types of cancer

Question 1

epithlial tumour is defined as

Answer 1

resting on basement membrane

Question 2

carcinoma

Answer 2

epithelial malignancy

Question 3

3 malignancies associated with children

Answer 3

blood
brain
bone
epithelial vvv rare

Question 4

how does carcinomas spread

Answer 4

via blood and lymph nodes

Question 5

spread of testicular cancer

Answer 5

will follow lymphatic spread and so vasculature

testicular artery is a direct branch of the aorta, will spread to para-aortic lymph nodes

Question 6

likely metastases for lung cancer

Answer 6

bone, brain, adrenal, liver

Question 7

most GI malignancies spread to

Answer 7

liver

Question 8

name for mesenchymal tumours

Answer 8

sarcomas

Question 9

colorectal cancer spread

Answer 9

lymph spread, follows nodes in mesentery and the vascular supply

Question 10

malignant smooth muscle tumour

Answer 10

leiosmyosarcoma

Question 11

benign cartilage tumour

Answer 11

chondroma

Question 12

t/f mesenchymal tumours spread via lymphs

Answer 12

false 
haemtogenous spread (mainly T, little N)

Question 13

how are mesenchymal tumours diagnosed

Answer 13

FISH

Question 14

genetics mesenchymal tumours are often associated with specific large

Answer 14

translocations

Question 15

sarcomas are described as spindle cell lesions, explain this appearance

Answer 15

very long elongated shape (cigars)

Question 16

leukemia

Answer 16

malignant cells in blood and bone marrow

Question 17

leukemia cannot metastasise t/f

Answer 17

true, there is no primary organ

Question 18

symptoms of bone marrow involvement in leukemia

Answer 18

make less blood cells, platelets, granulocytes and normal b cells
may involve liver and spleen - organomegaly

Question 19

gliomas ar

Answer 19

brain tumours (glial cells)

Question 20

leukemia has signs and symptoms similar to

Answer 20

TB

Question 21

lymphomas

Answer 21

solid white lumps resembling cell of origin

Question 22

large lymph nodes across areas that dont fit with anatomical drainage of an epithelial malignancy indicates

Answer 22

lymphoma

Question 23

lymphomas are likely to be pleomorphic

Answer 23

no

monotonous and clonal