Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 831: What cancer is associated with hereditary hemochromatosis? _____

Answer: Hepatocellular carcinoma

Flashcard 832: Bronchial hamartomas are _____

Answer: benign

Flashcard 833: _____ is a lymphatic vascular malignancy associated with breast cancer survivors who received radiation and have chronic lymphedema after mastectomy

Answer: Angiosarcoma

Flashcard 834: Are hepatic adenomas typically benign or malignant? _____

Answer: Benign

Flashcard 835: Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma may present with _____ bone lesions and hypercalcemia

Answer: lytic (punched-out)

Flashcard 836: Kasabach-Merritt syndrome is a combination of a vascular tumor and consumptive _____ (leading to petechiae and bruises)

Answer: thrombocytopenia

Extra: Kasabach-Merritt syndrome is most commonly associated with kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma. It is notably NOT associated with common infantile hemangiomas.

Flashcard 837: Osteosarcoma in the elderly is generally associated with: _____ radiation

Answer: Paget disease

Flashcard 838: A bone lesion characterized by a small radiolucent nidus (< 2 cm) surrounded by dense sclerotic bone, with pain classically relieved by aspirin, is _____.

Answer: osteoid osteoma

Extra: Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor. The nidus produces prostaglandins, which causes pain that is typically worse at night and relieved by NSAIDs or aspirin. Radiographic features: - Small radiolucent nidus (< 2 cm) - Surrounding dense reactive sclerosis - Most common site: Cortex of long bones (e.g., femur) Note: If the lesion is > 2 cm and the pain is not relieved by aspirin, the diagnosis is likely osteoblastoma.

Flashcard 839: _____ leukemia is a neoplastic proliferation of mature myeloid cells, especially granulocytes and their precursors (basophil, neutrophil, eosinophils)

Answer: Chronic myeloid

Flashcard 840: Reed-Sternberg cells are seen in _____

Answer: Hodgkin lymphoma