RESPIRATORY 6

Question 1

what is the most common type of [aka location of] respiratory tract tumours?

Answer 1

sino-nasal tumours

Question 2

what is the most common sino-nasal tumour?

Answer 2

adenocarcinoma

Question 3

what are some considerations with nasal tissue biopsy?

Answer 3

-prepare for haemorrhage
-vigorous nasal flushing
-dont insert beyond medial canthus

Question 4

what is the best tx option for sino-nasal tumours?

Answer 4

radiation (not sx)

Question 5

what is the msot common primary lung tumour type?

Answer 5

adenocarcinoma

Question 6

what are 2 common musculoskeletal paraneoplastic syndromes to primary lung tumours?

Answer 6

-hypertrophic osteopathy
-lung digit syndrome

Question 7

lung digit syndrome is in which species?

Answer 7

cats

Question 8

what is the tx of choice for primary lung tumours?

Answer 8

surgery and lymph node biopsy

Question 9

which rare neoplasm, originating from ectodermal cells lining body cavities, is often linked with asbestos exposure?

Answer 9

mesothelioma

Question 10

what are the 2 msot common tumour types for a cranial mediastinal mass?

Answer 10

-lymphoma
-thymoma

Question 11

what is the most common type of cardiac tumour?
-this’ll be in which location of the heart?

Answer 11

right atrial hemangiosarcoma