Part 19: Most something

2/3 of pancreas cancers occur in this region

head

What is the largest organ of the body

skin

most common type of cancer (excluded from most cancer literature for this reason)

skin

#1 cause of skin cancer

uv radiation

What skin cancer pathology is most common

basal

what skin cancer pathology is least common?

melanoma

Which skin cancer is the most lethal

Melanoma 70% of skin cancer deaths

What cancer is the #1 cancer in men and #2 in women ages 30-40

melanoma

What cancer in the #1 cancer in people ages 25-29?

melanoma

#1 cause of melanomas

changes in pre-existing nevi (70%)

Which cancer has the highest regression rate of any TRUE Malignancy?

retinoblastoma

Most common intraocular cancer?

intraocular melanoma

#2 cause of enucleations

intraocular melanoma

Most common orbital tumor?

hemangioma - benign

Which tumor has 90% spontaneous regression rate

hemangioma -benign

#2 cause of death in children

cancer

__ of childhood cancers are solid tumors

half

Most common childhood cancers ranked

1. leukemia 40%

2. CNS tumors

Most common solid tumors ranked

1. Brain

2. Neuroblastoma

#1 presentation of Wilms tumor

abdominal mass

1st cancer to be treated using multimodal approach

Wilms

True or False: Neuroblastoma is the most common pediatric solid tumor

false

1- brain

2- neuroblastoma

Most common pediatric soft tissue sarcoma

rhabdomyosarcoma

Which cancer is there debate on if its a real malignancy

histiocytosis x 30-40% of untreated patients survive

Most common primary bone cancer

osteosarcoma

Most radiosensitive of the category of bone/soft tissue sarcomas?

Ewing’s sarcoma

#1 cause of pancreatic cancer

smoking

#1 symptom of pancreas cancer

10% or more rapid weightloss

#2 is pain

Largest organ in the body

liver

leading cause in the US for liver cancer

cirrhosis 70% of patient

Most common external secretory cancer for pancreas

infiltrating ductal adenoma

Most common internal secretory cancer for pancreas

insulinoma

Deadliest pathology for pancreas cancer

giant cell carcinoma

Most common pathology for liver cancer

Benign more common so hemangioma

Most common malignant pathology for liver cancer?

hepatocellular