Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Lymphomas

Question 1

malignant sarcoma of fat

Answer 1

liposarcoma

Question 2

malignant sarcoma of GI

Answer 2

GIST

Question 3

malignant sarcoma of myofibroblast

Answer 3

malignant fibrous histiocytoma

Question 4

malignant sarcoma of striated muscle

Answer 4

rhabdomyosarcoma

Question 5

malignant sarcoma of vascular endothelium

Answer 5

angiosarcoma

Question 6

malignant sarcoma of fibroblast

Answer 6

fibrosarcoma

Question 7

malignant sarcoma of lymph vessel

Answer 7

lymphangiosarcoma

Question 8

malignant sarcoma of peripheral nerve

Answer 8

malignant neurilemmoma or schwannoma

Question 9

malignant sarcoma of AIDS

Answer 9

Kaposi’s sarcoma

Question 10

malignant sarcoma of lymphedema

Answer 10

lymphangiosarcoma

Question 11

what are the signs/symptoms of malignant sarcoma

Answer 11

soft tissue mass

pain from compression of adjacent structures

Question 12

how do most sarcomas metastasize

Answer 12

hematogenously

Question 13

what is the most common location and route of metastasis of sarcoma

Answer 13

lungs via hematogenous

Question 14

what are the three most common malignant sarcomas in adult

Answer 14

fibrous histiocytoma
liposarcoma
leiomyosarcoma

Question 15

what is the most common sarcoma of the retroperitoneum

Answer 15

liposarcoma

Question 16

what is GI lymphoma

Answer 16

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma arising in the GI tract

Question 17

what is a risk factor for gastric lymphoma

Answer 17

H. pylori

Question 18

what are the signs/symptoms of gastric lymphoma

Answer 18

abdominal pain, obstruction, GI hemorrhage, GI tract perforation, fatigue

Question 19

what is the most common site of primary GI tract lymphoma

Answer 19

stomach