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Cancer Terminology:
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⇧N /C ratio monclonal origin
= N/C (nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio) |
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what test is done to find out if a compound is cancerous?
what does it measure |
Ames test measures DNA damage
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Hypertrophy:
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increased cell size
(Ex: bodybuilders) |
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Hyperplasia:
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increased cell number
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Atrophy:
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decreased organ or tissue size
(Ex: clenervation) |
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Anaplasia:
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regress to mesenchymal origin (worst)
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Metaplasia:
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change from one adult cell type to another
(Ex: Barrett's esophagus) |
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Dysplasia
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"carcinoma in situ": lose contact inhibition (cells crawl on each other)
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Neoplasm:
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new growth
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Desmoplasia:
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cell wraps itself w / dense fibrous tissue
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describe a benign tumor:
mobility, shape, capsule, metastasis, physiology, pain, growth |
• well circumscribed
• freely mobile • maintains capsule • no metastasis • obeys physiology (normal) • hurts by compression (reason for surgery) • slow growing |
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describe a malignant:
mobility, shape, capsule, metastasis, physiology, pain, growth |
• not well circumscribed
• fixed/ adherent • no capsule • can metastasize • doesn't obey physiology (not normal) • hurts by metastasis • rapidly growing (outgrows blood supply ⇨ hunts for blood ⇨ secretes angiogenin and endostatin) |
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MCC of death of all cancer. what are the exceptions?
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>>infection
>>except cervical/endometrial = RF |
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most common age of cancer in males and female (cervical, ovarian and breast)
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Men: 0-30 +, > 50 y/o
Women: 30-50 y/o (cervical, ovarian, breast) |
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cancers that are fast Killers
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Pancreatic cancer
Esophageal cancer |
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definition of Cancer First Name:
Adeno- |
Glandular
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Cancer First Name of Smooth muscle
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= Leiomyo- "smooth liars"
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Cancer First Name of Skeletal muscle
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Rhabdomyo-
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Cancer First Name of Blood vessel
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Hemangio-
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Cancer First Name of Fat
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Lipo-
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Cancer First Name of Bone
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Osteo-
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Cancer First Name of Fibrous tissue
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Fibro-
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Cancer last Name of Tumor
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-oma
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Cancer last Name for Cancer:
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-carcinoma
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Cancer last Name for
Connective Tissue Cancer: prognosis |
-sarcoma (the worst prognosis)
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lymphoma
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sarcoma
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Melanoma
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sarcoma
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Mesothelioma
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sarcoma
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Seminoma
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carcinoma
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Hepatoma
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carcinoma
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Teratoma
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carcinoma
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Retinoblastoma
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carcinoma
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Neuroblastoma
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carcinoma
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Nephroblastoma
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carcinoma
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Hamartoma
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non-tumor, abnormal growth of normal tissue
(Ex: keloid, polyp) |
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Choristoma
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non-tumor, normal tissue in wrong place
(Ex: Meckel's, endometriosis) |
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Organs with most blood supply:
name the most common CA in these areas? |
most common cancer in these areas is metastasis
Organs with most blood supply are the following" "BLAP" >>Brain (grey-white jxn) >> Bone (bone marrow) >> Lung >>Liver (portal vein, hepatic artery) >> Adrenal gland (renal arteries) >>Pericardium (coronary arteries) |
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Clinorchis senesis
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Gallbladder CA
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Strep bovis
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Colon CA
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Clostridium septicum
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Colon CA
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Schistosoma hematobium:
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Bladder CA
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Schistosoma mansoni:
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Liver CA
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explain 1-hit hypothesis:
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1) Repressor damaged => childhood presentation
Ex: Rb mut =>Ewing's osteosarcoma Rb (tumor suppressor) p53 mut =>breast, ovary cancer |
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explain 2-hit hypothesis: which one is more common?
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99% of cancers
1) Initiator was damaged 2) Promoter came along |
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AJC Classification: staging
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• Stage I: localized
• Stage II: through cell wall • Stage III: to lymph node • Stage IV: metastasis |
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TNM Classification:
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• T =tumor
• N = lymph node • M = metastasis |
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Duke Classification:
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• A: mucosa
• B1: muscularis • B2: through serosa • C: lymph nodes • D: metastasis |
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Tumor Lysis Syndrome: deseases that can cause this
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1) CLL
2) Non-Hodgkin's lymghoma |
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describe what happends in tumor lysis syndrome
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⇧K (burst cells)
⇧Phos (from inside cells) ⇩Ca (Phos precipitated it) ⇧Uric acid (from purines in cell) |
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where does lung cancer commonly metastasize?
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Brain
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Lung cancer where is the most Common Metastasis?
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Brain
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where is the most Common Metastasis of skin cancer?
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Brain
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where is the most Common Metastasis of Thyroid cancer?
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Lung
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where is the most Common Metastasis of Liver cancer?
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Lung
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where is the most Common Metastasis of Kidney Cancer?
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Lung
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where is the most Common Metastasis Colon cancer?
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Liver
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where is the most Common Metastasis Anus Cancer?
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Liver
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where is the most Common Metastasis of Breast cancer?
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Bone
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where is the most Common Metastasis of Prostate cancer?
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Lymphatics
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where is the most Common Metastasis of Testicles cancer?
