Is that my bones that hurt?
The tissue type of origin for sarcomas & the 2 categories in which they fall
Mesenchymal / Bone & Soft Tissue
Cancer patient on high-intensity chemotherapy with a new fever >100.4F
Neutropenic Fever - look for Neutropenia of <500
The most significant risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (list 2)
Alcohol & Tobacco
The mutation that confers resistance to antibody therapy in colorectal cancer
KRAS
The extent to which a tumor has spread
Staging
Sunburst pattern seen on bone radiograph
Osteosarcoma
Skin condition over the trunk, scalp, and face associated with anti-EGFR chemotherapy
Anceiform Eruption - treat with topical steroids
Condition commonly found with: JVD, facial edema, cyanosis; made worse by leaning forward or lying down (and list the 2 most common causes)
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome - Lung cancer & Mediastinal tumor
Tumor marker that, with imaging, negates the need for a biopsy to diagnose hepatocellular carcinoma
alpha-fetoprotein
The cell phase(s) most susceptible to radiation therapy
M & G2
Genetic mutation causing cancer that appears as onion-peeling on radiograph (and diagnosis)
t(11:22) - Ewing Sarcoma
2nd leading cause of death in cancer patients, no matter how Virchowous they are
Thromboembolic Events
Causative organisms for: (1) oropharyngeal & (2) nasopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (name both)
CD45 & CD20 (name the broad type of cancer)
Lymphoma
The most effective pair of medication classes in chemo-induced N/V (2 classes)
Seratonin Receptor Antagonists (ondansetron) & Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonist (Aprepitant)
Known cancer patient now presenting with weakness in both legs but sensation remains intact - Diagnosis & site of origin (multiple correct answers)
Cauda Equina Syndrome (spinal cord compression); Breast, Lung, Prostate, Multiple Myeloma
The most important anatomic feature that results in complications from Vena Cava Syndrome
Azygous Vein - compression below this level does not allow for development of collateral veins, causes increased congestion
Iodine-125 is great for radiation therapy in the early stages of which cancer?
Prostate Cancer
S100 & HMB45
Melanoma
The gold standard for measuring efficacy of cancer drug therapy
Survival time / Disease-free survival time
Bone pain, nausea, constipation, serum calcium 11.3, new diagnosis of nephrolithiasis...
Primary Hyperparathyroidism... Then consider malignancy (squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, multiple myeloma, breast cancer)
Prophylactic drug therapy for high-intensity leukemia chemotherapy to prevent an oncologic emergency... name (1) the drug, (2) the disease process prevented, and (3) the lab findings associated with it
Allopuruinol or Rasburicase; Tumor Lysis Syndrome; Hyperuricemia, Hyperkalemia, Hyperphosphatemia, Hypocalcemia
Risk stratification done using the Khorana Score (may also see this condition in pregnancy, when starting birth control, or after long plane rides)
Cancer-associated Thrombosis
p16-INK4a
HPV associated oropharyngeal cancer
FOLFOX Treatment Regimen (with diagnosis)