious mass w/u
Re-examine in 6 weeks mid cycle Mass dissappears - do nothing Mass persists - mammogram If young woman stright to US If older woman if + then excision bx/intraop bx If indeterminant/neg -> US If solid - FNA with bx - if neg then excisional bx If mixed echo FNA + bx if neg -> excisional bx If cystic then FNA bx
Risk factors for breast CA
Highest risk Female >50yo Personal hx breast CA strong Fhx pre-menopausal breast CA BRCA 1/2
High risk Any 1st deg relative with breast CA personal h/o ovarian or endometrial CA late preg nulliparous dense breasts
Moderate risk Early menarch Late menopause OCP>15 yrs etoh obesity
Breast CA screening
Women >50yr or <5-10 yrs prior to age of breast CA in 1st deg relative then q2yr
10% breast CA found on PE missed by mammo
BRCA1/2 5-10%
BRCA1 chrom 17 - breast, ovarian ca in woman, prostate CA in men high, high penetrance - make family members aware
BRCA 2 - Chrom 13
BRCA 1 testing recom with pt with strong fhx breast AND ovarian CA
Local breast diseas in situ (all w/in basement membrane)
tx - lumopectomy + RT or mastecotmy
tamoxifen (pre-menopause)/aromatoase inh (post-menopause if ER +
Lobular CA in situ
observation or if ER+ -> tamoxifen (pre)/aromatase (post menopause)
Infiltrating ductal CA LN neg
wide exceision of mass + RT
Adjuvant chemo for size >1cm
Tamoxifen/aromatase inh if ER +
Infiltrating ductal CA LN + pos
wide excisition + RT = modified radiacl mastectomy + adjuvant chemo + tamoxifen /aromatase inh if ER +
Locally invasive dz involving skin or chest wall
chemotx followed by mastectomy + tamoxifen/aromatose inh if ER+
Most important prognostic factor in breast CA?
LN invovlement>tumor size>receptor+>grade
Adjuvant therapy for LN+dz
Premenoapuse - ER+ -> chemo + tamoxfen
ER- chemotx
Post menopause - ER+ -> chemo + aromatase inhib
ER= - Chemotx
Adjuvant therapy for LN neg dz
premenopausal - ER+ tamoifen, ER- none
Post menopausal - ER+ aromatase inhib, ER- none
When to use chemo tx in breast CA
Tumor size>1cm, high grade
if <1cm NO CHEMOtx
Types of breast CA
Intraductal 80%
Lobular 10%
Other 10%
Excision of mass with free margin +RT =
Modifeid radiacla mastectomy + RT
If sentinel LN bx +
Further LN dissection
If sentinel LN bx neg
no further LN dissection
If LN + (rct)
Adjuvant tx - Chemo + tamoxifen (pre), aromatose inh (post)
tamoxifen/aromatase inhib used also?
LN neg ER+ (decreases rate of recurrence of breast CA)
37yo F fhx breast CA mother 65yo sister h/o breast CA 35yo - most important risk factor for pt to get breast CA?
Family hx breast CA
65yo F fhx breast CA mother 67yo - most important risk factor?
Her age
Highest risk fo rbreast CA
early menarch, late 1st preg, late menopause, strong fhx no deodorant
Pt with breast CA, 1st deg relative with breast and ovarian CA dx?
BRCA 1
Young female with BRCA 1 in screening
Mammo screening now (start 25-35)
50yo F regular checkup - best way to screen for breast CA?
clinical breast exam and mammo annually
How to screen for breast Ca in woman with breast implants
mammogram
Mammogram best in woman who is…
post menopausal
40yo F p/w new onset thickening of LU and outer breast in shower no fhx breast CA - menstruating - exam diffuse nodulatrity in both breasts - comes back mid cycle and persists - Mammo no CA or dominant mass wtd?
US and FNA
Pt US with mixed echo - FNAB no malign - wtd?
excisional bx
50yo Dx with breast CA - most important prognostic factor
LN status
35yo F 1.5cm mass
Excision bx with infiltrating dutcal CA margins free of CA - Axillary LN neg, ER+ does not want mastiectomy wtd?
