PULMONARY NEOPLASMS

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! __________________ is the most common cause of cancer death in the United States Lung cancer _____________________ is the second most common type of cancer diagnosed in US men and women, behind prostate and breast cancers respectively Lung cancer Worldwide-most common type of cancer diagnosed in men and women leading cause of cancer death in men and women worldwide Lung cancer Risk factors for Lung Cancer -...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! The most significant adaptive changes in cells include: (5) 1. Atrophy 2. Hypertrophy 3. Hyperplasia 4. Metaplasia 5. Dysplasia Define: Atrophy Decrease in cell number or size Define: hypertrophy Increase in cell size Define: Hyperplasia Increase in cell number Define: Metaplasia Reversible replacement of one mature cell type by another, sometimes less differentiated type. Define: Dysplasia De...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! T/F: Lung cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis in men and women. False. The most COMMON cancer diagnoses for men and women is prostate and breast cancers, respectively lung cancer is the SECOND most common cancer diagnosis for men and women, but the most lethal What is the #1 cause of cancer related deaths in adults? lung cancer what is the 5 year survival rate for lung cancer? (prognosis) 18% for all ...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! SPN? solitary pulmonary nodule SPN aka... coin lesion define SPN isolated not associated w/ infiltrate, atelectasis, adenopathy <= 3 cm CP for SPN A/Sx found incidentally on DX testing most common etiologies for SPN 1. cancer (primary or metastatic) 2. infectious granuloma (TB/cocci/histo/blasto) 3. hamartoma ("popcorn calcifications") 4. scarring from previous infxn most common SPN ...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! What causes more deaths than colon, breast, and prostate combined Pulmonary neoplasms For limited stage SCLC, anything above stage 1 treatment: chemotherapy with radiation Most popular regimens used in conjunction with thoracic XRT and have the best response rate for SCLC treatment Cisplatin plus etoposide or carboplatin plus etoposide What is the treatment for extensive stage SCLC? Chemotherapy (Carboplatin ...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! Who should undergo annual lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT)? adults aged 50 to 80 years who have a 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years When should lung cancer screening be discontinued? once a person has not smoked for 15 years or develops a health problem that substantially limits life expectancy or the ability or willingness to have...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! What is a solitary pulmonary nodule? "coin lesion" <3 cm isolated, rounded opacity on chest imaging outlined by a normal lung Solitary pulmonary nodules are not associated with? infiltrate, atelectasis, or adenopathy Majority of solitary pulmonary nodules are __________ and are a ________ finding on chest imaging asymptomatic incidental finding - important b/c nodules carry significant r...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! lung CA screening low-dose CT for adults aged 55 to 80 with a 30 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years stop lung CA screening discontinued once a person has not smoked for 15 years or develops a health problem that substantially limits life expectancy or the ability or willingness to have curative lung surgery Solitary Pulmonary Nodule -AKA Coin Lesion -< 3 cm i...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! What is the risk of a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) being malignant? If it is not cancer, what is it likely to be? - about half are malignant - non malignant = are due to infectious granulomas such as fungal infections or TB. What are solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) also known as? coin lesions ***What are worrisome history and radiologic features of a SPN? History: - Age over 50, smoking - + FH - asbest...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! lung cancer mortality based on gender highest mortality in men second highest in women what is a carcinoma cancer arising form epithelial cells what are the two types of lung carcinomas small cell lung carcinomas (SCLC) non-small lung carcinomas (NSCLC) what is the main type of SCLC small cell (oat cell) carcinoma three types of NSCLC adenocarcinoma large cell carcinoma squamous cell carcinoma wh...