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Oncology Flashcards

1
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Top three PEDs cancers?

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  1. Leukemia
  2. CNS tumors
  3. Lymphoma
    4th is neuroblastoma
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Standout S/S of cancer?

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FOU
Petechiae/bleeding
Pallor

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Tumor lysis syndrome is?

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Common to leukemia/lymphoma TXT

- rapid cellular lysis = K+, PO4, Uric acid released

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Tumor lysis syndrome can cause?

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Cardiac arrest or arrhythmias
Gout/uric acid
Nephropathy

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MC childhood cancer?

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Leukemia

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Subtypes of leukemia?

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Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)

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MC subtypes of leukemia?

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ALL (75%)

AML (15-20%)

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ALL is most common in what gender?

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Males

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What ages is ALL MC in?

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2-5yo

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What leukemia subtype is MC in neonates and late adolescence?

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AML

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Leukemia standout S/S present?

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LAD

Hepatosplenomegaly

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LAB findings of leukemia?

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Immature blasts, Anemia, Decreased PLTs
CBC - L, NL, H sometimes >50k WBC
BM = blasts
Cytogenicshg6ytj8ikmnb

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Important lab to perform w/ leukemia is?

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LP to eval if CNS is affected

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Definitive Dx of leukemia is?

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Flow cytometry and Cytochemical staining

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15
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MC mutation of ALL?

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t(12:21) translocation - best prognosis

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Poorest prognosis mutation of ALL?

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t(9:22) translocation

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Poorest prognostic indicators of leukemia?

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<1yo or >9yo
>50k WBC
CNS or testicular Dz
Genetic mutations t(4;11) or t(9;22) translocations
No remission after 4wks of therapy
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Lymphoma is?

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Lymphoid tissie malignancy

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19
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3rd MC childhood cancer?

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Lymphoma

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What pathogen is ass/w lymphoma?

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Epstein-Barr virus EBV

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Major subtypes of lymphoma?

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Hodgkin disease

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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MC type of lymphoma?

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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MC population of hodgkins lymphoma?

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Adolescents/young adult AND >50

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MC population of NHL?

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Whites > Blacks

Males > Females

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Subtypes of NHL?

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B-cell
T-cell
Large cell

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B-cell NHL is AKA?

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Burkitt lymphoma (sml noncleaved cell)

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T-cell NHL is AKA?

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Lymphoblastic

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28
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Two forms of Burkitt lymphoma?

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Sporadic form - North America

Endemic form - Africa (EBV strongly ass/w)

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29
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Standout S/S of lymphoma?

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Pruritis
B-Symptoms
SOB (Medialstinal LAD) / pleural effusion
Painless Cervical/supraclavicular LAD

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B-symptoms are?

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S/S ass/w lymphoma

  • Fever for 3 consecutive days
  • Night sweats
  • Unintentional wgt loss
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What gives lymphoma a poorer prognosis?

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Presence of B-Symptoms

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32
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Lymphoma labs only w/u?

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CBC = NL
BM = disease staging (>25% blasts= Acute leuemia)
Tissue Bx pleural/peritoneal BF=Reed Sternberg cells

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33
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Reed Sternberg cells is ass/w?

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Hodgkins lymphoma (Owl eyes)

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34
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Lymphoma imaging w/u?

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CXR - +-medialstinal mass

CT - Dx staging

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35
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Difference between ALL and Lymphoma Bone marrow?

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> 25% blasts in Bone marrow = ALL

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36
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MC solid tumors in PEDs are located where?

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CNS tumors

37
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2nd MC childhood cancer?

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CNS tumors

38
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Inherited syndromes ass/w

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Neurofibromatosis
Li-Fraumeni syndrome
Tuberous sclerosis

39
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MC Location of CNS tumors in PEDS <2yo

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MC - infratentorial (cerebellum/brainstem)

40
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MC Location of CNS tumors in PEDS >2yo

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MC - Spinal or supratentorial

41
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S/S ass/w supratentorial lesion?

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Visual S/S (field deficit)
Seizures
Foacl neuro
Personality changes

42
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S/S ass/w infratentorial lesion?

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Hydrocephalus
Increased ICP(papilledema)
Cranial nerve palsies
Ataxia

43
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CNS tumor presents as?

A

Loss of developmental milestones
Poor school performance
Increased ICP - (HA, N/V, lethargy - 1st thing in AM)
— ICP increase > 6th nerve palsy
Cranial nerve deficits > brainstem involved

44
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Sign of increased ICP?

A

Inability to abduct eye (6th nerve palsy)

45
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6th nerve palsy affects what muscle?