RT with adjuv chemo and tamoxifen x 5yrs
63yo F lump in breast - lumpectomy done reveals infiltrating adenoCA with free margins - axillary LN+ ER+ adjuvant chemo administered
Radiotx + aromatase inhibitors
59yo F painful breast - RUO breast painful red thickened area 7cm no nipple d/c no LM warmth+ mammo no mass dx?
Inflammatory breast CA
Pt s/p breast LA tx RT, surgery chemo p/w lymphedema R arm best managmement?
lymphedema
Tamoxifen
decreases r/o new breast CA - effective for tx metastatic brast CA - works only if tumor ER/PR+ - both estrogenic and anti estrongic effects Anti-estrogenic - anti breast tumor Menopausal sx (tx with SSRI) Estrogenic effect - inc r/o endometrial CA 3x inc bone density inc thromboembolic risk/PE ALSO CAUSES HYEPR CA If erum Ca <14 - c/w tamoxifen
35yo Pt dx breast CA - pt asks how to dec r/o breast Ca in her?
Tamoifen
Post menopaual F with breast Ca after surgery RT and adjuvant chemotx ER+ wtd?
aromatoase inhib (letrozole, anastrozole, exemestane)
54yo F dx’d with infiltrating ductal CA LN 3/15+ pt with breast conserving sx +RT+chemo+tamoifen - likelyat risk for…?
Endometrial Ca
Pt with h/o breast s/p chemo and chemo/tamoifen 6 monthss ago - p/w polyurea, dry mucus membrane fatigue, lethargy - etio?
HyperCa
Pt with breast Ca and tx’ed as abv - wtd?
Ask for GYN sx every visit
Pt started o ntamoxifen 20mg po daily 3 years later with vaginal bloody d/ no other complaints excesept hot flashes - mammo and pap neg wtd?
Endometrial bx
Pregant women with breast Ca
treat like regular pt - surgery in 2nd to 3rd trimester - chemo tx 3rd trim
Male breast CA treated simlar to femail breast CA
Long term complication aromatase inhibitors?
osteoporosis
Best managment hot flashes from tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors?
SSRI
Pt p/w nipple d/c - eczematous scaly lesion at nipple - preg test neg prolactin normal dx?
Pagets disease o fbreast
Tx - local wide srsn - if no mass
Treast as breast Ca if underlying
Pt h/o breast Ca s/p lumpectomy and chemotx 5 yrs ago p/w pain in hip xray hip 3cm lytic lesion - X ray LS normal wtd?
MRI LS spine
What is first sx of epidural compression fx?
Pain (NOT loss of sensation)
60yo F breast CA, s/p resected ER/PR+ chemo and aromatase inhib’s started - current meds ACEi, BB, lasix urinating more frequently - labs normal except Ca 11.2 - next best management?
Bone scan
THE LEADING solid tumor causing HyperCa+ is breast CA
65yo F dx with infiltrating ductal CA - lumpectomy with free margins, radiotx and adkuant chemo - 6 months after RT hre for f/u - exam neg for mass. LN, no compaints - mammo neg wtd?
Mammogram yearly
Pt s/p matectomy fo rbreast Ca with metastasis on increasing meperidine for pain control - is lethargic, dec’d responsiveness - pulis non-reactive diplopia, tongue dev to right absent gag - absent left ankel reflex - urinary retention + - CT brain no parencymal lesion dx?
Leptomeningeal spread
Pt with metastatic breast Ca ER neg HERR (Her2neu) rct + best med ?
Trastuzumab (herceptin)
34yo with breast lump excised -> fibroadenoma - GM with hx breast CA wtd?
repeat mammo at age 50
65yo M on spironolactone for ascites p/w one sided breast mass
bx
Endometrial Ca
Risk factors Obestity Early menarch late menopause Nulliparity Tamoxifen use P/w post menopausal bleeding
Obesity associated cancer
Endometrial Ca
Bariatric surgery comoplications
Opthalmoplegia - thiamind ef
Dark urine - no RBCs rhabdo
Tachycardia low grade fever - suture leak - gastrograffin study
Copper def - anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia
Cervical CA
Pap Smear
Screening age 21-65 every 3 years
Only HPV screening after age 30 (before 80% chance clearing virus)
For women above 30 - pap smear with HPV DNA neg - pap q5yr
Don’t do HPV DNA in whom?
<30yo (unless Pap abnormal)
High risk patient pap smears
q1yr
Stop PAP at age?
