Neoplasia US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Neoplasia with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Neoplasia Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 31: The most important prognostic factor for malignant breast cancer is _____.
Answer: axillary lymph node involvement
Flashcard 32: malignant breast tumor (general)
Answer: usually
Extra: estrogen exposure: total number of menstrual cycles, early puberty, late first birth, obesity, BRCA1, BRCA2 usually postmenopause usually arise from terminal duct lobular unit
Flashcard 33: phyllodes tumor
Answer:
Extra: large, bulky breast mass; "leaf-life" projections > 60 y/o
Flashcard 34: intraductal papilloma
Answer:
Extra: small breast mass beneath areola, serous or bloody nipple discharge slight increase in risk for carcinoma
Flashcard 35: fibroademona
Answer:
Extra: small, mobile, firm breast mass with sharp edges. Increase in size and tenderness with menstruation and pregnancy. <35 y/o
Flashcard 36: glioblastoma multiforme
Answer:
Extra: headache butterfly tumor crossing corpus callosum, extending into both lateral ventricles; ring enhancing GFAP+; pleomorphic, pseudopalisading tumor cells bordering areas of necrosis
<1 year; very malignant adults
Flashcard 37: medulloblastoma
Answer:
Extra: cerebellar tumor; compressed 4th ventricle, hydrocephalus Homer-Wright rosettes
poor, highly malignant children
Flashcard 38: craniopharyngioma
Answer:
Extra: bitemporal hemianopia calcified tumor in cerebrum benign children remnants of Rathke's pouch
Flashcard 39: What kinds of genes are most associated with loss of heterozygosity?
Answer: tumor suppressors
Flashcard 40: familial adenomatous polyposis
Answer:
Extra: thousands of polyps on endoscopy resection of colon AD APC
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