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1
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malignant proliferation of cell native to lymphoid tissue

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Lympomas

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what are the precurosrs and derivatives of lympohomas

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Lymphocytes

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what might lymphomas invovled

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Solid tissue
Marrow
Blodd

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what are the types of Lymphomas

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Hodgkin

non-hodgkin

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Malignant proliferation of cell native to bone marrow which often spill inot blood

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Leukemias

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6
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where can leukemias spread

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Solid organs (liver and spleen)

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what is a Lymphoma of a distinctive cell type(reed-sternberg cell)

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Hodgkin lymphomea

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where does Hodgkin lympohoma arise and spread

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arise in SIngle lymph node to spread to invovle contiguous nodes

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9
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how can you cure hodgkin lymphoma

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Chemo

Radio

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10
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when do people tend to get Hodgkin Lymphoma

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Bimodel (2-3rd decade and then once at an age greater than 50)

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11
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how many new cases in 2017 of Hodgkin lymphoma

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8,300

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12
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what is needed to diagnoses Hodgkin Lmyphoma

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Lymph node biopsy to identigy Reed-sternberg cells in apropriate background

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13
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what do Reed-sternberg cells look like

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Large with mirror image nuclei and prominent nucleoili

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14
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how much of the cells of the lymph node are malignant in the case of Hodgkin Lymphoma

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less than 2%

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15
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what is the germinal center for Reed-sternberg cells

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B lymphocyte

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what virus is often found in a Reed-Sternberg cell

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Epstein-Barr virus(70%)

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17
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what are the spread of idsease in Hodgkin Lymphoma

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Lymph nodes
Spleen
Liver
Bone marrow

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18
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use of staging in Hodgkin Lymphoma

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Determine treatment and prognosis

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19
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what is done to Stage Hodgkin lymphoma

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Combo of clinical findings and imaging

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20
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what is low stage hodgkin lymphoma

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Localized involvement

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what is High stage Hodgkin lymphoma

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Wide spread disease with distant of bone marrow involvement

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statge 1 Hodgkin Lymphoma

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Tumor in 1 anatomic region or 2 contiuous anatomic rgion on the same side of daiaphragm

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stage 2 hodgkin lymphoma

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Tumor in more than 2 anatomic regions or two non-contiguous regions on the same side of the diaphragm

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Stage III Hodgkin Lymphoma

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Tumor on both sides of the diaphragm

does no extend beyond lymph nodes, spleen or Waldeyer’s ring

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stage IV Hodkin Lymphone

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Tuor in bone marrow, lung, etc

- any organ side outisde lymph nodes, spleen or Waldeyer’s ring

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26
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symptoms of Hodgkin Lymphoma

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Fever
Night sweats
Significant uneplained weight loss

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27
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what determines treatement of Hodgkin lymphoma

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Stage

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28
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what is done to treat low stage hodgkin lymphoma

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Chemo

Radio

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29
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what is done to treat high stage hodgkin lymphoma

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Chem

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30
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what is the risk for development of secondary treatment related acute leukemia after treating hodkin lymphoma

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Low risk

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31
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what are “B” signs/symptoms of Hodgkin Lymphoma associated with

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Worse prognosis

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32
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what stage of Hodgkin lymphome tends to have B symptoms

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Stage III and Stage IV

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33
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5 year survival rate of Stage I and IIA hodgkin lymphoma

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ablmost 100%

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34
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5 year survivial rate of Stage IV hodgkin lymphoma

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50%

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35
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do RS cells alone mean that you’ve got Hodgkin lymphoma

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No, need the appropriate histo background

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36
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what does term mean for hodgkin lymphoma

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Amount of rumor burden

distribution in the body

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37
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what is low stage disease mean for hodgkin lymphoma

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Localized
no systemic signs (fever, weight loss)
better prognosis

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38
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what is high stage disease for hodgkin lymphoma

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widespread

worse prognosis

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39
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what does deviding staging up into A and B mean for for hodgkin lymphoma

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A: Absensce of systemic symtoms
B: presence of systemic symtoms

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how does the lymph node look in hodgkin Lymphomas

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Enlarged, painless, superficial

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41
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what complications can arise from advanced Hodgkin lymphomas

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Infections
Anemia
Thrombocytopenia

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42
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what are neoplastic lymphocytes originating in lymph nodes or extranodal lymphoid tissues (arise in lymph tissue)

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Non-hodgkin lymphoma

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43
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how many types of Non-hodgkin lymphoma is there

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2 dozen types

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44
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what is the origin of non-hodgkin lymphoma cells

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85% B cell

15% T cell

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45
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what age does incidence of Non-hodgkin lymphoma rise

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steadily after age of 40

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46
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cases of on-hodgkin lymphoma in 2017

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72,000

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47
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Linical sings of non-hodgkin lymphoma