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Retroperitoneum
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the BRAIN has what type of cell?
what are the risk factors? |
cell type is an astrocyte
(increased risk radiation exposure, HIV) |
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Meningioma
location clues (2) prognosis |
>>an Intracranial tumor
>>psammoma bodies, whorling pattern >>best prognosis |
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what are the 1° Brain tumors (5)
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"GOES Ape"
Astrocytoma: Glioma Oligodendroglioma Schwannoma Ependymoma: |
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Astrocytoma: clues and tx
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Rosenthal fibers, #1 in kids with occipital HA
(Tx: resection) |
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Glioma
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1° Brain tumors
monocular blindness |
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Oligodendroglioma
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1° Brain tumor
fried-egg appearance nodular calcification "Oligo Eggo" |
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Schwannoma
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1° Brain tumor
(CN8 tumor, unilateral deafness) |
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Ependymoma
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1° Brain tumor.
rosettes in 4th ventricle, hydrocephalus |
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Brain Cancer:
what cancers commonly Metastises to the brain? where would it be seen? |
from lung, breast, skin
see at white-grey junction |
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1° Brain Cancer:
Glioblastoma Multiforme: |
pseudopalisading, necrosis, worst prognosis, butterfly
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what are psammoma bodies? and name the diseases that have them.
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calcified rocks due to tissue compression
Papillary (thyroid) Serous (ovary) Adenocarcinoma (ovary) Meningioma Mesothelioma |
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Spinal Cord Syndromes:
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Spinal stenosis
Cauda equina syndrome: Conus medularis (S4-S5): |
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Spinal stenosis
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back hurts when walk upstairs, relieved w/ leaning forward
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Cauda equina syndrome
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"saddle anesthesia": can't feel butt, thighs, perineum
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Conus medularis (S4-S5)
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perianal anesthesia
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what is a partial seizure and tx
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conscious, talking
(Tx: Carbamazepine) |
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Simple partial
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sensory disturbances
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Complex partial (4)
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incontinence, post-ictal confusion, deja vu, lip smacking
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what is Generalized seizures?
name all 10 of them (adult and children) |
Unconscious seizures
Adults: Myotonic, Tonic clonic "Grand Mal", Atonic, Benign Rolandic, Status Epilepticus, Temporal Children: Absence "petit mal", Infantile spasm, Lennox-Gasteau, Febrile |
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tonic clonic "grand mal" seizure: define and Tx
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most common seizure
Tonic: freeze (contract) Clonic: jerk Tx: Valproate |
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Absence "petit mal"; presentation, EEG and tx
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blank stare, EEG: 3-Hz spike and wave (Tx: Ethosuximide)
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Status Epilepticus: define and tx
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Def: continuous seizures >20min
Tx: Lorazepam ⇨ Phenytoin ⇨ Phenobarbital⇨Midazolam/lntubation |
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Febrile seizures: describe and tx
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kids, occurs during rise in temp, not peak temp
Tx: Acetaminophen |
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Temporal seizures: define and tx
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have hallucinations before seizure
(Tx: Carbamazepine) |
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Benign Rolandic
decribe treatment |
kid screams in night, then eyes flutter/twitch and sleeps,
he will outgrow this. |
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Myotonic: describe and tx
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increased muscle tone, arms fling forward
Tx: Valproic acid |
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Infantile spasm
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looks like myotonic, but occurs < 1 y / o
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Atonic seizures
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loose all body tone, drop to ground like a wet noodle, then writhe like a snake
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Lennox-Gasteau
describe treatment |
hundreds of seizures everyday
(Tx: EEG, then lobectomy) |
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Epilepsy
describe management |
recurrent idiopathic seizures
contact DMV (no driver's license) |
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ER Seizure tx
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Tx: 20mg/kg Phenytoin⇨ 0.1mg/kg Lorazepam (at 30min)⇨ Pentobarbital coma
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what are the anterior, middle and posterior mediastinum Tumors?
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Anterior: Thymoma
Middle: Pericardial Posterior: Neuro tumors |
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most common pituitary adenoma (tumor) that is functional? ,non-functional?
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Adenoma
• Functional: Prolactinoma (5%) • Non-functional: Chromophobes (95%) |
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pituitary cancer:
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Adenocarcinoma (rare)
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pineal Adenoma =
Loss of upward gaze = Loss of circadian rhythms = PINEAL Tumor Tx = |
Adenoma = "Pinealoma"
• Loss of upward gaze: "Parinaud syndrome" • Loss of circadian rhythms: Precocious puberty • Tx: Leuprolide |
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pineal cancer
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Adenocarcinoma (rare)
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Medulloblastoma
location symptoms clues adults and kids |
POSTERIOR FOSSA TUMOR:
early morning vomiting. pseudorosettes, compresses brain, #1 post fossa tumor, #2 in kids |
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Craniopharyngioma
location presentation biopsy |
POSTERIOR FOSSA TUMOR:
early morning vomiting, bitemporal hemianopsia motor oil biopsy, tooth enamel, Rathke's pouch, |
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POSTERIOR MEDIASTINUM:
Tumor: |
Neuroma
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POSTERIOR MEDIASTINUM: Cancer:
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Neuroblastoma
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Neuroblastoma
define regression rate presentation |
adrenal medulla tumor in kids; highest spontaneous regression rate
abdominal mass,dancing eyes "hypsarrhythmia", dancing feet "myoclonus |
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what is pheochromocytoma? 5P's and its rule's of 10
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adrenal medulla tumor in adults => sx come/ go
• 5 P's: Palpitation, Perspiration, Pallor, Pressure (HTN), Pain (HA) • Rule of 10's: 10% are malignant/ calcify, familial, found in kids, bilateral, extra-adrenal |
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pheochromocytoma test
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Tests: Phentolamine (short acting αns,-blocker => drop in BP), urinary VMA
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treatment of pheochromocytoma
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• Tx: Phenoxybenzamine (irreversible αns, blocker), then remove tumor
• Tx: No β blockers! (unopposed ex stimulation causes rapid ⇧BP) |
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Thymus Tumor:
where is it found most commonly what disease is the exception? |
Thymoma (found in all autoimmune diseases except Graves)
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Thymus Cancer:
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Adenocarcinoma (rare)
