APHON Oncology Questions with
Correct Answers
B-ALL - ANSWERS
T-ALL - ANSWERS
non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) - ANSWERSRound blue-cell neoplasm; Lymphoid cells
(B or T) & organs of immune system; more systemic than Hodgkins: includes precursor,
burkitt/ burkitt-like, diffuse large b, mediastinal b-cell, & anaplastic large cell lymphomas
Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) - ANSWERSmalignant tumor of lymphoid tissue in the spleen
and lymph nodes; Reed-Sternberg cells (owls eyes); includes nodular sclerosis, mixed
cellular it's, lymphocyte-rich or -depleted (HIV pts), & nodular-lymphocyte predominant
HL
Neuroblastoma - ANSWERSround blue-cell neoplasm originating in neural crest cells,
often from adrenal gland
Osteosarcoma - ANSWERS
Ewing sarcoma of bone and soft tissue - ANSWERSRound blue cell neoplasm
Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor - ANSWERS
Wilms tumor - ANSWERS
Rhabdomyosarcoma - ANSWERSRound blue-cell neoplasm
Retinoblastoma - ANSWERS
Acute myeloid leukemia - ANSWERSAbnormalities in differentiation/proliferation of
myeloid/erthyroid or megakaryocytic cell lines
Chronic myeloid leukemia - ANSWERSAbnormality in proliferation of myeloid cells
Brain tumors - ANSWERSAstrocytoma, brain-stem glioma, medulloblastoma,
ependymoma, & craniopharyngioma
Correct Answers
B-ALL - ANSWERS
T-ALL - ANSWERS
non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) - ANSWERSRound blue-cell neoplasm; Lymphoid cells
(B or T) & organs of immune system; more systemic than Hodgkins: includes precursor,
burkitt/ burkitt-like, diffuse large b, mediastinal b-cell, & anaplastic large cell lymphomas
Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) - ANSWERSmalignant tumor of lymphoid tissue in the spleen
and lymph nodes; Reed-Sternberg cells (owls eyes); includes nodular sclerosis, mixed
cellular it's, lymphocyte-rich or -depleted (HIV pts), & nodular-lymphocyte predominant
HL
Neuroblastoma - ANSWERSround blue-cell neoplasm originating in neural crest cells,
often from adrenal gland
Osteosarcoma - ANSWERS
Ewing sarcoma of bone and soft tissue - ANSWERSRound blue cell neoplasm
Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor - ANSWERS
Wilms tumor - ANSWERS
Rhabdomyosarcoma - ANSWERSRound blue-cell neoplasm
Retinoblastoma - ANSWERS
Acute myeloid leukemia - ANSWERSAbnormalities in differentiation/proliferation of
myeloid/erthyroid or megakaryocytic cell lines
Chronic myeloid leukemia - ANSWERSAbnormality in proliferation of myeloid cells
Brain tumors - ANSWERSAstrocytoma, brain-stem glioma, medulloblastoma,
ependymoma, & craniopharyngioma
