Pathology Flash Cards-1
Contents
- 1 Which type of peripheral neuropathy occurs in carcinoma lungs?
- 2 Lung cancers % in active smokers or those who stopped recently
- 3 Lung Cancer in Never Smokers.
- 4 Commonest type of carcinoma lungs
- 5 Which is the most frequent malignancy in individuals exposed to asbestos
- 6 Which type of lung carcinoma shows the strongest association with smoking?
- 7 Carcinoma lungs in women and nonsmokers
- 8 Pancoast tumors
- 9 Most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide
- 10 Most frequently diagnosed major cancer in the world
Which type of peripheral neuropathy occurs in carcinoma lungs?
Which type of peripheral neuropathy occurs in carcinoma lungs?
peripheral neuropathy - usually purely
sensory
Lung cancers % in active smokers or those who stopped recently
Lung cancers % in active smokers or those who stopped recently
80% of lung cancers occur in active smokers or those who stopped recently
Lung Cancer in Never Smokers.
Lung Cancer in Never Smokers.
The WHO estimates that
25% of lung cancer worldwide occurs in never smokers
Commonest type of carcinoma lungs
Commonest type of carcinoma lungs
Adenocarcinoma
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Adenocarcinoma (38%)
• Squamous cell carcinoma (20%)
• Small cell carcinoma (14%)
• Large cell carcinoma (3%)
• Other (25%)
• Squamous cell carcinoma (20%)
• Small cell carcinoma (14%)
• Large cell carcinoma (3%)
• Other (25%)
Which is the most frequent malignancy in individuals exposed to asbestos
Which
is the most frequent malignancy in individuals exposed
to asbestos
Lung cancer
Which type of lung carcinoma shows the strongest association with smoking?
Which type of lung carcinoma shows the strongest association
with smoking?
Small cell carcinoma shows the strongest association
with smoking
Carcinoma lungs in women and nonsmokers
Carcinoma lungs in women and nonsmokers
women and nonsmokers - adenocarcinomas are the
most common cancers
Pancoast tumors
Pancoast tumors
Apical lung cancers in the superior pulmonary sulcus tend to invade the neural structures
Severe pain in the distribution of the ulnar nerve
Horner syndrome (enophthalmos, ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis) on the same side as the lesion
Severe pain in the distribution of the ulnar nerve
Horner syndrome (enophthalmos, ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis) on the same side as the lesion
Most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide
Most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide
Lung cancer
Most frequently diagnosed major cancer in the world
Most frequently diagnosed major cancer in the world
Lung cancer
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