TUMOR REVIEW 2013 Flashcards
(124 cards)
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Early stage esophageal cancer treatment
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surgery alone
stage I and II
T1-2; N0-1
Up to T3 N0
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workup for esophageal cancer
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EUS - best
PET for distal mets
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workup for gastric cancer
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EGD
EUS
PET
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treatment of T1 gastric cancer
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surgery alone
5
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treatment of T2 and greater gastric cancer
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neoadjuvant chemotherapy:
plantar laparoscopy
implants are positive cells on washing abort
4-5 cm margin
D1 (slight benefit of D2 for long term survival) - increased morbidity
need 15 lymph nodes
careful, Colon and rectum 12
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treatment of lymphoma of the stomach (not MALT)
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chemotherapy:
CHOP
With or without Rituxan
7
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functional reserve needed for hepatocellular carcinoma resection
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20% functional if normal
40% functional child A./B.
8
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best treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhotic
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transplant
9
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Milan Criteria for transplant
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no mass greater than 5 cm
if more than one lesion not greater than 3 cm and not more than 3 lesions total
no vascular invasion
no metastases
10
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stage I gallbladder cancer
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T1
Confined the mucosa
cholecystectomy alone
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stage II gallbladder cancer
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T2
Extent into muscularis propria
segment IVb and 5 resection
Node dissection
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cholangiocarcinoma
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intrahepatic:
Resection of possible
Transplant poor results
Extrahepatic: proximal third: hilar resection Lymph nodes In block liver resection include caudate
middle third:
Bile duct excision
Nodes
Frozen section of common bile duct margin
distal third
Whipple!
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Best imaging to workup pancreatic cancer
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triple phase CT scan
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defined unresectable pancreatic cancer
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SMA-did not have impingement
( SMA left and posterior to SMV)
SMV U./portal vein- CAN have abutment or encasement but they must be patent
borderline:
Abutment of the mass to SMA
short segment SMV occlusion
UNRESECTABLE:
Encasement of SMA
occlusion the portal vein
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treatment unresectable pancreatic cancer
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biliary drainage:
Gastro J
vs
stents if obstruction
Celiac ganglion block with alcohol
can’t be percutaneous or endoscopic
( for failed narcotics)
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best overall test for neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas and algorithm
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chromogranin A
Neg:
he did not have in her endocrine tumor your done
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order presentation of MEN 1 tumors
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parathyroid hyperplasia 90% pituitary adenoma 66% ( angiofibroma 64%) pancreatic: Gastrinoma 50% ( more likely benign then when sporadic) insulinoma 20%
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order presentation of MEN 2a
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medullary thyroid cancer 100%
parathyroid hyperplasia and 50%
pheochromocytoma >33% ( possibly up to 50%)
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order presentation of MEN 2b
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medullary thyroid cancer 85-100%
mucosal neuroma 100%
pheochromocytoma 50%
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best localization test for gastrinoma
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octreotide scan
endoscopic ultrasound for pancreatic
endoluminal inspection and palpation for duodenal
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can’t find insulinoma intraoperatively
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venous sampling
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surgical treatment for neuroendocrine tumors
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less than 2 cm:
enucleate
greater than 2 cm:
resect- Whipple
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medication to stabilize the patient with insulinoma
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diazoxide
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by screening test for carcinoid and subsequent algorithm
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chromogranin A (same as screening test as pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor)
Pos:
5HIAA
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preop medical management of carcinoid
octreotide-avoid serotonin syndrome
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treatment of rectal carcinoid
just to enucleate
do not cause carcinoid syndrome
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bronchopulmonary carcinoids
can get carcinoid syndrome-bypass liver
| effects mitral valve
careful, abdominal carcinoma his affect tricuspid via drainage
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algorithm for working up pheochromocytoma
chromogranin A positive
plasma free metanephrine x2
24-hour urine metanephrine
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substances producing pheochromocytoma when adrenal medulla versus sympathetic chain
adrenal medulla:
Norepinephrine and epinephrine
sympathetic chain/extra-adrenal:
epinephrine only
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localization test for pheochromocytoma
MIBG scan - analog norepinephrine
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alpha blockers
phenoxybenzamine
prazosin
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treatment of intraoperative hypertension during pheochromocytoma resection
nicardipine
short-acting beta blocker ( labetalol)
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extrapancreatic manifestation of glucagonoma
migratory necrolytic erythema
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where our glucagonomas found
body and tail
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treatment of glucagonoma
if body or tail can excise it
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colon Surveillance if polyp is excised
colonoscopy 3-5 years
if negative:
q 10 years
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stage I colon cancer
T1
| T2
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stage II colon cancer
T3
| T4
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right colon cancers get chemotherapy
all stage III
high risk
includes stage IIB:
T4 lesion with invasion of extracolonic viscera
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HNPCC
Lynch syndrome
Lynch 2:
uterus
Brain
Not breast?