65yo
Pt with warts -
30yo With primary PAP -
If ASC-US and HPV+ -> colposcopy
If ASCUS+ and HPV neg -> no colp, repeat pap 1 yr
If ASC neg and HPV + > no colp, re;eat pap and DNA in 6-12 months
24yo F vaginal d/c - Pap shows clue cells and some AS-CU - ?
bacterial vaginosis
tx: metronidazole
24yo F pap with AS CUS wtd?
HPV test - also give vaccine HPV
22yo F with AS-CUS HPV 16 still give vaccine?
Yes
What pt contraindicated for HPV vacc?
preg patient
50yo pt with h/o fibroids - 2yrs ago fibroid size 2cm - repeat size 3cm no menorrhagia - best managment?
Reassess in 1 year
If still there 3 yers later post menopause with bleeding - bx
Pt hysterectomy for sever fibroids - post hysterectomy do you need PAP?
If uterus/cerix removed for benign reason - NO
If uterus remove for malignant CA then yes bx
Pt with lesion in endocervical canal wtd?
bx
PT with pap high grade SIL - colposcopic bx confirms CIN III wtd?
cryotherapy, con bx if endocervical canal invovled or hysterectomy
Pt with invasive cervical CA wtd?
Hyperectomy or RT with chemo
Ovarian CA
leading cause of GYN CA - most p/w advanced stage
General screening NOT recommended (no pelvic US, CA 125, OCP dec risk of ovarina CA)
Pelvic US of pt with dermatomyostis or strong fhx ovarian + breast Ca
CA125 used in monitoring dz
Tx: surgical staging and debulking of tumor with salpingooophroectomy, hysterectomy omentectomy -> chemo (paclitaxel)
Pt with abdominal distension - US shows serous semi solid 6cm sep mass in R pelvic area CEA elevated - wtd?
CT scan to loclize tumor before laparoscopy
Prostate CA
MCC cancer in males (190K/year)
Second leading cause of death from cancer
Risk factors for prostate CA
Older age - median onset 72yo
African american x 2
FHx - father had it 3x, brother had it 4x
high fat diet
PSA screening NOT shown to reduce mortality
Discuss risks/benefits of PSA screening with patient
Pt wants PSA wtd?
Discuss risks/benefits with patient
Gleason score
determines prognosis
7 poor prognosis
Staging of prostate CA
A1 5% of resected tissue B- found on needle bx after inc PSA B1 < 1/2 one lobe B2>1/2 on elobe B3 both lobes invovled Elderly - observe no sx Yound Radiacla prostatectomy=Radiotx
C Capsule infiltrated - locally invasive
tx RT+hormonal (Lupron GnRH agonist)
D1 Pelvic node invovlement
Hormonal tx
D2 Distant mets, localized bone, diffuse bone
Beam RT, hormonal
Anti androgens compete with androgens at receptor level in tests and adrenals
Flutamide, nilutamide, bicaltamide
Anti androgens block flare by LHRH agonists
60yo P with PSA elevated rectal exam unremarkable wtd?
TRUS - trans rectal US bx
60yo pt with PSA normal but rectal exam with nodule
TRUS bx
50yo Pt on routine exam with diffusely enlarged prostate elev PSA wtd?
TRUS bx
82yo M prostate CA stage A2
observe
60yo M elev PSA abnormal rectal exam - B1 on bx wtd?
radial prostatectomy OR ext beam RT
3yr later - PSA < 10 asx - wtd? - observe
If >10 then mets visible
Pt comes back after prostatecomy 3 years later with elev PSA and back pain - one met lesion on vertebral spine wtd?
Bone scan
Bone scan localized mets to bone wtd?
ext beam radiation to lesion
One year later - after ext beam rad to spine back with bone pain bone scan diffuse mets wtd?
start GnRH agonist (Leuprolide, Goserelin - can combine with anti-androgens to block GnRH induced flares
6 months later back pain again after tx wit GnRH/antiandrogens for met prostate CA - pt tx’d with mitoxantrong and fails - continues to have pain wtd?
IV strontium 89 for palliation of pain
62yo with locally invasive prostate Ca stage C wtd?
