Oncology

Question 1

Most important prognostic factor in breast cancer

Answer 1

TNM staging

Question 2

Granulosa Cell Tumor

Answer 2

Increased estradiol and inhibin, presents with an ovarian mass and precocious puberty in girls or abnormal uterine bleeding in adults.

Pathology: Call-Exner bodies in a rosette pattern.

Usually treated with sapingoophrectomy

Question 3

Dysgerminoma

Answer 3

A tumor containing syncytiotrophoblasts which can produce BHCG or LDH.

Question 4

Sertoli Leydig Cell Tumor

Answer 4

A tumor producing androgens that cause virilization.

Question 5

Yolk Sac Tumor

Answer 5

A tumor producing alpha-fetoprotein.

Question 6

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma sequelae

Answer 6

High risk for occurrence of other types of cancer. Especially with radiation.

Question 7

SCC

Answer 7

Sun-exposed or chronically damaged skin (burn)

Question 8

Angiosarcoma

Answer 8

cancer of lymphatics or lining of blood vessels. Increased risk with radiation treatment.

Question 9

Treatment of cancer-related cachexia

Answer 9

progesterone analog

Question 10

Papillary thyroid carcinoma

Answer 10

primary treatment is surgical excision

Question 11

Medullary thyroid carcinoma

Answer 11

Calcitonin is the marker

Question 12

Mediastinal mass in a young person with increased BHCG and AFP

Answer 12

Nonseminomatous germ cell tumor