Pediatric Tumors Flashcards
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Epidemiology
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Leukemia
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- Most common malignancy in childhood
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Most common type is ALL (80% of childhood leukemia)
- Most are B-cell leukemias
- There is a T-cell leukemia (lymphoblastic)
- Commonly seen in adolescent males
- Presents with a mediastinal mass
- Chromosomal abnormalities ⇒ seen in many types
- Trisomy 21 ⇒ high rate of acute leukemia
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Lymphoma
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- Hodgkin’s Disease uncommon in children
- Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
- Burkitts lymphoma
- In Africa they present in the jaw
- Here they present in the abdomen
- B-cell in origin
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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
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- Affects the lungs, liver, or hematopoietic system
- Excess immature Langerhans cells form tumors called Eosinophilic Granulomas
- Also known as pulmonary histiocytosis X (PHX)
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Letterer-Siwe disease
- One of the four recognized clinical syndromes of LCH
- Causes ~ 10% of LCH disease
- Most severe form
- Langerhans cells contain Birbeck granules
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Medulloblastoma
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- Type of embryonal neuroendocrine tumor
- Most common type of malignant brain tumor in children
- Usually occur in the cerebellum
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Astrocytomas
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- Originates from astrocytes
- Can form in the brain or spinal cord
- Usually benign in children
- Malignant Astrocytoma and Glioblastoma multiforme are VERY RARE in children
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Ependymomas
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- Malignant tumors originating from ependymal cells
- Found in the brain or any part of the spine
- Can be seen in children and are likely to come back after tx
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Craniopharyngiomas
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- Derived from Rathke’s pouch up near the pituitary
- Difficult to remove
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Pinealoblastoma
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- Pineal gland tumor
- Poor prognosis
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Pituitary Tumors
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Pituitary adenomas and meningiomas are rare in children
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Neuroblastoma
Overview
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- 2nd most common solid tumor in children
- Usually arise in the adrenal medulla
- Location in the adrenal is worse than locations elsewhere
- Can also be seen in the sympathetic ganglion ⇒ paraganglioma
- Typically occurs in the posterior mediastinum
- Tumors secrete catecholamines
- Especially Homovanillic Acid (HVA)
- Worse to get the tumor as an older child (4‐5 y/o)
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Neuroblastoma
Progression
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- A malignant neuroblastoma can mature into a benign tumor
- First into a ganglioneuroblastoma
- Then into a ganglioneuroma
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Neuroblastoma
Histology
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Small round blue cells that often form rosettes
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Neuroblastoma
Genetics
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- Neuroblastomas can be congenital
- Two‐hit hypothesis
- Two mutations involved in development of this tumor
- Deletion of the short arm of chromosome 1
- Amplification of the gene N‐myc
- AD pattern of susceptibility to neuroblastomas
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Wilms’ Tumor
Overview
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- “Mesoblastic Nephroma”
- Most common intra-abdominal tumor in children
- This tumor tries to make a kidney
- Demonstrates the two-hit hypothesis
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Wilms’ Tumor
Histology
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- Primitive tubules form along with a mesenchymal component
- Nodular renal blastema is also seen
- Primitive undifferentiated cells
- Thought to be a remnant of kidney formation
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Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma
(ARMS)
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- Involves a t(2;13) translocation
- Makes up a larger portion of RMS in older children, teens, and adults than in younger children
- Most often occurs in large muscles of the trunk, arms, and legs
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Sarcoma Botryoides
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- Embryonal form of rhabdomyosarcoma
- Found in the walls of hollow, mucosa lined structures
- Looks like a grape‐like mass protruding through the vagina of a little girl
- Great strides have been made in the treatment of this tumor
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Hemangiomas
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- Benign tumors of blood vessels
- Common in children
- Can spontaneously regress
- Malignant form is an angiosarcoma
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Osteogenic Sarcoma
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- Most common in adolescents
- Distal femur and proximal tibia are common locations
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Ewing’s Sarcoma
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Small round blue cell tumor
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Teratomas
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- Germ Cell Tumors
- Can be located in the ovaries, mediastinum, or sacrococcygeal area
- Composed of tissue from different germ layers
- Usually benign in the cystic form
- Maturity of tissues involved in the teratoma determines benign vs malignant
- Immature teratomas of the ovaries are usually seen in children as opposed to adults
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Endodermal Sinus Tumor
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- “Yolk sac tumor”
- Most common malignant neoplasm in the infant testis
- Secretes AFP
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Testicular
Germ Cell Neoplasms
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Embryonal carcinoma
- Non-seminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT)
- Tends to grow rapidly and spread outside the testicle
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Choriocarcinoma
- Non-seminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT)
- Rarest and most aggressive form of testicular cancer
- Secretes Beta HCG
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Retinoblastoma
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- Used to derive the two-hit hypothesis
- Most cases are sporadic, not hereditary
- RB1 gene (retinoblastoma suppressor gene) located on Chromosome 13
- Diagnosed by seeing leukocoria (white pupil)
- Treatment usually necessitates enucleation of the eye
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Genetic Associations
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