Diagnostic Radiology/Chest Imaging/Pulmonary Neoplasms
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- Name the four major histologic types of bronchogenic carcinoma, and state the difference between non-small cell and small cell lung cancer
- Name the type of non-small cell lung cancer that most commonly cavitates
- Name the types of bronchogenic carcinoma that are usually central
- Describe the TNM classification for staging non-small cell lung cancer, including the components of each stage (I, II, III, IV, and substages), and the definition of each component (T1-4, N0-3, M0-1)
- State the staging of small cell lung cancer
- Name the four most common extrathoracic sites for non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer to metastasize
- State which stages of non-small cell lung cancer are potentially resectable
- Recognize abnormal contralateral mediastinal shift on a post-pneumonectomy chest radiograph and state five possible etiologies for the abnormal shift
- Name the most common location for adenoid cystic and carcinoid tumors to occur
- Suggest the possibility of radiation change as a cause of new apical opacification on a chest radiograph of a patient with evidence of mastectomy and/or axillary node dissection
- Describe the acute and chronic radiographic and CT appearance of radiation injury in the thorax (lung, pleura, pericardium, esophagus) and the temporal relationship to radiation therapy
- State the role of MR in lung cancer staging (e.g. chest wall invasion, superior sulcus or Pancoast tumor)
- State the role of positron emission tomography (PET) in lung cancer staging
- Describe the TNM classification for staging esophageal carcinoma, including the components of each stage (I, II, III, IV) and the definition of each component (T, N and M)
- State the role of imaging in the staging of esophageal carcinoma
- State which stages of esophageal carcinoma are potentially resectable
- State the classification of lymphoma, the role of imaging in the staging of lymphoma, and the typical and atypical manifestations of thoracic lymphoma
- Define primary pulmonary lymphoma
- Describe the typical chest radiograph and chest CT appearances of Kaposi sarcoma