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THYROID: cell type
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glandular
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Thyroid Mass: define and management
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Thyroglossal cyst (do US, then FNA)
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thyroid Tumor:
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Follicular adenoma
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what are the thyroid cancers:
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Papillary carcinoma
Follicular carcinoma Anaplastic carcinoma Medullary carcinoma |
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Papillary carcinoma
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psammoma bodies, "orphan Annie eyes", previous neck radiation
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Follicular carcinoma
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2nd most common thyroid cancer
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Anaplastic carcinoma
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0% survival rate at 5yrs
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Medullary carcinoma
location hormone deposition |
amyloid deposition (AE?),⇧calcitonin, parafollicular C-cells
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Thyroid Nodule Management:
• ⇧TSH • Normal TSH • ⇩ TSH |
Thyroid Nodule Management:
• ⇧TSH: check free T4 • Normal TSH: do FNA • ⇩TSH: do iodine scan (cold ⇨ malignant) |
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parathyroid Tumor:
what is this the most common of? |
parathyroid Adenoma
(MCC of isolated hypercalcemia in adults) |
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PARATHYROID Cancer:
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Adenocarcinoma (rare)
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MEN I
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"Wermer's": Pancreas (high gastrin), Pituitary, Parathyroid adenoma "PPP"
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MEN II
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"Sipple's" MEN IIa:
Pheochromocytoma, Medullary thyroid cancer (high calcitonin), PTH |
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MEN III
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"MEN lIb": Pheo, Medullary thyroid cancer (high calcitonin), Oral/GI neuromas
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PARAFOLLICULAR Tumor:
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Adenoma (rare)
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PARAFOLLICULAR cancer:
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Medullary carcinoma of thyroid (high calcitonin)
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endocardial Tumor:
describe and presentation |
Atrial myxoma
(female who faints, diastolic plop, ball-like valve) |
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ENDOCARDIUM cancer:
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Angiosarcoma (rare)
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MYOCARDIUM Tumor:
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MYOCARDIUM is made up of skeletal muscle
Tumor: Rhabdomyoma |
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MYOCARDIUM Cancer:
and what age is it most common |
Rhabdomyosarcoma (age < 3)
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PERICARDIUM Tumor:
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Fibroma
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PERICARDIUM Cancer:
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Metastasis
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what are the Lung Cancer Risk Factors?
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1) Smoking
2) Radon 3) 2nd-hand smoke (sidestream worse) 4) Pneumoconioses (except anthracosis) |
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when would one see changes once they quit smoking? when does the lung regress to normal?
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5 years changes,
15 yrs regress to normal |
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LUNG: cell type or lung major cell type
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glandular
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most common/lung mass in kids
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Hamartoma
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(most common) lung mass in adults
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RL lobe Granuloma
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lung Tumor:
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Adenoma
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lung cancer:
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Metastasis
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lung Optimal Pre-op
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FEV1: >800mL (can estimate with V /Q scan)
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what are the Central cancers?
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1) Squamous cell:
• Pancoast tumor 2) Small cell "oat cell" • ACTH (Cushing's dz), ADH (SIADH), Lambert-Eaton syndrome • SVC Obstruction |
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what is squamous cell carcinoma? tx?
what is a pancoast tumor and how is it diagnosed? |
1) Squamous cell: (smoking)=> PTH => ⇧Ca2+, ⇩Pi
(Tx: resect+ chemo) • Pancoast tumor: apical tumor squishes inferior cervical ganglion => Horner's • Dx: apical lordotic CXR |
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types of small cell oat cancer
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2) Small cell "oat cell"
• ACTH (Cushing's dz), ADH (SIADH), Lambert-Eaton syndrome • SVC Obstruction |
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SVC Obstruction presentation and tx
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facial edema, dyspnea, JVD
Tx: emergent radiation |
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Small cell "oat cell": location, malignancy and Tx
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at carina, most malignant
(Tx: Etoposide + Cisplatin) |
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what are the peripheral cancers: (5)
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Bronchogenic
Bronchoalveolar Bronchial Carcinoid Large cell Adenocarcinoma |
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Bronchogenic
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asbestos, PTHrp, SVC syndrome, ⇧Ca2+
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Bronchoalveolar:
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pneumoconioses (not smoking), looks like pneumonia
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Bronchial Carcinoid
presentation symptoms and tx |
5-HIAA =>flushing, wheezing, diarrhea
• from pancreas/ileum⇨liver (or stays in appendix) "fungating mass" • only symptomatic in lung/ileum • Tx: Odansetron, then remove |
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Large cell
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large stuff, gynecomastia
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Adenocarcinoma of the lung: who is at risk? how does it look like? where does it metastesize? what marker is increased?
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non-smokers, looks like pneumonia, mets to brain, ⇧CEA
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what are the smoking Benefits:
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⇩Fibroids (⇩estrogen release from ovary)
⇩Brochoalveolar CA or Adenocarcinoma ⇩Ulcerative Colitis flare-ups ⇩Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (⇩Ab response) |
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PLEURAL CAVITY:
Tumor: |
Mesothelioma
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PLEURAL CAVITY Cancer:
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Mesothelioma (Fe coating: 'ferruginous body" ⇨ MP take to pleural cavity)
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NASOPHARYNX:
Mass: and what needs to be ruled out |
Mass: Nasal polyp
(rule out Cystic Fibrosis and asa-sensitive Asthma) |
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NASOPHARYNX Tumor:
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Fibroma
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NASOPHARYNX cancer:
risk factors |
Nasopharyngeal cancer (Chinese women, EBV)
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ORAL CAVITY
Tumor: |
Fibroma
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ORAL CAVITY Cancer:
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Squamous cell carcinoma (inside the mouth)
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SALIVARY GLAND tumor:
what happend after excision? |
Pleiomorphic "mixed" adenoma, recurrent after excision
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SALIVARY GLAND increased risk of tumor in what disease?