RT + GnRH analog (hormonal)
S/E LHRH (leuprolide
Short term - hot flashes
Long term - osteoporosis
Tx - Bisophosphonate - Zolendronate, alendronate
S/E Anti-androgens
impaired dark adaptation
Breast tenderness -> tamoxifen
Pt with met prostate CA started on leuprolide - mc problem
fracture - compression fx
65yo pt with prostate CA B3
radical prostatectomy
65yo pt with prostate CA stage C (capsule)
RT+hormonal tx
65yo pt with prostate CA diffuse mets
Hormonal tx
84yo pt with prostate CA stage B2
Observe (elderly)
Pt afib on warfarin with hematuria INR 2.2, RBC in urine repeat UA with persistent hematuria - rectal exam enlarged proatste - CT scan, cystoscopy IVP neg - prostate bx with hyperplasia no CA wtd to tx hematuria
Add finasterid (enlarged prostate)
Pt fhx + prostate CA - wants to decrease risk wtd?
Finasteride
65yo chronic smoker - p.w painless heamturia with intermittent clots dx?
Bladder CA
Lower abd pain fullness in suprapubic area - foley cath with relief of pain and drainage of urine PSA elevatged wtd next?
repeat PSA in 4-6wks - urinary retention from any etio can cuase inc PSA, so can foley insertion
Lung CA
MCC death men/women
85% dx die w/in 5 years
Small cell lung CA (20%)
Assume mets at dx NON-resectable Squamous cell (MC) Small cell Large cell
Non-small cell (80%)
Squamous cell CA Large cell CA AdenoCA Eval for surgical resection at dx!! AdenoCA with inc incidence in both smoker and non-smokers
MC presentation of Lung CA
peristent or inc’ing cough, hemoptysis, post-obstructive pneumonitis
Pt p/w hemoptysis
> 1wk, >40yr old - chronic tobacoo hx 40% chance of CA - evaluate pt further with these sx with CT & bronch
Hemoptysis in young adult dx?
Bronchitis, PNA, bronnchiectasis
Hemoptysis in immigrant from south asia or S america dx?
Myobacterium Tuberculosis
> 50yo pt tx’d in hosptial for PNA with ceftx and azithro - 3 months later cough persists - CXR with persistent density dx?
Malignancy
Non-small cell CA (can be resectable)
I: Tumor >2cm from carina, node neg
II: Tumor >2cm from carina node +
IIIa Tumore <2cm from carina or invading resectable structure or ipilateral hilar or mediastinal LN+
Tx: Surgery +chemo+radiotherapy
IIIb: Tumor invading unresectable structure contralateral mediastinal LN+
Tx: Chemo then radiotx
IV: Metastatic dz - Supraclavicular LN+ or pleural effusion with malignant cells+
Tx Erlotinib/Gefitinib
Small Cell CA (non-resectable)
Limited to one hemithorax: chemo + RT lung+ RT Brain (ppx)
Extensive dz - Chemotx + RT brain (ppx)
Elderly Pt with SCC - shoudl be treated with chemotx
58yo chronic smoker >30pk yr p/w hemoptysis >1wk CXR neg wtd?
CT chest then bronch
42yo p/w streaky hemoptysis x 3 weeks CXR clear wtd?
Bronchoscopy
70yo chronic smoker >50yo p/w seizure and lethargy - CT head shows single ring enhancing lesion with edema - startedon phenytoin wtd?
Start dexamethasone to dec cerebral edema
60yo pt with lung CA wants screening - wtd?
no screening (unless is smoker)
60yo pt with 30pk year smoking hx quit 5 yr ago here for routine check wtd?
low dose CT (55-79 quit < 15ya)
70yo chornic smoker with CT CT solitary ring enhancing lesion started on phenytoin - CT lung with hilar LAD - next test?
Bronchoscopy
Prevent emetogenic chemotx (cisplatin)
granisetron +DMS+neurokinin
Piror to aministration of chemo pt is nauseous and receives granisetrong or ondansetrong - still naustious wtd?
xanax
MCC Paraneoplastic syndrome
Small Cell CA
Squamous cell CA
AdenoCA
Large cell CA
Small cell CA**.
