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Child with Malignancy Flashcards

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Cells growing and spreading in a disorderly, chaotic fashion.

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Malignancy

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the leading cause of cancer-related death in children?

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Brain tumors

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Most prevalent cancer in children?

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Leukemia

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Term for malignant soft tissue or bone cancer

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Sarcoma

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Common Presenting Signs & Symptoms of malignancy?

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  • Fever
  • Pain
  • Fatigue
  • Headaches
  • Lymphadenopathy (hard, rubber, immovable nodes)
  • Pallor
  • Purpura
  • Weight loss
  • Neurological changes
  • Mass or swelling
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the distorted and uncontrolled proliferation of white blood cells.

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Leukemia

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Formation and development of the various blood cells (red blood cells, leukocytes, and platelets)

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Hematopoiesis

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red blood cells, leukocytes, and platelets develop from which type of stem cell?

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undifferentiated, pluripotent stem cell

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Myeloid cells differentiate into?

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Red blood cells, monocytes, granulocytes, and platelets

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Lymphoid cells differentiate into?

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B cells and T cells

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Two major classifications of leukemia?

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  • Acute lymphcytic leukemia (ALL)

- Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)

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Most common classification of leukemia?

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ALL

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Peak age of onset for ALL?

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  • 4 years old
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Malignant cell line involved in ALL?

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the immature lymphocyte, the lymphoblast.

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Most common type of leukemia in adults?

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  • AML

- frequency increase in late adolescence

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Clinical Presentation of Leukemias?

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  • Anemia: malaise, fatigue, pallor
  • Thrombocytopenia: gingival, cutaneous or nasal bleeding
  • Neutropenia: fever, recurrent infections
  • Hepatosplenomegaly, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting
  • Bone pain (23%)
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Anorexia, weight loss
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S/S of Anemia?

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malaise, fatigue, pallor

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S/S of Thrombocytopenia?

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gingival, cutaneous or nasal bleeding

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S/S of Neutropenia?

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fever, recurrent infections

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S/S of Hepatosplenomegaly?

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abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting

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Clinical Presentation of AML

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  • May present with life-threatening sepsis or hemorrhage
  • Gingival hypertrophy
  • Extramedullary infiltration
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Extramedullary infiltrations?

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  • into the soft tissues and skin)
  • Chloromas (myeloid sarcoma)
  • Leukemia cutis (infiltration of leukemia cells under the skin approx 3%– colorless or slightly purple, “blueberry muffin” appearance
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  • infiltration of leukemia cells under the skin approx 3%

- colorless or slightly purple, “blueberry muffin” appearance

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  • Leukemia cutis
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Gastrointestinal Potential Side Effects of CTX?

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nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, impaired liver function, pancreatitis, anorexia, & electrolyte imbalances

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Skin/mucosal Potential Side Effects of CTX?
mucositis, stomatitis, rashes, discoloration, increased sensitivity to sunlight, alopecia
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Hematologic Potential Side Effects of CTX?
anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia | Immunosuppression
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Other Potential Side Effects of CTX?
pulmonary, renal, neurological, or cardiac damage, possible sterility
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Staff should wear appropriate protection to shield them from body & blood for how long after CTX has been completed?
48 hours
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Common classifications of brain tumors?
- Astrocytomas - Low-grade astrocytomas - Anaplastic astrocytomas & glioblastoma multiforme - Brainstem glioma - Medulloblastoma - Ependymoma Craniopharyngioma
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Brain tumor clinical presentations caused by increased ICP?
Headache, vomiting, ataxia, nystagmus, & diplopia
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What symptoms are associated with brainstem involvement either from tumor or compression from tumor or hydrocephalus
Cranial nerve deficits
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Supratentorial symptoms caused by brain tumors?
hemiparesis, seizures, visual changes, and intellectual problems.
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Midline tumors in the hypothalamus/pituitary region present with?
visual changes, endocrine abnormalities, and increased ICP.
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Tx of brain tumors?
- Primary treatment with maximal surgical resection being the goal. - Radiation - Chemotherapy
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Most common intraabdominal and kidney tumor of childhood?
Wilms Tumor | - Nephroblastoma,
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Most common presenting sign of Wilms tumor?
- swelling or mass within the abdominal area | - Firm, nontender, confined to one side, deep within the flank
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Manifestations of Wilms Tumor?
swelling or mass within the abd, hematuria, anemia, hypertension, weight loss, fever
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Tx of Wilms Tumor?
- surgical removal | - Children with localized tumors (Stage I and II) have 90% chance of cure with multimodal therapy
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Postop concerns for Wilms Tumor removal patient?
- Monitor GI activity; bowel sounds, bowel movements, distention, and vomiting - Observe for s/s of infection, especially during chemotherapy
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Osteogenic Sarcoma
- Primary malignant tumor of bone - Most common bone tumor & 6th most common malignancy in pediatrics - Peak incidence is in the 2nd decade of life due to the rapid bone growth occurring during this time. - Often occurs earlier in girls due to their earlier growth spurt - more common in boys due to their larger bone volume.
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Primary malignant tumor of bone?
Osteogenic Sarcoma
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Most common sites for Osteogenic Sarcoma?
- long bones - Distal femur (35%) - Proximal tibia (17%) - Proximal humerus (10%)
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Clinical Presentation of OS
- Pain that is dull, aching, and constant and is often worse at night - Average duration of pain is 3 months prior to diagnosis - Pain is often attributed to trauma - May or may not have soft tissue swelling - May have altered gait or function of extremity
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Most common metastatic site for OS?
Lungs
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Surgical Tx's for OS?
- Limb salvage procedure (implant or bone graft) - Arthrodesis (joint fusion) - Amputation - Rotationplasty (ankle used as knee joint)
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Risks of CTX in children?
- infection - fluid volume deficit - weight loss - pain - altered oral mucus membranes (ulcers, mucicitis) - constipation

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