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08.26 - Lung Cancer (Nichols) - Questions Flashcards

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What percentage of heavy smokers get lung cancer

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11%

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What percentages of lung cancer do the 3 most common make?

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Adeno 40%, Squamous 20%, Small Cell 15%

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Location of Adeno, Squamous, and Small Cell

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Peripheral, Central, Central

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Which is most commonly associated with paraneoplastic?

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Small Cell

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Which is most associated with post-obstructive pneumonia

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Squamous

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Which is most associated with hypercalcemia

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Squamous

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Median age at presenation for all

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70

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In which types is cough more common

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Squamous and Small Cell because central

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Small Cell is typically treated by

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Chemotherapy, unless limited to chest and mediastinal lymph nodes (add radiation)

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__ for EGFR mutation

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Erlotinib

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Erlotinib

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EGFR mutation

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Crizotinib

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Translocated ALK

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Targets translocated ALK

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Crizotinib

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70% of nonsmokers with lung cancer have

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Adenocarcinoma

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In Adenocarcinoma, often mutations in ___ in never-smokers and ___ in smokers

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EGFR-dependent pathway in never-smokers, KRAS-dependent pathway in smokers

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KRAS mutations confer resistance to

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Erlotinib

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Type most likely to be responsive to targeted therapy

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Adenocarcinoma

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4 Gross Path features of Adeno

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Peripheral, Solitary, Infiltrate pleura, Spiculated

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Most common micro type of Adeno

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Acinar

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Adeno types with poor prognosis

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Micropapillary, Solid

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Adeno types with good prognosis

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Lepidic

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Treatment for Adenocarcinoma

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Surgery if low stage, Targeted (Erlotinib, Crizotinib), Radiation + Double Chemo if inoperable

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Adenocarcinomas are more likely to have ___ mutations and almost never have __ mutations

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EGFR, KRAS

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Adeno in Situ is characterized by

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Non-destructive growth along intact alveolar septa (lepidic growth)

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2 Types of Adeno In Situ and Pathogenesis
Non-mucinous from terminal respiratory unit cells (EGFR); Mucinous from Bronchiolar Epithelium (KRAS)
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Gross Path of Adeno In Situ
Single or Multifocal Nodules, or pneumonia-like consolidation
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Micro Path of Adeno In Situ
Replaces alveolar lining
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Symptoms and Signs of Adeno In Situ
majority have none
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Tx of Adeno In Situ
Surgery; Erlotinib or Crizotinib if applicable; Chemo
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Two defining features of Squamous Cell
Keratinization and/or Intracellular Bridges
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Pathogenesis of Squamous Cell
Squamous metaplasia of bronchial mucosa
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Hypercalcemia
Squamous Cell
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Paraneoplastic Syndrome
Small Cell
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Gross Path of Squamous Cell
Central, Endobronchial (obstructive), Commonly met to local lymph nodes at presentation
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Keratin Pearls
Squamous Cell
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4 key features of Squamous Cell
Central, Endobronchial, Cavitating, Hemorrhage (Hemoptysis)
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3 most common mutations in Small Cell
RB, RASSF1, Telomerase
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Most aggressive type of lung cancer
Small Cell
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Gross Path of Small Cells (4 features)
Central, Parabronchial, Already mets, Multifocal necrosis
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1 common sign and symptom of small cell
Weight Loss, Edema
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Tx of Small Cell
Chemo with platin + etoposide, usually with radiation
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3 important concept points about Small Cell
Met at presentation, Responsive to chemo, rapidly fatal despite being responsive
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3 most common primary sites of lung mets
Breast, Colon, Stomach
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__ tend to met to lungs because spread hematogenously
Sarcomas
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Size of mets vs primary in lungs
Smaller, rounder, more rapidly growing
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Location of mets vs primary in lungs
Peripheral, less endobronchial, more rapidly growing
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Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis
Mets can fill lymphatics and infiltrate interstitium with mass lesion
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Micro Path of Mets
Adenocarcinoma
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Treatment of Lung Mets
Cytotoxic Chemo, Targeteds
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Carcinoid tumors are low-grade malignant ___ neoplasms
Neuroendocrine epithelial
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Symptoms of Carcinoid
Persistent Cough, Hemoptysis
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Epidemiology of Carcinoid Tumors
Under age 40, up to 40% nonsmokers
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Gross Path of Carcinoid Tumors
Endobronchial polypoid mass or peripheral nodule
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Pathogenesis of Mesothelioma
Deletion of CDKN2A/INK4A
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Gross path of Mesothelioma
Soft, gelatinous, grayish tumor - Large pleural effusion
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Signs of Mesothelioma
Unilateral dullness to percussion at base, decr breath sounds, asymmetric chest wall expansion
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Chest pain is usually a sign of
chest wall involvement. And/or parietal pleura involvement.
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Cancer most associated with smoking
Small Cell
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Pattern of Adenocarcinoma that makes glands, with desmoplastic reaction
Acinar
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Desmoplastic Reaction =
Fibrous tissue between glands
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In clinical scenario of non-resolving pneumonia, think
adenocarcinoma in situ (resembles consolidation of pneumonia)
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2/3 of squamous cell arise from
big central bronchi
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Why does squamous cell cause obstructive symptoms
Endobronchial
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Most likely to cavitate
Squamous
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Commonly associated with post-obstructive pneumonia, abscess, bronchiectasis, mucus plugging, and atelectasis
Squamous Cell
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3 things that cavitate
Squamous Cell, TB, Wegener's
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50% of patients with metastatic lung cancer will have met in
adrenal glands
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Central lesion on radiology =
Squamous Cell
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Peripheral lesion on radiology =
Adenocarcinoma
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Central lesion on radiology, but lesion small compared to adenopathy =
Small Cell
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Cavitation =>
Squamous Cell
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Salt and Pepper Nucleus
Small Cell Carcinoma
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Fastest growing type
Small Cell
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Which stages can be surgically resected
1 and 2
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What is Stage 3
Nodes involved and/or locally really bad
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Stage 4 means
mets
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Treatment for Stage 3
Combined Chemo + Radiation
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Structures that look like glands but aren't
Carcinoid Tumor
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3 sites of mets to lungs per muthiah
Breast, Colon, Kidney
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Soft, gelatinous, grayish
Think mesothelioma

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