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Sjogren's increases risk
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SALIVARY GLAND Bilateral Tumor
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Warthin's
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SALIVARY GLAND Cancer:
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Mucoepidermoid adenocarcinoma
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ESOPHAGUS: muscle type
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Smooth Muscle
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esophagus Tumor
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Leiomyoma
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esophageal Upper 2/3 Cancer:
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Squamous cell carcinoma (floor of mouth, tip of tongue, lower lip)
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esophageal Lower 1/3 Cancer: and common symptom
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Adenocarcinoma (odynophagia)
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STOMACH: cell type
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Smooth muscle
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STOMACH Tumor:
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'Leiomyoma
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STOMACH Cancer:
symptoms, metastasis,biopsy and appearance |
Adenocarcinoma of the stomach=> early satiety (due to stomach distension)
• Signet ring cells • Linitis plastica ⇨ leather bottle appearance • Virchow's nodes ⇨ metastasis to left superclavicular lymph nodes • Krukenberg tumor ⇨ seeding of ovaries |
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APPENDIX:Tumor:
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Leiomyoma
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APPENDIX:Cancer
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: Carcinoid
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COLON: Tumor:
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Leiomyoma
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COLON Cancer:
xray, presentation and RF |
Adenocarcinoma
• Apple-core lesion on x-ray • Pencil-thin stool • Risk factors: Low fiber/High fat diet, Polyps, Ulcerative Colitis |
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ANUS:Tumor:
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Fibroma
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ANUS Cancer: example and Tx
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Squamous cell CA
(Tx: Chemo-rad) |
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LIVER cell type
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glandular
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LIVER
Mass Tumor and risk factors |
Mass: Cyst
tumor: Hepatic Adenoma Risk Factors: oral contraceptives, injected steroids, AVM |
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liver Cancer:
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Metastasis
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1° liver Cancer: and its risk factors
drugs, virus, toxins |
Hepatocellular Adenocarcinoma
• Risk Factors: Smoking, EtOH, HepB/C/D, Aniline dye, Benzene, Aflatoxin |
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Vinyl Chloride (CC14) Exposure
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Angiosarcorna of the liver
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GALL BLADDER: cell type
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Smooth Muscle
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GALL BLADDER Tumor:
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Leiomyoma
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GALL BLADDER Cancer:
common symptoms |
Adenocarcinoma (steatorrhea)
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Gall bladder CA; describe and management
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thin wall calcified "porcelin" gallbladder w / no stones do⇨ CT
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Ampulla of Vater CA: lab and symptoms
management |
⇧Alk phos + hematochezia ⇨ do duodenum endoscopy
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BILIARY TRACT Mass:
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Choledochal cyst
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BILIARY TRACT Tumor:
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Cholangioma
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BILIARY TRACT Cancer: name and risk factors
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Cholangiosarcoma
• Risk Factors: Chronic scarring (1° Biliary Cirrhosis, 1° Sclerosing Cholangitis) |
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PANCREAS: cell type
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glandular
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PANCREAS Mass:
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Cyst
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PANCREAS Tumor
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Adenoma
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PANCREAS Tumor Insulinoma:
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⇧insulin, ⇧C-peptide
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PANCREAS Tumor Gastrinoma:
describe ZES presentation and why? test |
"Zollinger-Ellison syndrome"
o Drug-resistant GI ulcers o ⇧Stomach acid⇨ kills pancreas o Enzymes ⇨ steatorrhea o Test: Secretin injection => ⇧gastrin (>1,000pg/mL) |
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Sporadic Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: describe and prognosis
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• Small multifocal tumors
• Found in duodenum • High survival rate (>90%) |
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MEN1-Associated syndromes (5)
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Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
Glucagonoma SSoma Carcinoid syndrome VIPoma |
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MEN1-Associated Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome:
describe location prognosis metastasis |
• large solitary tumor
• Found in pancreas • Low survival rate (<70%) • High metastatic potential |
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Glucagonoma
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⇧glucose, rash (weight loss, diarrhea, necrotizing dermatitis ⇨ mets to liver)
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SSoma
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steatorrhea
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Carcinoid syndrome
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diarrhea, flushing, wheezing
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VIPoma
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watery diarrhea (irritates bowel wall)
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Adenocarcinoma head of pancreas:
define, presentation, prognosis RF Tx |
define: bile duct obst => painless jaundice
presentation: Acute depression prognosis: 90% die within 6 mo of diagnosis Risk factors: Smoking, chronic pancreatitis, DM, old AA males Tx: whipple surgery = pancreaticoduodenectomy |
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Trousseau's sign: describe
males dx and females dx: |
migratory thrombophlebitis (clot that moves to other leg ⇨ red streaks)
• Males: pancreatic cancer • Females: ovarian cancer |
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OVARY: cell type
what marker is used to find out disease progression? |
glandular
(CA-125 =marker to follow dz progression) |
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Ovary Mass:
symptoms |
Follicular Cyst
(decreased pain as cycle goes on) |
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ovarian tumor:
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Serous Cystadenoma
(cyst picked up glandular tissue and fluid) |
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ovarian Cancer:
symptom |
Serous Cystadenocarcinoma
(widening abdominal girth) |
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Sister Mary Joseph Nodule
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ovarian CA spread to umbilicus
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Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma:
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o Pseudomyxoma peritonei = >bubble bursts
o Krukenberg tumor = mets from stomach |
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Brenner tumor
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benign "nests" of transitional cells
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Fibroma
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Meig's syndrome => pleural effusion, ovarian fibroma, ascites
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Granulosa-Theca cell tumor:
pathogenesis monitor of progression |
⇧estrogen, precocious puberty, monitor progression w/ Inhibin
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Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor:
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⇧testosterone, masculinization
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Teratoma
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o Ectoderm: hair, skin, teeth
o Endoderm: thyroid tissue in ovary = " struma-ovarii" |
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Seminoma
another name what are increased? |
= Dysgerminoma: ⇧placenta alk phos, ⇧LDH
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Choriocarcinoma:
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⇧ β-HCG
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Yolk sac cancer
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Endodermal sinus tumor: ⇧AFP, α1Anti typsin
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Paraneoplastic syndrome:
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cerebellum degeneration
>>autoimmune reaction targeted against components of the CNS |
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what are the most Common Gyn Cancers:
most deadliest? curable? and due what factors |
1) Endometrial CA - due to E2
2) ovarian CA = deadliest 3) Cervical CA = most curable |
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what factors would increase the risk Endometrial CA:
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• Estrogen
• DM • HTN |
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where does the Right ovary drain to?
