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What cancer is radiation contraindicated in young children and why?

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CNS tumors; contraindicated in children under age 3 since the radiation can cause severe developmental problems in the future

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What cancer does a fundus examination and why?

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Retinoblastoma; the fundus allows visualization of the entire retina in both eyes to determine the extent of the tumor

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What is the goal of chemotherapy?

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To destroy as many cancer cells as possible without sustaining severe damage to normal cells

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What is the first sign of Hodgkins disease?

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Unilateral, nontender enlargement of a cervical node

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What is the most common site of metastasis for osteosarcoma cancers?

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The lungs

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Chemotherapy principles: What are antineoplastic drugs?

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Cancer drugs that are most destructive to rapidly reproducing cells (both normal and malignant)

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Chemo principles. What are rapidly reproducing cells and in turn, what would the effect of antineoplastic drugs be on these cells?

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  1. Epithelial cells of GI tract–> Stomatitis, mucositis
  2. Cells in bone marrow–> Bone marrow supression
  3. Immature reproductive cells in pubescent children
  4. Cells in hair follicles–» Alopecia
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What are the 4 most common sites of involvement for Rhabdomyosarcoma?

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  • Head and neck
  • GU track
  • Extremity
  • Trunk
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What age group and gender are most affected by Wilms’ Tumor?

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Age: Under 5, greatest frequency before age 3
Gender: Boys and girls affected equally

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What cancer primary affects the SNS?

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Neuroblastoma

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Where do neuroblastoma cancer cells originate from?

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Neural crest cells that are present in fetal development

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What is the most common type of leukemia?

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Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)

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What cancer has the CNS body system especially targeted for prophylaxis?

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Leukemia

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What are the 3 treatment stages for ALL?

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Conduction
Consolidation
Maintenance

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What are the 2 types of aplastic anemias?

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Congenital

Acquired

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4 early warning signs of Wilms’?

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Hematuria
Anemia
HTN
Abdominal mass

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What is the definitive diagnosis for rhabdomyosarcoma?

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Biopsy of the lesion

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Where does osteoscarcoma occur most frequently?

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The ends of long bones

  • Distal femur
  • Proximal tibia
  • Proximal humerus
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If amputation is to be done on a patient with osteosarcoma, the amputation is done on affected limb approx ____ above the extent of lesion

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Retinoblastoma: What is the most common second malignancy?

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What cancer uses radiation on the Mantle field and Inverted Y field?

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Hodgkins: Where is the mantle field and what are the effects of radiation here?

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Mandible to diaphragm

  • Dry mouth, loss of taste, swallowing discomfort
  • Dry peeling in treatment fields
  • Loss of hair at the back of neck and under the arms
  • Decreased WBC
  • Fatigue and N/V
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Hodgkins: Where is the Inverted Y Field and what are the effects of radiation here?

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Diaphragm to the lower border of pelvis

  • Fatigue, N/V/D
  • Decreased WBC
  • Skin dryness and redness (mostly in groin area)
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Hodgkins: Inverted Y Field radiation–are there any areas that are shielded from this radiation?

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Yes, the bladder, rectum, and some of the intestines are shielded

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CNS tumor--Why would tumors be classified as inoperable?
- If tumor is deep in the brain and vital structures are between the tumor and the skull - If tumor is in vital structure
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What syndrome is associated with a risk for leukemia?
Down Syndrome
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What is leukemia?
Uncontrolled growth of WBC
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What cancer affects the adrenal gland?
Neuroblastoma
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The adrenal gland is often affected in neuroblastoma---consequently, what might serve as tumor markers in the urine?
Catecholamines
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What is one of the most common presenting signs of neuroblastoma?
Abdominal mass
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Leukemia: What does bone aspiration do? What does CBC do? What does spinal tap do? What does chest x-ray do?
Bone aspiration: Defines leukemia type CBC: Which blood cell type is low Spinal tap: Sees if spinal fluid contains leukemia cells Chest x-ray: Rules out mediastinal mass
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Why do signs and symptoms of CNS tumors vary? What do they tell about tumor?
Vary because signs and symptoms are directly r/t location of tumor---S&S tell where the tumor is in the brain (or at least gives an idea)
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What cancer uses VAMP as a treatment? and what does that mean?
Hodgkins--Stage I or II Vinblastine Adriamycin Methotrexate Prednisone
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What cells are diagnostic of Hodgkins?
Reed-Sternburg
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Retinoblastoma: What is the most important factor in the prognosis for visual acuity?
Early diagnosis
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What cancer does the Tikhoff-Linberg procedure and what is it?
Osteosarcoma--An alternative procedure to amputation Take out affected portion of bone and replace it with metal rod
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Osteosarcoma: Who is Tikhoff Linberg procedure done in?
Pts. with small lesions who have complete their growth---not children
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What are 2 clinical features of osteocsarcoma?
Pain and swelling at the site of the disease
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What is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in childhood and accounts for 5.8% of all childhood malignancies?
Rhabdomyosarcoma
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What cancer is this: neprhoblastoma or embryonal kidney?
Wilms Tumor
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What is the most common type of bone tumor in pediatrics?
Osteosarcoma
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What disease serves as a model for understanding heredity and genetics of childhood cancer?
Retinoblastoma ---since the retinoblastoma gene is present in all body cells in inherited form but only tumor cells in non-inherited form
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What cancer gets VEPA treatment and what does that mean?
Hodgkin's Disease-Stage I or II with unfavorable pathology or Stage III or Stage IV Vinblastine Etoposide (VP-16) Prednisone Adriamycin
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What are 3 types of leukemias? Which is hardest to treat? Which is the most common?
1. Acute lymphocytic leukemia: most common 2. Acute myelocytic leukemia: harder to treat 3. Chronic myeloid leukemia

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