APHON Oncology Questions with Correct Answers

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