Left ovary? significance |
R ovary ⇨ IVC
L ovary ⇨ renal vein ⇨ IVC ovarian cancer will spread faster from the right ovary than from the left |
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UTERUS: cell type
what is the endometrial lining called? |
smooth muscle
Note: Endometrium = linning uterus |
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UTERUS: Mass
symptom |
Uterine polyp
(pass blood clots) |
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UTERUS: Tumor:
symptoms |
Leiomyoma=>menorrhagia
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UTERUS Cancer is also called _______
who is at most risk? symptoms and tx |
Adenocarcinoma
(>40 y/o w/ metrorrhagia, Tx=SERMs) |
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CERVIX:
where does it usually metastises? how is it diagnosed? what bug is it associated with? |
clinical diagnosis
mets to vagina associated w / HPV |
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CERVIX Mass:
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Wart
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CERVIX Tumor:
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Fibroma
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CERVIX Cancer is called ___________
symptoms what do they die of? tx |
Squamous cell carcinoma
Sx: post-coital bleeding MMC: die of pyelonephritis Tx: Hysterectomy |
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CERVIX Cancer risk factors:
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HPV
sex at young age smoking oral contraceptives |
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CERVIX Cancer vaccine
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Vaccine "Gardasil": ⇩cervical CA by 70%, ⇩genital warts by 90%
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VAGINA: lower and upper cell type
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lower cell type = skeletal muscle
upper vagina = mucosa a clinical diagnosis |
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VAGINA Mass:
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Wart
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VAGINA Tumor:
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Fibroma
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vaginal cancer sx
|
bloody discharge
|
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Rhabdomyosarcoma
location how does it spreads? |
(lower vagina, spreads via femoral nodes)
|
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Squamous cell carcinoma
how does it grow? how does it spreads? |
growing downwards (upper vagina, spreads via iliac nodes)
|
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Sarcoma Botyroides:
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ball of grapes
|
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Clear cell carcinoma
appearance and exposure |
DES exposure, starts as white ridge
clear cell carcinoma of vagina and cervix |
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VULVA: describe
tumor: tx: |
>>puritic
>>bartholin cyst >>Tx: Ward catheter, Marsupialization if recurrent (sew it open) |
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VULVA Cancer and risk
|
Squamous cell carcinoma
(Risk: Paget's disease of the vulva) |
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VULVA Tumor:
|
Bartholin's cyst
|
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Breast CA Risk Factors (7)
|
#1: Having breasts (large)
#2: Female #3: Age (old) #4: Unopposed estrogen #5: Previous breast cancer #6: Family Hx #7: Nulliparity |
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Estrogen associated cancer
|
⇧endometrial CA
|
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Progesterone and cancer
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⇩endometrial CA/ ⇩ovary CA
|
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Female Cancer Risk IUD
|
⇩endometrial CA
|
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Female Cancer Risk tubal Ligation:
|
⇩ovary CA
|
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Female Cancer Risk Lesbians
|
⇩cervical CA (HPV 16/18 lives on penis)
|
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Female Cancer Risk Smoking:
|
increased cervical CA
|
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Female Cancer Risk HIV:
|
Highest risk of cervical CA
|
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Female Cancer Risk Tamoxifen:
|
Highest risk of endometrial CA
|
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Female Cancer Risk nulliparity:
|
Highest risk of ovary CA
|
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KIDNEY: cell type
|
glandular
|
|
KIDNEY mass:
|
Renal cyst
|
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KIDNEY tumor:
|
Adenoma
|
|
renal Cancer in Kids = Wilm's tumor: presentations (3)
|
abdominal mass ⇨ painless hematuria
• Aniridia ⇨ no iris • Hemihypertrophy ⇨ 1 leg thinner than the other |
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Renal cell Adenocarcinoma:
who is at risk symptoms location met and associations |
>>adult cancer
>>hematuria, flank pain, palpable mass • Usually in upper pole of kidney • "Cannonball mets" to lungs, 20% risk of contralateral kindey cancer |
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Renal cell carcinoma risk factors:
genetic toxins drugs |
Smoking, VHL, Tuberous sclerosis, Aflatoxin, Analine dye, Cyclophosphamide
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Tests:
o Epo levels o Angiogenin o US o Ateriogram o IVP o US o Abdominal x-ray o CT |
Tests:
o High Epo (polycythemia) o Angiogenin =>very vascular=> erodes into retroperitoneal fat (check arteriogram) o US: blood o Ateriogram: shows where to cut o IVP: check kidney function o US: mass o Abdominal x-ray: dead cells calcify o CT: metastasis |
|
Renal cell carcinoma tx
|
Tx: partial nephrectomy (if in upper pole of kidney only) OR total nephrectomy
|
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ADRENAL GLAND Mass
|
Cyst
|
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ADRENAL GLAND Tumor:
|
Adenoma
|
|
ADRENAL GLAND Cancer
|
Adenocarcinoma
|
|
BLADDER: cell type
|
transitional cell
|
|
BLADDER Mass is called _________
this can lead to what? |
Diverticulm (pocket) => infxn or stones
|
|
bladder tumor:
|
Leiomyoma
|
|
Transitional cell CA:
sx Tx what is used as a new bladder? |
>>painless hematuria, multiple primaries
>>Tx: Cystectomy+ radiation (cecum can be used to make new bladder) |
|
parasite that can cause squamous cell bladder CA
|
Schistosoma Haematobium
|
|
Transitional cell CA Risk Factors:
|
"CABS"
Smoking, Benzene, Aflatoxin, Cyclophosphamide |
|
what is a prostate tumor called?
