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| Major type of laryngeal carcinoma |
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Primary cause of laryngeal carcinoma Secondary cause of laryngeal carcinoma |
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| Laryngeal Carcinoma Type with the highest 5 year survival rate |
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| Lung cancer associated with p53 mutation |
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| Lung cancer associated with inactivation of RB gene |
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| small cell lung carcinoma |
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| Lung cancer assoicated with KRAS mutation |
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Which lung cancer is associated with intracellular bridges? With glandular differentiation? |
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squamous cell carcinoma adenocarcinoma |
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| What is the most common type of lung cancer? |
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| What is the most common primary lung cancer type? |
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Location of: Small Cell Carcinoma Squamous Cell Adenocarcinoma Large cell |
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Small Cell and Squamous: Central Adeno and Large: Peripheral |
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| Neurosecretory granules are characteristic of which lung cancer type? |
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| Which lung cancer type has the highest rate of metastasis? |
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Which lung cancer has characteristic keratinization and intercellular bridges (desmosomes and tonofilaments)? |
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| Which type needs a mucin stain for diagnosis? |
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Which lung cancer has following characteristics: tumor cells grow on existing alveoli preserved lung architecture absence of stromal invasion |
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| Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma |
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| What are the gross and micro feautures of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma? |
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Gross: nodules or foci of consolidation Micro: mucinous or nonmucinous |
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| What are the staging features for nonsmall cell carcinoma? |
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primary tumor characteristics regional lymph node metastasis distant metastasis |
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| What is the staging for small cell carcinoma? |
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Limited: confined to 1 hemithorax +/- mediastinal LNs, ipsilateral supraclavicular LNs, ipsilateral pleural effusion Extensive: any growth more than limited |
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a disease or syndrome that is the consequence of cancer in the body but not due to the local presence of these cells |
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| can cause increased ACTH (Cushings syndrome) |
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| can cause inappropriate ADH secretion |
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| May cause hypercalcemia due parathyroid like hormone |
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marker for neuroendocrine tumor? what cancer type would it be associated with |
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synaptophysin small cell carcinoma |
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| TTF1 is normally positive in what type of cancer? |
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| What is a marker for metastatic cancer? |
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| Which cancer type may produce symptoms of intermittant diarrhea, flushing, and cyanosis? |
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| Which type of cancer has a trabecular growth pattern and nesting with pseudoglands? |
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| What is the most common benign pulmonary tumor? |
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| What is a malignant neoplasm arising from pleural cells? |
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| Significant risk factor for malignant mesothelioma |
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Stain is cytokeratin positive: Is it a sarcomatoid malignant mesothelioma? Sarcoma? Epitheliod malignant mesothelioma? Adenocarcinoma? |
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| sarcomatoid malignant mesothelioma |
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Which has neutral mucin: malignant mesothelioma or adenocarcinoma? |
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Which has acid mucin with alcian blue stain: malignant mesothelioma or adenocarcinoma? |
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Which is TTF1 positive: malignant mesothelioma or adenocarcinoma? |
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Which is calretinin positive (nuclear and cytoplasmic): malignant mesothelioma or adenocarcinoma? |
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| Which cancer type is common in nonsmokers and young patients? |
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| Which type of cancer is commonly associated with hilar adenopathy? |
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| Which cancer type is hemoptysis and post obstructive pneumonia most common? |
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| Most commonly associated with metastasis? |
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| Patient with this cancer type may present with lethargy, confusion, and seizures (due to hyponatremia) |
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| Pt may present with skeletal connective tissue syndromes (clubbing) |
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Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy associated with what type? (clubbing, periosteal bone inflammation causing pain, swelling, tenderness over affected bones) |
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| mainstay of palliation for patients with small cell carcinoma |
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| requirements for surgical resection |
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tumor limited to one side of chest, located at least 2cm from carina, no metastasis! patient can tolerate ventilator |
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| used in patients with small cell carcinoma with brain metastasis |
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True or False: 50% of solitary pulmonary nodules (coin lesions) are malignant. |
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Factors supporting benign lesion: Size Age History Etc. |
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Size < 1cm diameter Young (<35 yo) No hx of smoking high incidence of alt explanation (histoplasmosis, Tb) calcification pattern on CXR No change in lesion over 2yrs |
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| What is the best management for a patient with a solitary pulmonary nodule that does not meat the factors for benign lesion? |
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