Path11 Flashcards
Cancer Epidemiology Common Metastases
Most common cancers in Men. (Incidence)
Prostate (32%)
Lung (16%)
Colon/Rectum (12%)
Most common cancers in Women. (Incidence)
Breast (32%)
Lung (13%)
Colon/Rectum (13%)
Cancer mortality in Men.
Lung (33%)
Prostate (13%)
Cancer mortality in Women.
Lung (23%)
Breast (18%)
T/F - Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in the United States.
1 - Heart Disease
True
What tumors Mets to the Brain?
1-Lung 2-Breast 3-Genitourinary 4-Osteosarcoma 5-Melanoma 6-GI
Brain Mets facts.
50% of brain tumors are from metastases
Typically multiple well-circumscribed tumors at Gray/White matter Junction
What tumors Mets to Liver?
Colon»_space; stomach > pancrease
Liver and lung are the most common sites of metastasis after _____________.
Regional Lymph nodes
What tumors Mets to Bone?
1-Prostate, Breast
2-Lung
3-Thryoid, Testes
Bone Metastasis»_space; 1˚ bone tumors