where does it develop? |
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
begins in center |
|
α1 blockers
|
Terazosin
Doxazosin Tamsulosin |
|
which alpha 1 blocker is a good tx for BPH with HTN and why?
|
Tamsulosin: loosen sphincters
|
|
5-α reductase inhibitors:
|
o Finasteride
o Dutasteride o Ketoconazole |
|
which 5-α reductase inhibitors can decrease prostate size?
|
Finasteride
|
|
TURP: transurethral resection of prostate.
what should one worry about? |
worry about pudendal nerve impotence
|
|
what is prostate cancer called?
where does prostate cancer begin and lead to? what are the PSA levels? |
Adenocarcinoma
begins in periphery of the posterior lobe ⇨ osteoblastic CA PSA > 10 |
|
treatment for prostate cancer GnRH analog?
|
Leuprolide
|
|
what are the DHT receptor inhibitors?
|
Flutamide
Spironolactone |
|
which of the DHT receptor inhibitors can cause
medical castration and hepatotoxicity? |
Flutamide
|
|
Flutamide
|
medical castration
|
|
Leuprolide
|
medical menopause
|
|
Testicular Mass management
|
US (no biopsy) ⇨ Orchiectomy w/ inguinal incision
|
|
Testicular Mass (newborns):
|
Hydrocele
|
|
Testicular Mass (children):
|
Hematoma
|
|
Testicular Mass (older adults):
|
Varicocele
|
|
Testicular Tumor:
|
Adenoma
|
|
Testicular Cancer: (1 y/o)
|
Seminoma or Yolk sac cancer (1 y/o)
|
|
Testicular mass (older adults):
|
Varicocele
|
|
Testicular tumor is an _______
|
Adenoma
|
|
name 2 testicular cancers
|
Seminoma or Yolk sac cancer (1 y/o)
|
|
SKIN: Mass (2) and Tx
|
Skin tags or Hemangiomas
(Tx: observe or steroid injection) |
|
SKIN: Tumor:
|
Dematofibroma
|
|
SKIN: Cancer:
|
Basal cell carcinoma
|
|
SKIN: Malignancy:
|
Squamous cell carcinoma (ulcerates)
|
|
what does UV-A cause?
|
UV-A =>Aging
|
|
what does UV-B cause?
|
UV-B => Burns+ Cancer
|
|
SPF 15 block how much of UV-B
|
SPF-15: blocks 94% UV-B
|
|
what are the"ABCD" Skin Cancer:
|
Asymmetry, irregular Borders, variegated Color, 4mm Diameter
|
|
what are the two classifications for skin cancer?
|
• Clark level
• Breslow's classification |
|
what is the Clark level of skin cancer
|
level of invasion in dermis
|
|
what is the Breslow's classification of skin cancer? what does it determine?
|
tumor thickness (from epidermis down),
determines tx/prognosis |
|
which skin cancer metastasises? which one kills?
|
BCC ⇨mets
SCC ⇨ kills |
|
Malignant Melanoma is more predominant in males and females in what part of the body?
|
male back
female leg |
|
what is the most prognostic of malignant melanoma?
|
most prognostic factor is sentinal LN
|
|
what are the 5 malignant melanomas?
