week 12: cancer

Question 1

leukaemia is a

Answer 1

clinal malignant disorder causing increased dysfunctional cells and loss of cell division regulation

Question 2

acute leukaemia

Answer 2

undifferentiated or immature cells
abrupt and rapid onset
short survival time

Question 3

chronic leukaemia

Answer 3

predominant cell looks mature but doesn’t function properly

longer survival time

Question 4

acute leukaemia early cm

Answer 4

fatigue, bleeding, fever

Question 5

acute leukaemia neuro manifestations

Answer 5

headache, facial palsy, blurred vision, meningeal irritation

Question 6

acute leukaemia tx

Answer 6

chemo, blood transfusions, abx, anti fungals, antivirals, bone marrow transplant

Question 7

chronic leukaemia symptoms

Answer 7

extreme fatigue
weight loss
night sweats
low grade fever

Question 8

marker for CML

Answer 8

philadelphia chromosome

Question 9

CLL involves malignant transformation

Answer 9

if B cells

Question 10

chronic leukaemia tx

Answer 10

no cure - bone marrow transplant for survival time

Question 11

a pap smear is

Answer 11

exfoliating cytology

Question 12

biopsy

Answer 12

removal of tissue specimen for microscopic study

Question 13

tumour markers may be

Answer 13

hormones
enzymes
genes
antigens
antibodies

Question 14

hCG

Answer 14

gestational trophoblastic tumours

Question 15

PSA and PAP

Answer 15

prostate cancer

Question 16

CA125

Answer 16

ovarian cancer

Question 17

3 types of lymphoma

Answer 17

B cells
T cells
Hodgkin disease

Question 18

HD is distinguished from others by presence of

Answer 18

Reed stern berg cells

Question 19

s&s of HD

Answer 19

intermittent fever
drenching night sweats
weight loss

Question 20

HD I dx

Answer 20

1 lymph node or region

Question 21

HD II dx

Answer 21

involves two or more nodes or regions on the same side of the diaphragm

Question 22

HD III dx

Answer 22

involved lymph node regions or structures on both sides of the diaphragm

Question 23

HD IV dx

Answer 23

involved extranodal sites

Question 24

HD can be dx through

Answer 24

CXR and biopsy

Question 25

non hodgkin lymphoma

Answer 25

malignant transformation of lymphoid system not characterized by reed stern berg cells

Question 26

non hodgkins normally manifests itself as

Answer 26

local lymphadenopathy

Question 27

non hodgkins tx

Answer 27

stem cell transplantation