tumors Flashcards




most common extrracranial solid tumor in childhood
neuroblastoma
Esthesioneuroblastoma age distribution
bimodal: teens and middle age
aggressive sun-burst periosteal rxn in the skull
metastatic neuroblastoma
most common liver tumor of early childhood (and third most common overall)
hepatoblastoma
hepatoblastoma multisystem disease/syndrome associations
- Beckwith-Wiedemann (q6 US screen is performed)
- FAP
- Fetal alcohol syndrome
tumor marker elevated in hepatoblastoma
AFP
pediatric tumors with calcs
- NEUROBLASTOMA (#1 most common overall peds tumor)
- hepatoblastoma ( #3 most common overall peds tumor, #1 MC in the liver)
- infantile hemangioma (hemangioendothelioma)
most common tumors to metastasize to the kidneys in kids
- neuroblastoma
- leukemia
- lymphoma
primative neural crest cell malignancy, sympathetic in origin
Neuroblastoma
mets may be found in _______% of patients with neuroblastoma, and most commonly met to the _________
mets may be found in 75**% of patients with neuroblastoma, and most commonly met to the **bone
Stages of Neuroblastoma

Cortex or medullary cavity met better for Neuroblastoma prognosis?
medullary mets are better! aka, 4S stage is what you want

what are the Neuroblastoma stages with the worst prognosis?
3 and 4

What is neuroblastoma stage 4S?
age <1 year AND mets to:
- skin
- liver
- bone MARROW

DWi characteristics of neuroblastoma
demonstrates diffusion restriction
(ganglioneuroblastoma does not!)
wilm variant that mets to bones
Clear cell sarcoma
Wilms variant with brain neoplasms
rhabdoid tumor
“worst porognosis of all the renal tumors”
Rhabdoid tumor (wilms variant)
has brain neoplasms
Beckwith-Wiedemann has increased risk of what kid tummy tumors?
- Wilms
- hepatoblastoma
You have to screen with abdominal US every 3 months until age 8
Increased risk for Wilms and Hepatoblastoma is specifically associated with what syndrome?
Beckwith-Wiedman
Horseshoe kidney increased risk for what malignancy?
2x increased risk of Wilm tumor
most common childhood renal neoplasm?
Wilms tumor











