CPHON cancers UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

CPHON cancers UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Four types of non hodgkins lymphoma - CORRECT ANSWER - Lymphobastic lymphoma
Burkitt's lymphoma
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma


Lymphoblastic lymphoma - CORRECT ANSWER - Mostly T cell
All ages
70% medistanial mass


Burkitt's lymphoma - CORRECT ANSWER - 5-10 y.o
B cell
Abdomen and pelvis
Rapidly enlarging mass
Endemic BL in Africa (EBV and jaw)


Diffuse large cell lymphoma (DLCL) - CORRECT ANSWER - Mass is favorable
2/3 present with advanced diagnosis (abdomen)
Lymph nodes more common than BL


Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) - CORRECT ANSWER - Older children
Kidney shaped
T cell antigen
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) in 90%


Non- hodgkins S/S - CORRECT ANSWER - 2/3 present with advanced mets

, CNS rare


Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Burkitt's lymphoma fastest growing
BMA 25% blasts= ALL


Non Hodgkins staging - CORRECT ANSWER - I- 1 tumor or node
II- 2+ on same side of diaphragm
III- 2+ on both sides of diaphragm
IV- BM or CNS


Non Hodgkins Lymphoma treatment - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgery- biopsy for staging
Chemo and CNS prophylactically
Rituximab CD20
Recurrent- HSCT (not for anaplastic large cell lymphoma)


Hodgkin's lymphoma - CORRECT ANSWER - Lymphatic system
Reed sternberg cells (owl eyes)
80% painless adenopathy- firm and rubbery
2/3 with medistanial mass and tracheal/bronchial compression


Subtypes of HL - CORRECT ANSWER - Classic HL (reed sternberg cells)
Nodular lymphocyte predominant HL


Types of classic HL - CORRECT ANSWER - Nodular sclerosis HL
Mixed cellularity
Lymphocyte rich classic HL
Lymphocyte deleted HL