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FAP
APC
flex sig or colonoscope yearly
starting age 10-15 yo!
Desmoid tumors ( also seen in Gardner syndrome)
Duodenal cancer more likely after ileorectal anastomosis IJAA
because resorbed bile and ileal rectal anastomosis carcinogenic to the duodenum
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medical treatment of FAP
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories and a decrease polyp formation
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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
STK11 weird name weird gene tumor suppressor
early colectomy
mucosal pigmented
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juvenile polyposis syndrome
BMPRIA and SMAD
dominant
only cancer of 10%
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Cowden syndrome
PTEN mutation tumors or pressor gene
dominant
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extracolonic:
Breast
Endometrial
Thyroid
Kidney
Skin papillomas
Neurologic - nonmalignant brain tumors
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colorectal cancer
hematomas:
Mucous membranes mouth and nose and skin
benign breast disease
non-medullary thyroid cancer
multinodular goiters
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serrated polyp syndrome
also called a sessile ulcerated polyp syndrome
premalignant
Path:
Edges serrated
Non-hyperchromic nuclei
most common sites:
CECUM
ASCENDING colon
inactivated APC gene
treatment:
Endoscopic excision
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treatment of rectal cancer
formal resection
T1 and T2 node neg:
done
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All others (T3 or any nodes):
NEOadjuvant chemo and XRT
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Adjuvant chemo and XRT:
Capecitabine
or
5FU / leucovorin
4500-5000 Gy
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treatment of colorectal hepatic metastasis
treated simultaneously or stage
Neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy
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Treatment of pulmonary colorectal metastases
more common with rectal
Consider resection
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Ultrasound rectal findings
First black layer: Muscularis propria/lamina propria
this layer is penetrated to be T1
Second black layer:
T2
Past the second Black layer:
T3-4
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squamous cell carcinoma of the anus
Niagro protocol
mitomycin-C
5-FU
4500 gray
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persistent disease after nigra protocol with squamous cell carcinoma of the anus
Second line chemotherapy/XRT
Or
Excision
Failed second line:
APR with groin dissection if node positive
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Melanoma Of the anus
Local excision
Only APR sphincters involved
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adenocarcinoma the anus
treated with rectal adenocarcinoma protocol
Neoadjuvant chemoradiation
Excision APR
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Treatment of squamous and basal cell skin cancer
surgery radiation for either
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management of clinically enlarged nodes with squamous cell of the lip and
FNA
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drainage of skin cancer parietal region of the head
parotid gland
May need superficial parotidectomy for melanoma's
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indications for sentinel node for melanoma
1 mm greater
possible no sentinel node F. greater than 4 mm-patient most likely has systemic disease
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melanoma management went groin node is positive
superficial node dissection
STOP at Cloquet's node end do frozen section
the frozen section positive:
Proceed with deep femoral node dissection
includes region along femoral artery
NOT up to iliacs
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alternate treatment for squamous cell carcinoma in situ SCC Cis (and name for this)
Bowman's disease
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consider topical:
5-FU
imiquimod
Photodynamic
cryotherapy
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management squamous cell carcinoma Considered more advanced: large tumor OR positive nodes
this is unusual
less than 3 cm positive node:
excision ipsilateral selective neck dissection
greater than 3 cm or multiple nodes:
excision and comprehensive neck dissection
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with postoperative radiation for squamous cell carcinoma
extracapsular invasion
Greater than 2 positive nodes
Lymph node greater than 3 cm in size
Positive margin
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staging for squamous cell carcinoma skin cancer