|
Superficial spreading melanoma
Nodular Lentigo maligna melanoma Acral lentigous Japanese |
|
Superficial spreading melanoma
describe |
most common, flat brown
|
|
Nodular:
describe growth prognosis |
worst prognosis, black, dome-shape, radial growth
|
|
Lentigo maligna melanoma
highest risk growth |
elderly pts, fair-skin, vertical growth
|
|
Acral lentigous
location risk |
AA, Hispanic, on nail beds
|
|
Japanese malignant melanoma
|
occurs in skin, eyes, brain
|
|
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
|
flat flaky stuff on lower face
keratin pearls ulceration |
|
Precursor to squamous Cell Carcinoma
|
Actinic keratosis (red scaly plaque)⇦ arsenic poisoning
|
|
Most common skin cancer in organ recepients
|
squamous Cell Carcinoma
|
|
types of SCC carcinoma
|
Bowen's disease
verrucous carcinoma |
|
Bowen's disease
describe caused by what bug? |
SCC in situ on uncircumcised penis dorsum (HPV 16,18)
|
|
verrucous carcinoma
|
SCC wart on anus
|
|
Basal Cell Carcinoma
describe prognosis MC |
pearly papules on upper face, most common skin CA, good prognosis
|
|
what are the 4 types of basal cell carcinoma
|
Nodular
Superficial Pigmented Sclerosing |
|
Nodular BCC
|
pearly white + telengiectasias
|
|
Superficial BCC
|
red scaly plaques w/ white border, looks like cigarette paper
|
|
Pigmented BCC
|
brown w/ white border
|
|
Sclerosing BCC
|
yellow waxy plaques
|
|
Cancer-Associated Rashes:
Acanthosis nigricans: |
dark leathery neck/axilla=> Lung or GI CA, DM, obesity
|
|
Cancer-Associated Rashes: Amyloidosis
presentation stains 2 types (describe each) |
non-specific red rash, protein deposition => big kidneys and liver
• Stains Congo red, Apple-green birefringence (due to β -sheets) 2 types 1°: Congenital (AD) 2°: Acquired - any chronic inflammatory disease: CA, endocarditis |
|
Cancer-Associated Rashes: Heliotropic rash:
|
purple eyelid and knuckles "Gottron's sign"=> Dermatomyositis
|
|
Cancer-Associated Rashes: Kaposi's sarcoma: describe and pathogen
|
red-purple plaques (HHV-8)
|
|
Cancer-Associated Rashes: Paget's disease:
|
ulcer or rash around nipple=> Breast CA
|
|
types of amyloidosis
|
1°: Congenital (AD)
2°: Acquired - any chronic inflammatory disease: CA, |
|
presentation of Epidural Spinal Cord Compression
tx and management |
back pain radiating to front
• Tx: immediate Dexamethasone ⇨ MRI spine |
|
1°: Multiple myeloma
lesions, age, bones , Ig, protein |
multiple lesions,
>50 y/o, flat bones and spine, IgG, μ light chain |
|
Bone Metastasis in male and females where does it originate from?
|
Female: from breast
Male: from lung |
|
Epiphysis (cartilage): cell type
|
chondroblasts
|
|
Epiphysis (cartilage)Tumor
|
Chondroma
|
|
Epiphysis Cancer: Chrondrosarcoma:
|
cartilage tumor that destroys bone
|
|
Epiphysis Cancer Giant cell tumor
|
moth-eaten area, "soap bubble" x-ray
|
|
Metaphysis (bone): cell type
|
osteoblasts
|
|
Metaphysis (bone) Tumor:
|
Osteoma
|
|
Metaphysis (bone) 1° Cancer: Osteosarcoma
|
(Codman's triangle, "sunburst" x-ray- cancer explodes out of bone)
|
|
Diaphysis (bone): cell type
|
osteocytes
|
|
Diaphysis (bone) Tumor:
|
Osteoma
|
|
Diaphysis (bone) Cancer:
|
Metastasis
|
|
what are the three 1° Cancer and common presentation?
|
>>painful at night
• Ewing's osteosarcoma • Plasmacytoma • Multiple myeloma |
|
Ewing's osteosarcoma:
tranloction describe |
t(11,22): onion skinning, round blue cells, pseudorosettes
|
|
Plasmacytoma:
|
1 lytic lesion
|
|
Multiple myeloma
lesions Ig/chain peripheral smear |
multiple lytic lesions, IgG, Kappa chain, Roleaux
|
|
BREAST: cell type, type of bone lesions and gene
|
glandular
lytic and blastic bone lesions BRCA-1,2 |
|
what is the most important prognostic factor of breast cancer?
|
Histologic grade
|
|
breast Soft Mass: Dx and Tx
|
Cyst (Tx: US, FNA)
|
|
breast Firm Mass: Dx and Tx
|
Microcalcification
(Tx: Surgery, follow with chemo or radiation if post-menopausal) |
|
Tumor <25 y/o:
Dx: describe (3) when is it painful |
Fibroadenoma,
E2-dependant, painless, mobile (pain: 1st two weeks of cycle) |
|
Tumor >25 y/o
Dx hormone dependant when is it painful? |
Fibrocystic change, Progesterone-dependant
(pain: 2wk before menses) |
|
Intraductal papilloma breast cancer
|
nipple bleeding
|
|
Intraductal adenocarcinoma breast cancer
|
dimple, only one with osteoblastic metastasis
|
|
Lobular carcinoma breast cancer
describe and LCIS Tx: |
cells line up single file, contralateral, primary
>>>LCIS Tx: tamoxifen/Observe |
|
Ductal carcinoma
prognosis biopsy invasivenes DCIS tx |
worst prognosis, linear calcifications, 50% become invasive
>>> DCIS Tx: Lumpectomy /LND (low dose naltrexone) /Radiation |
|
Inflammatory carcinoma
|
inflltrates lymphatics, "peau d'orange", the most malignant
|
|
Comedocarcinoma
|
multiple focal areas of necrosis, "blackheads"
|
|
Cystosarcoma phylloides
|
"exploding mushroom", rubbery, moveable, sarcoma
|
|
Paget's disease of the breast
|
rash and ulcer around nipple
|
|
Osteoblastic CA
|
Intraductal Breast CA
Prostate CA |
|
Female Preventative Medicine:
Breast Exam: 13 y/o |
annually(+ self exam at end of each menses)
|
|
Female Preventative Medicine: 40 y/o
|
Mammogram: annually
|
|
Female Preventative Medicine: Pap Smear: management
|
21 y/o (or 3 years after sexually active) ⇨ annually until 65 y/o (or 60 if all neg Paps)
Repeat every 3-5yrs after three negative results (unless CIN/DES/HIV) |
|
Low-grade findings:Infection/ CIN I/ ASCUS: management, tests and tx.
