Path11 Flashcards

Cancer Epidemiology Common Metastases

1
Q

Most common cancers in Men. (Incidence)

A

Prostate (32%)
Lung (16%)
Colon/Rectum (12%)

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Most common cancers in Women. (Incidence)

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Breast (32%)
Lung (13%)
Colon/Rectum (13%)

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Cancer mortality in Men.

A

Lung (33%)

Prostate (13%)

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4
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Cancer mortality in Women.

A

Lung (23%)

Breast (18%)

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5
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T/F - Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in the United States.

A

1 - Heart Disease

True

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6
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What tumors Mets to the Brain?

A
1-Lung
2-Breast
3-Genitourinary
4-Osteosarcoma
5-Melanoma
6-GI
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7
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Brain Mets facts.

A

50% of brain tumors are from metastases

Typically multiple well-circumscribed tumors at Gray/White matter Junction

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What tumors Mets to Liver?

A

Colon&raquo_space; stomach > pancrease

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9
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Liver and lung are the most common sites of metastasis after _____________.

A

Regional Lymph nodes

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What tumors Mets to Bone?

A

1-Prostate, Breast
2-Lung
3-Thryoid, Testes

Bone Metastasis&raquo_space; 1˚ bone tumors

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