Test 4: cancer Flashcards
(32 cards)
most common cancer for children 0-14
Leukemia
most common cancer for children 15-19
Hodgkin
cancer cell characteristics
Lack of differentiation
Loss of contact inhibition
Unregulated growth
Cellular immortality
hematology malignancies
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Solid tumors
Brain tumors Neuroblastoma Bone tumors Wilms tumor Rhabdomyosarcoma retinoblastoma
uncontrolled proliferation of immature white blood cells in blood forming tissues of the body
leukemia
peak onset for leukemia
2-10
length of treatment for leukemia
2 years for girls 3 years for boys
malignant disease originating in lymphoid system
lymphoma
More common in children 15-19 years old
Usually affects cervical, axillary, and inguinal areas
Is a malignancy that involves the spleen and lymphatic system with two major types
Hodgkins lymphoma
More common in children < 14 years old
Usually affects deeper lymph nodes
lymphoma originates in the cells and organs of the immune system and are differentiated by involvement of the T or B cell lymphomas
Non-hodgkins lymphoma
length of treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma
6 months
length of treatment for non hodgkins lymphoma
3 months to 2 years or more with advanced disease
most common solid tumor in children
brain tumors
length of treatment for brain tumors
6 months to 1 year
malignancy of the neuroblasts
neuroblastoma
length of treatment for neuroblastoma
8 to 18 months
Malignant bone tumor occurring at end of long bones
Arises from the osseous tissue in the bone
osteosarcoma
Undifferentiated bone tumor occurring in middle of long bones
Aries from the marrow spaces of the bone and commonly involves metastasis
Ewings sarcoma
what will osteosarcoma look like in plain radiograph
sunburst pattern and or fracture
what will ewings sarcoma look like in plain radiograph
moth eaten
treatment length for osteosarcoma
7 to 10 months
treatment length for ewings sarcoma
10 to 12 months
malignant renal and intraabdominal tumor of childhood
Wilms tumor
