Oncology — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: The most common malignancy in children is _____

Answer: acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Flashcard 12: _____ are the most common tumor in newborns

Answer: Sacrococcygeal teratomas

Flashcard 13: Wilm s tumor most commonly metastatizes to the _____

Answer: lung

Flashcard 14: The most common cause of metastasis in bone in children under 6 years of age - _____.

Answer: adrenal neuroblastoma

Flashcard 15: Wilms tumor with involvement of both kidneys is stage _____

Answer: 5

Flashcard 16: What is the mode of inheritance of familial Wilms tumor?

Answer: Autosomal dominant

Extra: Most Wilms tumors are sporadic (~98%). Familial cases (~1-2%) are inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern with incomplete penetrance.

Flashcard 17: Between Neuroblastoma and Nephroblastoma, which one is more likely to calcify?_____

Answer: Neuroblastoma

Flashcard 18: _____ is the most common abdominal (extradural) tumor in children

Answer: Neuroblastoma

Flashcard 19: The most common cause of bilateral proptosis in children is _____.

Answer: neuroblastoma

Flashcard 20: What is the most common primary renal tumor of childhood?

Answer: Wilms tumor (Nephroblastoma)