Flashcards in Final Exam Deck (66)
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1
Which of the following cancers would most likely be seen in a child?
a. retinoblastoma
b. primary brain
c. osteosarcoma
d. hodgkin's disease (HD)
b. Primary Brain
2
Children are most likely to develop which type of leukemia?
ALL
3
Ewing sarcomas are cancers of which organ?
Bone
4
Rhabdomyosarcomas are cancers of which organ?
Mesenchymal
5
The craniospinal treatment technique is used to treat what specific type of pediatric cancer?
Medulloblastoma
6
What is the most common presenting symptom of a soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity?
Mass
7
What is the most common intracranial tumor in children?
Astrocytoma
8
Which pediatric cancer has the best overall survival?
Hodgkin's Disease
9
Which area is most likely to develop rhabdomyosarcoma?
Head and Neck
10
Which pediatric cancer spreads through the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?
Medulloblastoma
11
Which pediatric cancer occurs in the testes and ovaries?
Germ Cell Tumor
12
Wilms’ tumors are cancers of which organ?
Kidney
13
Medulloblastomas typically begin in which area of the brain?
Cerebellum
14
Which pediatric brain tumor often mimics medulloblastomas?
Ependymomas
15
The most common pediatric cancer is _________________.
Acute Leukemia
16
Anatomically, the radiation treatment area most common for Wilms’ tumor is the
Abdomen
17
Which of the following has the highest incidence in children?
a. retinoblastoma
b. neuroblastomy
c. ALL
d. wilms' tumor
c. ALL
18
The spleen is commonly associated with which of the following blood cell types?
Red Blood Cells
19
. What is the most common presenting symptom of HD?
Painless Mass
20
What is the most common long-term side effect of total lymphoid irradiation?
Secondary Malignancy
21
Which lymphoma is most common in young African males?
Burkitt Lymphoma
22
Which of the following are large lymphoid cells that contain multiple nuclei and are often used to determine the presence of Hodgkin Lymphoma?
Reed-sternberg Cells
23
Hodgkin lymphoma rates are highest in which age range?
20-34
24
Non-hodgkin lymphoma rates are highest in which age range?
65-84
25
What is the current 3-year survival rate of patient with GBM?
2.2%
26
What is the most common type of brain tumor?________________________________
Metastatic
27
What grade are GBMS?______________
IV
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What is the most common source of brain metastases?___________
Lung
29
Which of the following cells are responsible for myelin production?
Schwann Cells
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