Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 951: Osteosarcoma arises in the _____ of long bones, often around the knee (femur/tibia)

Answer: metaphysis

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Flashcard 952: What is the most important indicator of prognosis for melanoma? _____

Answer: Depth of invasion

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Flashcard 953: Which subtype of thyroid cancer is associated with psammoma bodies and "orphan annie-eye nuclei"? _____

Answer: Papillary thyroid carcinoma

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Flashcard 954: Schistosoma haematobium infection is associated with _____ carcinoma of the _____ in Middle eastern males

Answer: squamous cell

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Flashcard 955: Feminization can occur in the setting of a Leydig cell tumor _____

Answer: T

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Flashcard 956: Gingival hyperplasia with WBC blasts is suggestive of _____

Answer: acute monocytic leukemia

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Flashcard 957: _____ cell carcinoma is more common on the lower lip

Answer: Squamous

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Flashcard 958: _____ is a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) due to a chronically draining sinus tract or wound

Answer: Marjolin ulcer

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Flashcard 959: What inherited cancers (2) are associated with osteosarcoma? _____

Answer: Li-Fraumeni syndrome and familial retinoblastoma

Flashcard 960: Interferons stimulate antitumor activity by activating _____ Cells

Answer: Natural Killer