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Test 4: cancer Flashcards

1
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most common cancer for children 0-14

A

Leukemia

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2
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most common cancer for children 15-19

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Hodgkin

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3
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cancer cell characteristics

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Lack of differentiation
Loss of contact inhibition
Unregulated growth
Cellular immortality

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4
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hematology malignancies

A

Leukemia

Lymphoma

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5
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Solid tumors

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Brain tumors
Neuroblastoma
Bone tumors
Wilms tumor
Rhabdomyosarcoma 
retinoblastoma
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6
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uncontrolled proliferation of immature white blood cells in blood forming tissues of the body

A

leukemia

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7
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peak onset for leukemia

A

2-10

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8
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length of treatment for leukemia

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2 years for girls 3 years for boys

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9
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malignant disease originating in lymphoid system

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lymphoma

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10
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More common in children 15-19 years old
Usually affects cervical, axillary, and inguinal areas
Is a malignancy that involves the spleen and lymphatic system with two major types

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Hodgkins lymphoma

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11
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More common in children < 14 years old
Usually affects deeper lymph nodes
lymphoma originates in the cells and organs of the immune system and are differentiated by involvement of the T or B cell lymphomas

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Non-hodgkins lymphoma

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12
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length of treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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6 months

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13
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length of treatment for non hodgkins lymphoma

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3 months to 2 years or more with advanced disease

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14
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most common solid tumor in children

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brain tumors

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15
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length of treatment for brain tumors

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6 months to 1 year

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16
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malignancy of the neuroblasts

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neuroblastoma

17
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length of treatment for neuroblastoma

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8 to 18 months

18
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Malignant bone tumor occurring at end of long bones
Arises from the osseous tissue in the bone

A

osteosarcoma

19
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Undifferentiated bone tumor occurring in middle of long bones
Aries from the marrow spaces of the bone and commonly involves metastasis

A

Ewings sarcoma

20
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what will osteosarcoma look like in plain radiograph

A

sunburst pattern and or fracture

21
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what will ewings sarcoma look like in plain radiograph

A

moth eaten

22
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treatment length for osteosarcoma

A

7 to 10 months

23
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treatment length for ewings sarcoma

A

10 to 12 months

24
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malignant renal and intraabdominal tumor of childhood

A

Wilms tumor

25
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length of treatment for wilms tumor

A

7 months

26
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malignant tumor of undifferentiated mesenchymal cells in muscles

A

rhabdomyosarcoma

27
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where is the rhabdomyosarcoma located in children younger than 8

A

head or neck

28
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where is the rhabdomyosarcoma located in infants

A

GU

29
Q

where is the rhabdomyosarcoma located in adolescents

A

extremities

30
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treatment length for rhabdomyosarcoma

A

10 months

31
Q

malignant tumor of the retina

A

retinoblastoma

32
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treatment length of retinoblastoma

A

6 to 8 months

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