T1 up to 2 cm
T2 greater than 2 cm with high-risk features
T3 invasion maxilla mandible
T4 Skeletal invasion neuro invasion skull base
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adjuvant treatment for melanoma
interferon first
If fails:
Interloop and 2 by protocol
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new drug for melanoma
Ipilimumab
(Yervoy)
Used for metastatic disease
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most common type of melanoma
superficial spreading
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best prognosis type of melanoma
lentigo
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worsed prognosis melanoma
nodular
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Merkel cell
wide excision
Include node dissection
Postop chemotherapy and radiation
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low risk GIST criteria
less than 5 cm
| less than 5 mitoses per high-power field
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intermediate GIST
5-10 cm
| 5-10 mitoses
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high risk GIST
greater than 10 cm
| greater than 10 mitoses
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when is Gleevack given for GIST ( generic name for Gleevack)
Imatinib
high risk:
Greater than 10 cm
Greater than 10 mitoses
now treat for 5 years
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other medication for GIST
Sunitinib
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Adjuvant for soft tissue sarcoma
Greater than 5 cm
close margin or sparing major involved structure or close / pos margin
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workup and treatment for soft tissue sarcoma
less than 3 cm:
start with wide excisional biopsy
3 cm or greater:
core needle biopsy
if positive:
Wide excision 2 cm margin
en bloc vascular resection with reconstruction
spare muscle group and nerves
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NEOadjuvant CHEMO:
Ewings
Rhabdo
Osteosarcoma
synovial sarcoma
Round cell liposarcoma
LARGE pleomorphic liposarcoma
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management of positive margin soft tissue sarcoma
brachy therapy
NOT reexcision
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staging a soft tissue sarcoma
less than 5 cm
5-10 cm
Greater than 10 cm
nuclear grade
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soft tissue sarcoma that go to lymph nodes
synovial - lots of drainage here
Clear cell - cell is clear like lymph
Epitheloid
Rhabdomyosarcoma
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common soft tissue sarcoma
Most common:
Epithelioid malignant histiocytoma
Second:
Liposarcoma
Third:
Leiomyosarcoma
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treatment of retroperitoneal sarcoma
complete resection
en bloc adjacent organs
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treatment of papillary thyroid cancer
less than 1 cm:
Total thyroidectomy and done
postoperative levothyroxine
greater than 1 cm:
Total thyroidectomy
Central node dissection (VI)
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Palpable nodes:
Modified radical neck dissection
or
central neck level VI
Lateral levels 2 through 5b
Ablation
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postop thyroglobulin elevated:
metastatic workup
iodine-131
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treatment of thyroid Hurthle cell
positive tissue diagnosis
Thyroidectomy and central node dissection
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how is a follicular or Hürthle cell carcinoma diagnosed by pathology
vascular or capsular invasion-cannot be determined on FNA
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prognosticators for papillary carcinoma
```
AMES
age 45
Mets
Extension
Size > 4 cm
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Aggressive: tall cell, columnar cell, poorly differentiated
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treatment of residual positive margin papillary thyroid
re resect if possible
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indications for iodine-131
greater than 1 cm papillary
Greater than 2 cm follicular/ Hurthle cell
cervical nodes
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treatment of follicular thyroid cancer
thyroidectomy
NO central node dissection
iodine-131
follow thyroglobulin
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treatment of medullary thyroid cancer
Get chromogranin a - negative no pheo
total thyroidectomy
4 gland parathyroidectomy with reimplantation
Central node dissection
NO iodine-131 ablation - will not work on medullary tissue
follow with calcitonin
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age for recommended thyroidectomy in MEN 2a vs MEN 2b
MEN 2b WORSE :
total thyroidectomy before one year of age!
