BRS- Onc Flashcards
Leading cause of death from disease in childhood?
Most common childhood cancer?
Most common solid childhood cancer?
Cancer= leading cause of death from disease
Childhood cancer = ALL
Solid childhood cancer= brain tumors
Two immunodeficiencies that predispose kiddos to cancer
- Wiskott Aldrich: lymphomas & leukemias
- X linked lymphoproliferative disease: EBV –> lymphoma
EBV assc cancer?
HIV assc cancer?
EBV –> Burkitts
HIV –> Kaposci’s
Downs syndrome assc cancers
ALL, AML
Syndrome assc with GI cancers
Blooms syndrome
NF II assc cancer
acoustic neuroma
Two abdominal mass types
Wilms Tumor
Neuroblastoma (crosses midline)
Soft mass on extremities
rhabdomyosarcoma
Early morning H/A + vomiting cause
brain mass
Tumor causing leukocoria
Retinoblastoma
Tumors causing HTN
Neuroblastoma
Wilms tumor
Pheochromocytoma
Peak incidence/ prototype patient with ALL
-white male age 2-6 years
Two classification types for ALL
- cell morphology
- immunophenotype (+/- CALA)
Describe cell morphology types + which is most common in ALL?
L1: small with little cytoplasm
L2: between
L3: large lymphoblasts
*L1 more common
Describe immunophenotypes in ALL + which is most common?
T/B/PreB cell +/- CALLA
Most common Pre B cell + CALLA
What does CALA stand for?
common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen
Most common ALL symptoms?
fever and bone pain
CBC Findings in ALL
low platelets anemia variable WBC count **CBC does not rule out leukemia **Must confirm with marrow evaluation
Staging for ALL
no staging system
Favorable age, sex, race for ALL prognosis
- 2-9
- female
- Caucasian
Favorable immunophenotype/genetic makeup for ALL:
+CALLA
-t(9,22)
Three stages of ALL management
- induction
- consolidation
- maintenance
What drug is given to all ALL patients in the induction stage of treatment?
intrathecal MTX
What is the consolidation phase of ALL treatment and what is its purpose?
How long is maintenance phase of ALL tx?
intrathecal MTX
cranial irradiation, high risk 5+
prevents CNS involvement
-maintenance up to 3 years