Paraneoplastic syndrome
hyponatremia 2/2 SIADH Cushing's 2/2 inc ACTH Carcinoid: flushing and diarrhea Eaton lambert - power inc's with repetition SVC syndrome
Squamous cell CA**
Paraneoplastic syndrome
HyperCA 2/2 PTH like substace
PTH dec Ca inc, PO4 dec
Horner’s Ptosis, miosis anhydrosis
Pancoast tumor - compress 1st and 2nd throacic nerve - sholder pain pain in ulanr aspect of hand and little finger - CXR pancoast tumor
AdenoCA**
Paraneoplastic syndrome
Pulmonary osteoarthropathy - pain in hands or legs
Xray periosteal thickening
Marantic Endocardits
Large cell CA**
Paraneoplastic syndrome
SVC syndrome
Gynecomastia
65yo Sq cell CA with pleural effusionhemorrhagic PT 160/100, hyper Ca, FEV1 2.4L Hg 9 what prevents from being surgical candidate
hemorrhage pleural effusion
What is most important prognositic factor with advance non-small cell lung CA?
Poor performance status
45yo post lung cancer s/p surgery and chemotx 5 years ago going fo relective surgery - echo EF 35% wtd?
ACE inhibitor
Pt with pancoast tumore - whic is worst prognosis
Chest movement asymmetry (phrenic nerve involvement
Least likely paraneoplastic syndrome /w small cell CA
HyperCA
51 yo lung CA with gynecomastia inc HCG
Large cell CA
62yo chronic smoker pin in legs CXR with coin lesion in periphery of lungs
AdenoCA
55yo pt with lung CA and hyperCA
Squamous cell CA
55yo lung CA with wk gets better with repetitive movememnts - eaton lambert
Small cell lung CA
55yo Manual labororer heavy smoker p/w shoulder arm, ring little finger pain wtd?
CXR
MC cancer in smoker and non-smoker
AdenoCA
MC cancer in non-smoker
AdenoCA
ACTH producting neoplastic syndrome
Small cell CA
Assume met at Dx
Small cell CA
<2% 5 year survival Lung Ca
Small cell Ca
Hyponatremia with lung CA
Small cell Ca
Squamous cell CA 2cm win in carina and ipsilar LN +
Surgical resection
AdenoCA >2cm from carina LN neg
Surgical resection
Large cell Ca at carina nad contralat LN+
Chemo tx + RT lung
Small cell CA in one hemithorax
CHemotx, +RT lung+RT brain (ppx)
Small cell Ca extensive
Chemo tx + RT brain (ppx)
SVC syndrome
Lung CA - NSCLC broncogenic CA most common
lymphoma
thymoma
catheter induced thrombosis
sx - dyspnea, facial swelling arm swelling, cyanosis, plethora, dysphagia
Next step managment SVC syndrome?
elev of head (dec hydrostatic prssure and edema)
Tx definitive - radiation tx
Pt with metastatic lung CA and skeletal mets and osteopenia wtd?
bisophosphonates - zolendronate or pamidronate
Pain not relieved? - strontium 89 IV
Medicare guidlines when pt eligible for hospice care?
life expectancy less than 6 months
Testicular CA
Seminomas - Better cure rate Non-seminoma embryona CA, teratoma chorioCA yolksac tumor
Pt with testicular mass
solid testicular growth is CA until otherise proven
check B HCG and alpha feto protein
Bx via high inguinal incision (don’t spread CA)
if Bx + then CT chest abd pelvis to stage dz
Hormone levels
Seminoma
BCG inc/N (<100)
AFP normal
Non seminoma
BCG elevated
AFP elevated
Treatment testicular CA
For all - radical orchiectomy via high inguinal incision then.. Stage 1 - confined to testes Seminoma - RT Non-seminoma - observe, remove LN Stage II infradiaphragmeatic Node + <5cm Seminoma - RT Non-seminoma - Chemotx Stage III beyond retroperitoneal LN Seminoma - chemotx Non-seminoma - Chemotx (no RT)
24yo with no-seminoa tumor - BCG and AFP elevated CT pelvis with mass - radial orchiectomy done wtd?
chemotx
if with lung nodule - resect, c/w chemo
BCG and afp elv
non-seminoma
AFP normal
seminoma
Inguinal approach for bx/orchiectomy
both
Trans-scrotal bx?
neither - never!