MEN 2a:
Total thyroidectomy before the age of 5
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most common location for medullary cancer in the thyroid gland
UPPER lobes
| because the fourth pouch settles and upper
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for head and neck cancer adjuvant therapy recommended if node dissection done
radiation therapy
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lip, oral cavity, salivary gland T. stage
TI - less than 2 cm
T2 2-4 cm
T3 greater than 4 cm
( and or extraparenchymal extension)
T4a invaded skin and bone, other adjacent structures, ear canal, facial nerve
T4b invades skull base, masticator space, pterygoid plates, encases internal carotid
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lip, oral cavity, salivary gland N stage
N1 single ipsilateral less than 3 cm
N2 single ipsilateral 3-6 cm
(or multiple ipsilateral, bilateral, contralateral less than 6 cm)
N3 greater than 6 cm
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lip oral cavity salivary gland stage
I TI less than 2 cm
II T2 2-4 cm
III T3 ( greater than 4 cm / extension)
or
N1 ( single ipsilateral node less than 3 cm)
IV T4 invades skin bone and nerve
or
N2 single node 3-6 cm; bilateral nodes less than 6 cm
or
N3 greater than 6 cm
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mucosal melanoma adjuvant treatment
stage III-4
wide local excision
neck dissection
postoperative radiation therapy
stage IV:
chemotherapy or radiation therapy
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occult primary head and neck cancer
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FNA node
workup likely source:
adenocarcinoma
female breast
male prostate
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defined high-risk breast cancer
1.66% in 5 years
| 20% lifetime
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management of nipple discharge from isolated duct
one duct
excised duct
diagnosis intraductal papilloma
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management of nipple discharge from multiple ducts
mammography
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breast cancer stage
TI less than 2 cm
T2 2- 5 cm
T3 greater than 5 cm
T4 extra lesional extension chest wall skin
N1 1-3
N2 4-9
N3 10 or greater
stage I
T1 less than 2 cm
micro-node met less than 2 mm
stage II
T1-3
N0-1
stage III
T3 N1-2
T4
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breast cancer that gets chemotherapy
greater than 1 cm
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who gets tamoxifen
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premenopausal
DCIS
LCIS
ER PR Positive
ER/PR NEGATIVE - reduces chance of second primary
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negative effect of aromatase inhibitor
decreased bone density
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who can avoid chemotherapy
elderly woman with ER/PR positive
tamoxifen instead
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breast cancer types associated with decreased survival
luminal type a
Luminal type B
Basal
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implication of triple negative
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ER/PRHer2neu negative
bad prognosis ( even though HER-2/neu is more aggressive- being positive means there is Herceptin available)
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breast cancer first trimester
modified radical mastectomy with node dissection
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breast cancer second trimester
lumpectomy
start chemotherapy second trimester
start radiation therapy post delivery
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breast cancer third trimester
lumpectomy start chemotherapy
Radiation therapy post delivery
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sentinel node for pregnancy
no
no data on isotope and dye safety and pregnancy
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management of inflammatory breast cancer not responding to neoadjuvant chemotherapy
continue chemotherapy
At radiation therapy
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management of patient not responding to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and tried adding radiation therapy with no response
no surgery
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when the sentinel node done for DCIS
high-grade
if mastectomy is being done
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recent study demonstrated what regarding completion lymphadenectomy with sentinel node positive
Z0011
it less than 2 sentinel nodes positive and there is no lymphovascular invasion or capsular extension:
no value in completion lymphadenectomy..
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treatment mesothelioma
localize:
Extrapulmonary pneumonectomy
chemotherapy
radiation therapy
unresectable or sarcomatoid:
( diffuse-entire pleural surface,contralateral pleura, extension chest wall etc.)
Just sclerose pleural cavity with talc
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lung cancer treated with resection
stage I and 2
possible stage IIIa ( with good response to neoadjuvant)
abdomen considered for all resected patient's
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what stage is chest wall expansion
stage IIB ONLY - proceed
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what lung cancer nodal stage is not resectable in most cases
N2
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value of postoperative radiation
decreased local recurrence
NO survival bandage
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where metastatic exceptions where a surgery for lung cancer and metastatic excision was performed
solitary brain metastasis
excise symptomatic organ first - example, seizures mandate metastasis excision first
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lung cancer tumor stage
T1 less than 3 cm
T2 3-7 cm
or
involved: main bronchus, distal to the carina, visceral pleura, obstructive pneumonitis,
T3 greater than 7 cm
PARIETAL pleura, IN main bronchus, entire lung pneumonitis
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T4 any size
mediastinum, heart ( careful, not just pericardium),
great vessels
Trachea
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Esophagus
Carina
different ipsilateral lobe ( careful, contralaterals metastatic disease)
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lung cancer node stage
N1 ipsilateral
intrapulmonary node
peribronchial
hilar
N2 ipsilateral
mediastinum
subcarinal
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N3 contralateral
mediastinum
hilar
or any scalene
any supraclavicular
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lung cancer stage
I
T1 less than 3 cm
T2 3-5 (notb 5-7)
II
T1-3
N1
III a
T1-3 and T4!
N 1-2 (NOT N3)
IIIb
T4 ALSO or N3
Supraclavicular node out for resection!
