Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 1661: The _____ is a unique site of distant metastasis from lung cancer

Answer: adrenal gland

Flashcard 1662: What is the relative risk of developing invasive breast carcinoma with atypical epithelial hyperplasia (fibrocystic changes)? _____

Answer: 5x increased risk

Flashcard 1663: What is the extent of epithelial involvement by immature dysplastic cells in CIN II? _____

Answer: Lower 2/3 (Basal 2/3) of the epithelium

Flashcard 1664: What is the cancer risk associated with HPV16?_____

Answer: High

Flashcard 1665: The _____ variant of papillary thyroid cancer is characterized by cells whose height is at least twice their width.

Answer: Tall cell variant

Extra: Tall cell variant is a more aggressive subtype of papillary thyroid carcinoma, often seen in older individuals and associated with higher rates of vascular invasion and extrathyroidal extension. The cells are characterized by abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and a height that is at least twice (some sources say thrice) their width.

Flashcard 1666: Vinyl Chloride is a carcinogen associated with what type of cancer? _____

Answer: Angiosarcoma of the Liver

Flashcard 1667: HHV-8 Kaposi sarcoma will have _____ inflammation on biopsy

Answer: lymphocytic

Flashcard 1668: Where do mantle cell lymphomas occur?_____

Answer: Mantle zone of the lymph node

Flashcard 1669: Is bronchial carcinoid tumor related to smoking? _____

Answer: No

Flashcard 1670: Ependymomas may present with _____, especially when in the posterior fossa

Answer: hydrocephalus