Respond to RT
seminoma
Don’t respond to RT
Non-seminoma
19yo inc’d breast enlargement for 2 years no other complaints - normal genitalia, +gynecomatia wtd?
check testosterone/estradio - testo 450 (n)
LH0.3, FSH 0.5 (l) and estradiol 304 (elev)
check US tests - if nromal CT adrenal (r/o germ cell tumor)
Young man with testicular mas and dragging sensation - nl AFP, nl HCG) wtd?
High inguinal orchiectomy
Lymphoma
Hodgkin's lymphoma B cells Reed sternberg + Best prognosis Lymphoyctic predominance Nodular sclerosis Mixed cellularity Lymphocyte depletion (worse prognosis)
Non-hodgkin’s lymphoma B cells 90%, T cells 10%
Lymphoma presentation
lymph node enlargement with contiguous spread +- paracrine effects
Fever,
peripheral granulocytosis
eosinophilia with pruritis (itching after shower)
Personality changes
+reed sternerg cells (owl eyes)
Hodgkin’s dz tx
ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine dacarazine +-RT
Relapse/poor response - high dose chemo then autologous hematopoetic stem cell tx
Complications after hodgkins’ tx
Chemo cardiomyopathy AML MDS infertility, amenorrhea Radiation tx constrictive pericarditis (sqrt sign) accelerated CAD despite age solid tumores (breast, lung, thyroid) Hypotheyorid radiation pneumonitis
38yo ho hodgkins txed with rad tx 10ya p./w chest pain while shoveling snow x 30 min
Accelerated CAD
40yo egyptian man h/o hodgkins tx with mantel RT to chest 10 ya with palptiations wt loss JVD, ascites, pedal edema - echo with thickened pericardium
constrictive pericarditis
42yo s/p hodgkin’s dz tx’d with chemo >7yr ago p/w easy bruising fatigue, how Gh low plts smear with anisocytosis, pelger huet - BM dysplasia of marrow precursor and hypercellularity
myelodysplasia (MDS)
35yo with hodgkins 10ya s/p mantle radiationi now with fatigue wtd?
Check TSH
Prone to Lung/breast, thyroid CA
30yo undergoes chemo for hodgkins 10 ya ago - complication?
r/o AML (topoisomerase inhib)
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
clonal proliferation of cell features of lymphoid cells
>60K/yr inc’ding indcidence
hematoglogic spread
90% B cells, 10% T cells
40% - diffuse large cell ymphoma (BCL 6)
30% follicular lymphoma (t 14:18)
Dx: excision of LN not aspiration (supraclavicular)
Stageing by ann arbor and CT/PET chest, abd pelvis
Tx base on staging and presence of poor prognositc factors
Tx: chemo with RCHOP or CVP
Relapse - aggressive chemo and stem cell tx
Poor prognostic factors NHL
age >60
serum LDH
performance status <12, stroke, HTN, lymphoma
NHL grading
Low grade lymophoma
Follicular small lymphocytes
Tx INdolent->observe
Aggressive transformation -> RCHOP/CVP
Intermediate grade lymphoma
follicular large or small cell, diffuse, mixed
tx CHOP (chylophos, doxorubinicine, vincristine, prednisone)
High grade lymophoma
large cell immunoblastic small non cleaved cell
Tx: CHOP+-rituximab
then stem cell tx
Post tx lymphoma
EBV (HIV pts) associated lymphoma
CNS lymphoma/burkitts/nasopharyngeal CA
EBV
MALT
h pylori
Kaposi’s sarcoma
HHV-8 - danorubicin
Ca Cervic/Anal Ca
HPV 16/18
T cell leukemia
HTLV-1
65yo Pt asx cervical LAD - LN bx follicular small cell lymophoma preserved architecture - BM findings + tx?
observe
Pt with abdominal mass, wt loss, fever, bulky retroperitoneal LN - bx mass shows large cell lymophoma tx?
CHOP + rituximab
If failus chemo
Stem cell tx
Pt post renal tx - 2 years later with ataxia - CTH ring enhancing lesion in cerebellum dx?
EBV = cause for lymphoma s/p tx
Pt with well diff lymphoma p/w fatigue, wk, cbc hg 9.5, retic 5% smear with spherocytes, polychormasia best tes?