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Painless lymph node englargement
Systemic symptoms in 30% of patients
Frequent immune abnormalities
Splenomegaly

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48
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what else may be invovled in non-hodgkin lymphomas

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GI tract
Bones
CNS

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49
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What all is involved in the Classification of NHL

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World Health Organization

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50
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what does Classification of NHL depend on

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Morphologic
Clicial
Immunophenotypic
Molecular features

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51
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what growth patterns can NHL have

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Nodule

Diffuse

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52
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what cell sizes can NHL have

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Small

Large

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53
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what is better Nodular or diffuse NHL

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Nodule is better

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54
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what is better, large or small cell NHL

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Small better than large

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55
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what is low stage NHL

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Localized

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56
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what is high stage NHL

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numerous sites of involvement or bone marrow invovlement

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57
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what does PRognosis of NHL depend on

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on the sub-type of lymphoma(not stage, this is an exception)

- also grading

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58
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how does one treat NHL

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Chemo
Possible Radiation
Bone Marrow transplant

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59
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is there more morphologic diversity in Hodgekin or non-hodgkin lymphoma

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More in non-hodgkin

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60
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Does Hodgkin or non-hodgkin lymphoma have multi node invovlement

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non-hodgkin has multinode invovlement

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what has more frequent extranodal spread and peripheral blood invovlement, hodgkin or non-hodgkin

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Non-hodgkin

62
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what is needed to diagnoses non-hodgkin lymphoma

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Histo examination

63
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do all lymphoid neoplasms arise from a signle cell

64
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when does a lymphoma develop cellularily

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When a monoclonal expasion of lymphocytes are arrested at a particular stage in transformation

65
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why do immune abnormalities occur in lymphomas

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Because they are tumors of the immune system

66
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How does NHL usually present itself

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enlarged lymph noes
Evidence of extranodal spread
enlarged liver or spleen

67
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Does bone marrow get invovled more in hodgkin or non-hodgkin

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Non-hodgkin more

68
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what represents the leukemic phase of non-hodgkin lymphone

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Lymphoma cells circulating in the peripheral blood

69
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what complications of Hodkin lymphoma can occur

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Infection
Anemia
thrombocytopenia

70
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what is Leukemia with a rapdi onset with balsts in the blood

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Acute Leukemia

71
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what cells are affected in acute leukemia

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Myeloid

Lymphoid cells

72
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what is leukemia with indolent onset

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chronic Leukemia

73
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what cells are affected in chronic leukemia

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Myeloid and lymphoid cells but more mature

74
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survival of acute leukemia

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Fatal, living only months

75
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survivial of chronic leukemia

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years or decades (indolent)

76
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wbc cound of acute and chronic leukemia

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Both often increased

77
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how does bone marrow change in acute and chronic leukemia

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Acute: great than 20% blasts
chronic:blasts typically not increased

78
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what is the cloncal growth of primitive lymphoid cell

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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

79
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what types of cell exist in Acute lymphoblastic leykemia

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B and T cells

80
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what tends to accompany acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Increase WBC

thrombocytopenia

81
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what age tends to get acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Children

less than 15 years old

82
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what may come along with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Lymphadenopathy

Splenomegaly

83
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what does Acute Lymphoblasti Leukemia prognosis relate to

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Cytogenetics

84
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do chidlren or adults have better prognosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Children have good prognosis

Adults have beed

85
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what is the treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Chemo is mainstay

bone marrow transplant at relapse

86
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Classification of Leukemia based on cell types

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Myelogenous (myeloid and monocytic)

lymphoid

87
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Acute lymphoblastic Leukemia accounts for how much of acute leukemias

88
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what are the subtypes of Acute lymphoblastic Leukemia

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Early B precursor
Pre B
Matuer B
T cell

89
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doe Lymph node, Liver and Spleen enlargement often come with ALL or AML

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more with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

90
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what has the best prognosis of Acute lymphoblastic Lekemias

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children 2-10

PRe b cell type

91
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what is Cloncal proliferation of primitive myeloid cell

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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

92
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what are the subtypes of Acute myelogenous Leukemia based on

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Morphology
Cytochem
Immunophenotype
Cytogen

93
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what tends to happen negatively to acute myelogenous Leukemia

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Increased WBC
anenia
Thrombocytopenia

94
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do children or adults get Acute myelogenous Leukemia

95
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what is often present in the cytoplasm of people with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

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Myeloperozidase

96
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what is the mainstay of treatment for Acute mYelogenous Leukemia

97
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how well does treatment do for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

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70% remission

many relapse

98
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what influences Prognosis of Acute myelogenous Leukemia

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Cytogenetics

99
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what is the proliferating cell in Acute myelogenous leukemia

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Primitive myeloid cell

100
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what type of Leukemia has Auer rods

