Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 1601: Patients with _____ have clonal mast cell proliferation in the bone marrow, skin, and other organs

Answer: systemic mastocytosis

Flashcard 1602: What demographic is most commonly associated with the mucinous carcinoma subtype of invasive ductal carcinoma (breast)? _____

Answer: elderly women (average 70)

Flashcard 1603: Complex renal cysts require follow-up or removal due to risk of _____

Answer: renal cell carcinoma

Flashcard 1604: A _____ is a tumor of pancreatic delta cells

Answer: somatostatinoma

Flashcard 1605: Dysplastic nevus syndrome is an _____ (inheritance) disorder characterized by formation of dysplastic nevi

Answer: autosomal dominant

Flashcard 1606: Renal cell carcinoma may invade the renal vein, then IVC, before spreading _____

Answer: hematogenously

Flashcard 1607: Hodgkin's lymphoma _____ type has the most Reed-Sternberg cells

Answer: Lymphocyte depleted

Extra: In Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), the number of Reed-Sternberg (RS) cells is inversely proportional to the number of background lymphocytes: - **Lymphocyte depleted HL**: Most RS cells, worst prognosis. - **Mixed cellularity HL**: Plentiful RS cells. - **Lymphocyte rich HL**: Fewest RS cells, best prognosis.

Flashcard 1608: Large cell carcinoma of the lung is _____ located

Answer: peripherally

Flashcard 1609: Reed-Sternberg cells occasionally result in "_____" symptoms (fever, chills, weight loss, night sweats)

Answer: B

Flashcard 1610: Which type of lymphoma (Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin) is characterized by contiguous spread? _____

Answer: Hodgkin lymphoma