Cooms test r/o warm autoimmune hemoytic anema
Tx - steroids and underlying dz
Pt with large hilar LAD dx with small cell ca p/w SOB - exam wit hmassive pleural eff wtd?
tap effusion
If recurs - talc pleuredysis
Pt with lyphoma dx 2 ya not requ tx p/w sob, cxr with effsuion
Tap effusion
then chmotx
Rituximab s/e
lymphopenia
Multiple Myeloma
Lytic lesions, bone pain, hyperCa, serum/urine protein - m spike
Marrow cytosis >10%
Plastima cells
osteoclasts->punched out bone lesions->hyper Ca
Immuoglobulin(faulty IgG)->M spike in serum and urine->renal failure
->roleaux formation of RBCs
->inc’d ESR, plt dsyfxn, infections
Tx:
No end organ daamge (RF, lytic lesions, anemia)
-monitor
Evience of damage
->lenalidomide Melphalan/prednisone
Relapse - do not do induction with melphalan
tx with bortezomib/hemato stem cell tx
PPX prior to bortezomib?
Herpes zoster
MM
protien >3.5
Lytice lesions
marrow plasmacytome >10%
+ hyper Ca+
MGUS
Protein<10% plasmacytoma
no hyper Ca+
Smoldering MM
no hyperCa+
>10% plasmacytoma
+lytic lesions
T/F Hypercalemia with MM
T
T/F MM inc’d protein
T
T/F MM renal dysfxn
T
T/F MM Plt dysfxn
T
T/F MM bone pain
T
T/F MM infections
T
T/F MM amyloidosis
T
T/F MM Dilatino of retinal veins
T
Hypervicosity caused by all of the following
Waldenstroms macroglobulinemia-> tx plasmphoresis
PC Vera-> tx splenomegaly - phelebotomy/low dose ASA
Leukemia - leukapheresis
65yo Pt with protein 8gm glboulin 3.1 serum protein electrophor with inc’d IgG - best way to diff MM vs MGUS
skeletal survey
+lytic lesions in MM
Pt dx with MGUS - wtd?
f/u 6 months r/o MM
Pt with plasma cells >10% in BM, skeletal survey neg, Ca normal - no end organ damage - pt dx with smolerding MM - wtd?
f/u myeloma protein q2 months
60yo M h/a blurred vision, LAD fatigue Gh 9, lethargic, dec’d power on one side, total protein 8gm globulin 3, Ca 9 - serum protein electroprhoesis IgM>2g, inc’d ESR dx?
Waldenstroms’s
caused by IgM (largest immunoglobulin) ->stays intravascular-> hyperviscosity syndrome
No lytic lesions
No hyperCa+
BM phlascytoid lymophocytes
Tx: plasmapheresis, fludarabine based chemo
Tumor of pancreas
Pancreatic CA
Glucoagonoma
Gastrnoma
VIPoma
Elderly man with h/o chronic smoking >40pk yr p/w wt loss, fagigue anorexia painelss jaundice+- diarrhea - painless palpable gall bladder (courvoisier’s sign) - best dx test?
CT Scan pancrease r/o pancreatic CA - mainly head of pancrease - double duct sign (bile and common duct enlarged)
Tx: Pancreatic Ca with no mets - surgery (whipple)
can invovle minimal invasion of protal or mesenteric vein
If pt refuses surgery for pancreatic CA wtd?
Gemcitabine chemo tx
Pancreatic Ca with mets - palliative tx with stent and Gemcitabine
Pt with stage IV pancreatic CA and sever itching wtd?
Biliary stent
46yo F no h/o pancreatitis with 3.8cm mass head of pancreas seen on CT wtd?
Surgical excision - if mass not clearly defined or borderline resctable on CT wtd?
Endoscopic US first
What is more commonly a/w pancreatic CA - tob or etoh
smoking…
Diabetics ar prone to what kind of cancer - breast, colon or pancreatic?
pancreatic CA
Pt with familial adenomatous polyposis prone to what kind of cancer?
Ampulla of vater cancer
Pt with persistent hyperglycemia, wt loss anemia - exam with scaly necrotizing dermatitis - glucagon injection does not increase glucose level
glucagonoma - plasma glucogon >1000
Pt with profuse watery diarrhea not responding to fasting, h/o wt loss serum K 3.3, hypochlorhydria - serum VIP level inc’d stool osmolar gap low
Dx: VIPoma
Tx: octreotide ?sulfonyurea OD
Courvoisier’s sign
Pancreatic CA
Trousseau’s syndrome
Pancreastic CA
Double duct sign
Pancreatic CA
Sentinel loop sign (small bowel ileus)
Acute pancreatitis
Pt with diarrhea h/o flushing sensation, exam with telangiectasia wtd?
