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Radiology of Lung Cancer And Staging Flashcards

1
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When doing a systemic review of a chest X-Ray, list the order in which items should be viewed

A 
Name/marker/rotation/ penetration
Lines/metal work
Heart 
Mediastinum
Lungs [Zones (upper/middle/lower)]
Bones
Diaphragm
Soft Tissues
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How defined should the hilar vascular be in the mediastimum when viewing an X-Ray

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Crisply defined

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3
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Name 2 normal features of an X-Ray of the mediastinum

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No widening of the mediastinum

Trachea should be central

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4
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Where can some of the tumours be located in the mediastinum

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Centrally

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5
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What zones of the lung should be compared in an X-Ray

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Upper, Middle and Lower

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6
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When observing an X-Ray of the lung, what details should be looked for

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Details should be looked for:
Between the ribs and heart
Always look ‘behind’ the heart

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7
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How will lesions show on a chest X-Ray and where could they be

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They are subtler

Could behind the heart and hila

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8
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What should a patients chest X-Rays be compared with

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Previous films

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9
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What are the main review areas of a chest X-Ray

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Hila
Lung apices
Behind the heart
Behind the diaphragm

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10
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What will a patient with a Pancoast tumour present with

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Arm pain/weakness
Horner’s syndrome
Invasion of brachial plexus

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11
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What is the next step after confirming that a lesion is intrapulmonary

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CT

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12
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What will a CT scan allow the evaluation of

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Size
Shape atelectasis
Border
Density
Solid or non-solid
Dynamic contrast enhancement >25 HU
Growth
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13
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What is a pulmonary mass

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An opacity in lung over 3cm with no mediastinal adenopathy or atelectasis

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14
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What is a pulmonary nodule

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An opacity in lung up to 3cm with no mediastinal adenopathy or atelectasis

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15
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What can comparing previous films to each other help determine

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What has changes

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16
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What is lung cancer staging dependent on

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Clinical history/examination
Performance status (e.g. fitness, independence etc.)
Pulmonary function
TNM International system – tumour, nodes and metastases

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17
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What does the T in TNM staging question

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How big is the tumour, how far has it spread/size and position of the tumour

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18
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What does the N in TNM staging question

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Whether cancer cells have spread into the lymph nodes

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19
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What does the M in TNM staging question

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Whether the tumour has spread anywhere else in the body (metastases)

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20
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What type of imaging is used for T in TNM staging

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CT
PET-CT
Bronchoscopy

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21
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What type of imaging is used for N in TNM staging

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PER-CT
Mediastinoscopy
CT
EBUS/EUS

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22
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What type of imaging is used for M in TNM staging

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PET-CT
CT
Bone scan

23
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What type of technique does FDG PET use

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Nuclear medicine

24
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Since when has FDG PET been used clinically for cancer staging

25
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What does FDG PET use

A

Labelled glucose analogue (18F-FDG)

26
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What is the half body time of 18FDG post injection

A

60 minutes

27
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Where does 18FDG accumulate

A

Tumours and Nodes

28
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What does Tx mean

A

A primary tumour that cannot be assessed

29
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What does T0 mean

A

No evidence of primary tumour

30
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What does Tis mean

A

Carcinoma in situ

31
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What is a T1 tumour

A

When the tumour is 3cm or below at its greatest dimension, surrounded by the lung or visceral pleura without bronchoscopic evidence of involvement of the main bronchus

32
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What is a T1a tumour

A

A minimally invasive adenocarcinoma, the tumour is less than or equal to 1com at its greatest dimension

33
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What is a T1b tumour

A

A tumour less than or equal to 2cm

34
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What is a T1c tumour

A

A tumour less than or equal to 3 cm

35
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What is a T2 tumour

A

A tumour which is over 3cm but smaller than 5cm or a tumour which:

  • Involves main bronchus, but not carina
  • Invades visceral pleura
  • Associated with atelectasis or obstructive pneumonitis that extends to the hilar region involving part or all the lung
36
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What is a T2a tumour

A

Tumor over 3 cm but less than 4 cm in greatest dimension

37
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What is a T2b tumour

A

Tumor over 4cm but less than 5 cm in greatest dimension

38
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What is a T3 tumour

A

Tumors are over 5cm but under 7cm or one that directly invades any one of the following:
– chest wall (including superior sulcus tumors)
– phrenic nerve
– parietal pericardium

39
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What else can a T3 tumour be

A

Separate tumor nodule(s) in the same lobe as the primary

40
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What is a T4 tumour

A 
Tumours are tumours over 7cm or invading any of the following:
\+	Diaphragm
\+	Mediastinum
\+	Heart 
\+	Great vessels
\+	Trachea 
\+	Recurrent laryngeal nerve
\+	Esophagus 
\+	Vertebral body
\+	Carina
41
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What else can a T4 tumour be

A

Separate tumor nodule(s) in a different ipsilateral lobe

42
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What does PET/CT allows you to assess

A

Chest wall

Mediastinal invasion

43
Q

What kind of metastases has occurred in N0

A

No regional lymph node metastases

44
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What kind of metastases has occurred in N1

A

Ipsilateral peribronchial, hilar or intrapulmonary nodes including by direct extension

45
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What kind of metastases has occurred in N2

A

Ipsilateral mediastinal, subcarinal

46
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What kind of metastases has occurred in N3

A

Contralateral mediastinal, contralateral hilar, scalene or supraclavicular

47
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How many patients tend to present with metastasis

48
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What type of metastases are common

A

Cerebral
Skeletal
Adrenal
Liver

49
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What is a M0 metastases

A

No distant metastases

50
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What is a M1 metastases

A

Distant metastasis

51
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What is a M1a metastases

A

Separate tumour nodule(s) in a contralateral lobe

Tumour with pleural or pericardial nodules or malignant pleural or pericardial effusion

52
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What is a M1b metastases

A

Single distant metastasis

53
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What is a M1c metastases

A

Multiple distant metastases

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