|
(repeat Pap in 6mo)
1) Tests: Syphilis RPR/HepB/HIV /GC culture 2) Tx for GC |
|
High grade findings: CIN II/III management
|
(repeat Pap in 3mo)
1) Colposcopy 2) LEEP 3) Cone biopsy 4) Hysterectomy 5) Radiation |
|
Colposcopy:
describe management on a pregnant woman |
acetic acid turns dysplasia white (if pregnant, just repeat q trimester)
|
|
LEEP
describe complications |
electrocautery excision of tissue (can lead to cervical stenosis)
|
|
Cone biopsy
what is it? contraindications complications |
laser excision
not if inflamm/ pregnant can lead to incompetent cervix |
|
Hysterectomy
indications management |
if invades cervix (removes cervix; no more Paps, only q yr pelvic exams)
|
|
Radiation
when is it done for cervical cancer |
(high grade cancer)
if invades beyond cervix |
|
name the SERMs:
Selective Estrogen Response Modulators what is it a treatment for? |
=> Hot flashes, vaginal dryness
Tamoxifen: Raloxifene: |
|
Tamoxifen advantage and disadvantages
|
• Good: Anti-E2 at breast
• Bad: Pro-E2 at endometrium (cancer) |
|
Raloxifene: advantages and disadvantages
|
• Good: Anti-E2 at breast, Pro-E2 at bone (protects)
• Bad: Pro-E2 at liver (DVT) |
|
what are the aromatase Inhibitors? SE
|
>>myalgias, arthralgias
• Anastrozole • Letrozole • Exemestane |
|
what does aromatase enzyme do?
|
(Androgens ⇨(aromatase) ⇨Estrogens)
|
|
which of the following aromatase inhibitors are irreversible?
|
Exemestane
|
|
Her2 (+) Tx
|
Herceptin "Trastuzumab"
|
|
Chemo Exceptions:
|
• Post-menopause without invasion
• Lymph node negative • ER+/PR+ • <1cm size |
|
Tamoxifen Exceptions:
|
• Pre-menopause
• ER (-)/ PR (-) Cancer |
|
what are Cancer Antigens? and what are they used for?
|
(non-specific and non-sensitive): use to follow progression of CA
|
|
Ovarian Cancer Antigen
|
CA-125
|
|
Cancer Antigen Pancreatic
|
Cancer Antigen CA-19:
|
|
Cancer Antigen Melanoma
|
Cancer Antigen S-100:
|
|
Cancer Antigen Breast
|
Cancer Antigen BRCA
|
|
Cancer Antigen PSA
|
Cancer Antigens Prostate
|
|
Cancer Antigen CEA
|
Cancer Antigens Colon, Pancreatic
|
|
Cancer Antigen AFP
|
Cancer Antigen: Liver, Yolk sac
|
|
Cancer Antigen Rb
|
Cancer Antigen Ewing's sarcoma, Retinoblastoma
|
|
Cancer Antigen: Medullary thyroid cancer
|
Cancer Antigen Ret:
|
|
cancer antigen Ras
|
Colon
|
|
cancer antigen bcl-2
|
Follicular lymphoma
|
|
cancer antigen c-myc
|
Burkitt's lymphoma
|
|
cancer antigen L-myc:
|
Small cell lung carcinoma "L for lung"
|
|
cancer antigen N -myc
|
Neuroblastoma => pseudorosettes "N for neuro"
|
|
cancer antigen Bombesin
|
Neuroblastoma
|
|
cancer antigen beta HCG:
|
Choriocarcinoma
|
|
cancer antigen 5-HIAA
|
Carcinoid syndrome
|
|
cancer antigen p53:
|
The Guardian of the Genome=> stops cell cycle, starts apoptosis
|
|
cancer antigen Ki-67:
|
Neoplasm growth rate
|
|
Chromosome 3 Abnormality:
|
von Hippel Lindau
|
|
Chromosome Abnormalities #4:
|
Huntington's "hunt = 4 letters"
|
|
Chromosome Abnormalities #5:
|
Cri-du-chat (cat-like cry), HNPCC "HNPCC = 5 letters"
|
|
Chromosome Abnormalities #7:
|
Cystic Fibrosis
|
|
Chromosome 11 Abnormalitie (s):
|
beta thalassemia and Wilm's
"Will, the 11y/o boy w/ an abdominal mass" |
|
Chromosome Abnormalities # 13
|
Rb
|
|
Chromosome Abnormalities #15:
|
Prader Willi
"Willi, the 15 y/ o hungry boy" |
|
Chromosome Abnormalities # 16:
|
α-thalassemia, APKD
|
|
Chromosome Abnormalities #17 (3)
|
NF I, p53, BRCA
|
|
Chromosome Abnormalities #19:
|
Myotonic Dystrophy
|
|
chromosomal abnormality#22:
|
NF II, DiGeorge
|
|
signs of malignant Lymph Nodes:
|
#1: Supraclavicular
#2: Epitrochlear- above elbow #3: Inguinal |
|
Multiple Genes Dz: RA
|
DR4,5
|
|
Multiple Genes Dz: SLE
|
DR2,3:
|
|
Multiple Genes Dz:DM
|
DR3,4:
|
|
t(9,22)
gene |
CML (bcr-abl gene)
|
|
t(14, 18)
gene |
Follicular lymphoma (bcl-2 gene)
|
|
t(8,14)
|
Burkitt's lymphoma (c-myc gene)
|
|
t(15,17)
|
AML M3
|
|
t(11,14)
|
Mantle cell lymphoma
|
|
t(11,22)
|
Ewing's sarcoma
|
|
HLA Types:A3, A6:
|
Hemochromatosis
|
|
HLA Types B5
|
Behcet's
|
|
HLA Types B13:
|
Psoriasis
|
|
HLA Types B27
|
Psoriasis w / arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's
|
|
HLA type DR2
|
Goodpasture's, MS
|
|
HLA type DR3:
|
Celiac sprue
|
|
HLA DR4
|
Pemphigus vulgaris
|
|
HLA DR5
|
Pernicious anemia
|