Check 5HIAA
dx? Carcinoid
Hepatocellular CA
first line tx?
Resection or tx
Dx of hepatocellular CA
Imaging studies - screen with US then CT contrast or MRI
What agent inc’s survival with hepatocellular CA
Sorafenib
Thyroid CA
Parafollicular Medullary carcinoma Calitonin increased, RET proto-oncogene dense calcification in tumor assoc with MEN II/III (check fhx) Tx: total thyroidectomy (follow calcitonin levels after surgery)
Papillary CA
Cervical LN, pitted CAlcification (MC wit best prognosis)
Follicular CA
mass and distant mts
Anaplastic CA
with mass - elderly with worst prognosis
Best managment for papillary and follcular CA after surgery
Radioiodine ablation - will NOT work for medullary CA as radioiodine not take up by C cells
Medullary CA recurrence
check Calcitonin level
Papillary CA recurrence
Check Thyroglobulin level
Follicular CA recurrence
Check Thyroglobulin level
Axillary LN
breast CA
Occipital LN
scalp infxn
Supraclavicular LN (R)
esophaeal lung or mediastinal malignancy
L Supraclavicular LN
Abdominal malignancy (see chart pg 191)
Cancer of Unknown Origin
MC - adenoCA
then poorly diff
then Others
Presentation CA unknown origin
40% LN, Cervical supraclavicular>Mediastinal>axillary
30% Liver lung bone
20% pt primary CA will be identified
Expected mean survival time 6 months
AdenoCA in females with axillary LN
r/o breast CA
Do mammogram +- MRI, ER/PR rct
Tx mastectomy +- radiation +- chemo
AdenoCA in females with bony invovlement
Pursue breast CA diagnosis
AdenoCA in males with bony invovlement
Pursue prostate CA
Ask for urinary sx, do PSA and rectal exam
Poorly diff CA in young males
Pursue germ cell tumor
Do alpha feto protein & B HCG
Platinum based chemo if +
Squamous cell CA
presentation with cervial LN + - persue head/neck CA
Cervical LN neg - pursue Lung CA
MCC CA of unknown origin
AdenoCA
MC place of presentation of CA unknown origin
Lymph node
Femaile with axillary LN+ most likely CA type
AdenoCA
Carcinoma of unknown origin in young male
Undiff cell CA
Head/neck CA
Squamous cell CA
50yo M smoker, single submandibular LN+ found to be undeiff CA - Phy exam head/neck neg, CXR neg wtd?
Upper pan endoscopy
Which screenings DO NOT decrease mortality
PSA
Mmamo, pap, fecal occult, sigmoid DO decrease mortality
Pt with metastatic CA with persisent pain - takes oxycodone wit tylenol prn and morphine sulfate twice a day wtd?
Extended release oxycodone or morphine q8-12hr continuously
S/E Methotrexate
Reversible pneumonitis, hepatic fibrosis
S/E 5FU
MI/myelosuppression
S/E Vincristine
Neuropathy, SIADH
S/E Doxorubicin
Cardiomyopathy
S/E Bleomycin
interstitial fibrosis
S/e Mitomycin
HUS, blue green urine
S/e cyclophosphamide
hemorrhagic cystitis, bladder CA
S/e Bicalutamide
gynecomastia, pulm fibrosis, impair dark adaptation
s/e paclitaxel
Neuropathy, bradycardia
s/e gemcitabine
anal pruritis HUS flu rash
s/e tamoxifen
hot flashes, throboemboli, endometrial CA
LHRH s/e
impotence, transient cancer flare, osteoporosis
s/e hyroxyurea
dec’d wbc, myelosuppression
Cisplatin s/e
myelosupp, hypotension, weakness, alopecia
s/e etoposide
nephrotoxic, ototoxic, neuropathy
S/e IL-2
capillary leak syndrome, erythema
S/E IFN alpha
Flu like sx, LFT inc, arthalgias, hypo/hyperthyroidism