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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

101
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what is the most predictive Prognosis for Acute myelogenous Leukemia

102
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what is it called when Lesional cells from AML proliferate into soft tissue including the gingival

A

Granulocytic sarcoma

103
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what is Clonal proliferation of mature B lymphocytes, identical to small lymphocytic lymphoma

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Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia

104
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how common is Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia

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Most common adult leukemia in US

105
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what do cell affected by Chronic Lymphocytic elukemia express

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surface IgM with kappa light chain restriction

High BCL2

106
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who tends to get Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia

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over 60 years

men (2:1)

107
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what happens to White cell cound in Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia

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Gradual increase in White cell count with lymphocytosis

108
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what happens to organs in Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia

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Spelnomegaly

Lymphoadenopathy

109
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what disorders tend to develop as disease progresses

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Anemia

Thrombocytopenia

110
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what do Tumor cells in Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia supress and lead to whaty

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Supress normal B cell

leading to hypogammaglobulinemia

111
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how does Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia progress

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Eventually terminate into higher grade prcess

  • acute leukemia
  • high grade lympho
112
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what is the treatment base for Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia

113
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what does the proliferating cell in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia look like

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Mature appearing
Immunologically incompetent
lymphocyte

114
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does Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia come from one cell

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Monoclonal(yes)

115
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what are most the cell source for CHronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

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95% B cell type

116
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How common I Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

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2/3 of Chronic Leukemia

117
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what forms as marrow is overrun by leukemic cells during chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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Cytopenias (anemia and thrombocytopenia)

118
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survival time for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

119
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what is the A Clonal Proliferation of Immature Granulocytes

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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

120
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what cells are affected in CHronic Myelogenous Leukemia

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Stem cells

121
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what happens to cells affected by chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

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Increase in WBC, Eosinophilia, basophilia

Left shifted Granulocytes

122
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what secondary disorder accompanies Chronic Myelogneous Leukemia

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Thrombocytosis Anemia

123
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what organ is affected in CHronic Myelogenous Leukemia

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Splenomegaly

124
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what kind fo Abnormality causes Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

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Cytogenetic Abnormality (t(9;22)
Phiadelphia Chromosome
125
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what cuases Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

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Molecular fusion of bcr and abl genes

126
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what does targeted chemo do for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

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Blacks the bcr-abl tyrosine Kinase to induce remission in most patients

127
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what is done for relapsed or resistance CHronic mYelogenous Leukemia

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Bone marrow Transplant

128
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What does the Abnormal cells do to LEukemias

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Suppress growth, maturation, and function of nromal cells

129
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what does Leukemia do to Body organs

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Infiltrate

130
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what does leukemia do to the immune system

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Dysfunction

131
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what does the Fusion of BCR and ABL genes do

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Mimic effect of growth factor activation

132
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what marks the terminal phase of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

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  • Increase in immature cell in peripheral blood and bone marrow
  • Decreased response to treatment (blast crisis)
133
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what is a clonal proliferation of Monoclonal plasma cells

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Multiple Myeloma

134
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what is made during mutliple myeloma

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Monoclonal heavy and or light chain production (IgG most common)

135
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when do people get multiple myeloma

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late middle age (to elderly)

136
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how common is mutliple myeloma

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30,000 cases in US for 2016

137
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what happens to bones in Multiple Myeloma

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Multiple lytic bone lesion

Hypercalcemia

138
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what happens to bone marrow in multiple myeloma

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Bone marrow infiltration by plasma cells

139
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what happens to serum in multiple myeloma

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increased serum monoclonal protein

normal immunoglobulins suprress

140
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what complications come along with Mutliple Myeloma

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Renal Failure
Infection
Bence-Jones proteinuria (light chains)

141
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are plasma cells in blood common in mutliple Myeloma

142
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what happens to RBC in multiple meloma

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Rouleaux formation (stacking)

143
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how does Marrow plamsa cells infiltrate in multiple myeloma

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Single cells and sheets

144
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prognosis of Multiple myeloma

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variable, but usually porn

145
Q

suruvial for multiple myeloma

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media (4-6 years)

indolent is even longer

146
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how do we try and treat multiple myeloma

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Chemo
radio
bone marrow transplant

147
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success of chemo in multiple myeloma

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Recent success with thalimomide analogs and anti-resorptives)

148
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why use radio for multiple myeloma

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Palliation (bone pain)

149
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does Multiple Myeloma lead to an increase in all immunoglobins

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No, just one type

150
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what immunoglobins tend to be increased from Multiple myeloma

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60% IgG

20-25% igG

151
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what is Bence Jones Proteinuria

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when only lifht chains are produced in multiple myeloma and it is pissed out

152
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why does Bone resorption occur in multiple myeloma

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secretion of osteoclast activator factors by myeloma cells

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