A

Eye muscle - cant abduct (CN6)

46
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CNS tumors affect pituitary fx?

A

Prolactinoma > glactorrhea

GH secreting > excess growth/precocious puberty

47
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Cerebellar tumors S/S?

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Ataxia, diminished coordination

48
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MC type of Brain tumor?

A

Astrocytoma

49
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2nd MC brain tumor?

A

Medulloblastomas

50
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Where are Astrocytomas found mostly?

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Posterior fossa of brain

51
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Where are Medulloblastomas found mostly?

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Cerebellar vermis

52
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MC solid tumor outside of CNS?

A

Neuroblastoma

53
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MC infant malignancy?

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Neuroblastoma (20mo median age)

54
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Where are neuroblastomas derived from?

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MC - Neural crest cells that form adrenal medulla/SNS

but can form anywhere along SNS

55
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MC presentation of Neuroblastoma?

A 
Abd Pain/Mass (flank, hard, smooth, non-TTP)
Fever, WGT loss
Bone pain
Horner syndrome
Paraneoplastic syndromes
56
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Horner syndrome is MC ass/w what malignancy?

A

Neuroblastoma

57
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Paraneoblastic syndrome S/S?

A

Profuse sweating
Secretory diarrhea
Opsomyoclonus (Dancing eyes/feet)

58
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W/U of neuroblastoma

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Catecholamines (Urine- vanillylmandelic & homovanillic acid)
Tissue Bx
BM aspiration/Bx
CBC

59
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Vanillylmandelic and homovanillic acid is ass/w what malignancy?

A

Neuroblastoma

60
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Imaging ordered to w/u neuroblastoma?

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XR - calcifications
CT
Bone scan

61
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Nephroblastoma is AKA?

A

Wilms tumor

62
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MC renal tumor of PEDs?

A

Nephroblastoma

63
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Anomalies ass/w nephroblastoma?

A 
WAGR syndrome
W- Wilms tumor
A- Aniridia
G- GU malformation
R- Retardation
64
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Mutation ass/w WAGR syndrome anomalies?

A

Chromo 11p deletion

65
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Avg Age of Nephroblastoma?

66
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Syndromes ass/w Nephroblastoma?

A

WAGR syndrome

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

67
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Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome S/S?

A

Macroglossia
Umbilical Hernia
Omphalocele

68
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Nephroblastoma Standout S/S?

A

Fever
HTN
Hematuria

69
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Sarcoma is?

A

Tumors from bone or soft tissue

70
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MC soft tissue sarcoma?

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Rhabdomyosarcoma (skeletal muscle)

71
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MC bone sarcoma(s)?

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MC - Osteosarcoma

- Ewing sarcoma

72
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Syndromes ass/w increased risk of soft tissue sarcomas?

A

Li-Fraumeni

Neurofibromatosis

73
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Syndromes ass/w increased risk of Osteosarcoma?

A

Hereditary retinoblastoma

74
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What TXT increases risk of osteosarcoma?

A

Radiation or Chemo (alkylating)

75
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Microscopic characteristics of Rhabsomyosarcoma?

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Small, Round, Blue cell tumors (Like Ewing)

76
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Microscopic characteristics of Osteosarcoma?

A

Osteoid substance present

77
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Osteosarcoma MC occurs where?

A

Epiphysis or metaphysis

  • Distal Femur
  • Proximal Tibia
  • Proximal humerus
78
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Osteosarcoma tends to follow what?

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Trauma - (not dx due to S/S blamed on trauma)

79
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XR of Osteosarcoma will show?

A

Starburst pattern

80
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Standout S/S ass/w Ewing sarcoma?

A

Pain and fever

81
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Ewing sarcoma is often misdx as?

A

Osteomyelitis

82
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MC bone Ewing sarcoma occurs in?

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MC - Femur or Pelvis

- but anywhere really

83
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Ewing sarcoma microscopic characteristics?

A

Small round blue cell tumors

84
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XR of Ewing sarcoma will show?

A

Onion-skin or Moth eaten characteristics

85
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Dx of sarcomas?

A

Microscopy
Histology
Cytogenics

86
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Microscopic findings that differentiae sarcomas?

A 
Rhabo/Ewing = Small round blue cell tumors
Osteosarcoma = Osteoid substance
87
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Mutation ass/w Ewing sarcoma?

A

t(11;22) (95% of tumors)

88
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Histologic variants of Rhabomyosarcoma?

A

Embryonal - Young PEDs w/ head, neck, GU tumors
vs
Alveolar - older w/ trunk or extremity tumors

89
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Mutations ass/w Rhabomyosarcoma Alveolar variant?

A

t(2;13) or t(1;13)

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