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Published	02/18/2024	A 66 year old man presents with bone pain, and a large lesion involving the sternum. Biopsy of the sternum shows abundant plasma cells.   a.…
Published	02/18/2024	Describe available staging systems for multiple myeloma and the factors that they use to determine prognosis. (2)
Published	02/18/2024	In general, what are the treatment options for newly diagnosed Multiple Myeloma? Include in your answer the role of radiation therapy. (4)
Published	02/18/2024	es 2 2018:  a. A 19 year old presents with a rubbery left neck lump. Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy shows lymphoid material. (2)   i Wha…
Published	02/18/2024	Describe the epidemiology and aetio-pathogenesis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. (3)
Published	02/18/2024	Aetio-pathogenesis of Hodgkin's lymphoma
Published	02/18/2024	How do Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin Lymphoma and Mixed cellularity Hodgkin Lymphoma differ in their clinical presentation, prognosis and histopathologica…
Published	02/18/2024	What are the prognostic factors for early and advanced stage Hodgkin Lymphoma? (2)
Published	02/18/2024	A fit 47 year old male with chronic indigestion undergoes gastroscopy. Diffuse thickening of the gastric mucosal folds in the body of the stomach are …
Published	02/18/2024	Regarding: localised gastric MALT lymphoma   i What is the role for radiation therapy? (1)
Published	02/18/2024	Regarding localised gastric MALT lymphomaii Discuss a suitable radiation therapy technique and dose fractionation schedule. (4)
Published	02/18/2024	Regarding gastric MALT: What would you tell the patient about their outcome of treatment and follow-up schedule? (2)
Published	02/18/2024	A fit 46-year-old female is referred for investigation of a 5cm lesion of the proximal humerus demonstrating full thickness cortical erosion in areas.…
Published	02/18/2024	In general, what is the role of surgery in the management of solitary bone plasmacytoma (SBP)? (1)
Published	02/18/2024	What is the Mirels Scoring System? Include in your answer its components and how it is used? (3)
Published	02/18/2024	What is the risk of this patient progressing to multiple myeloma in the next 10 years?
Published	02/18/2024	ii If the patient progressed to multiple myeloma, what would you discuss with this patient regarding the natural history of the disease with treatment…
Published	02/18/2024	a. Radiation is frequently used in the treatment of Hodgkin’s disease.   i. List the criteria for defining unfavourable risk Hodgkin’s disea…
Published	02/18/2024	In treating patients with Hodgkin’s disease, what is meant by: (1.5)   ii.i. Involved field radiation therapy.  ii.ii. Involved si…
Published	02/18/2024	A 23 year old female is diagnosed with unfavourable risk Hodgkin’s lymphoma with bulky mediastinal lymph nodes infiltrating the chest wall. She is tre…
Published	02/18/2024	c. What information would you give the patient about the efficacy of the treatment and the overall risk of second malignancy? (1.5)
Published	02/18/2024	Radiation induced cardiac toxicities may occur as a consequence of treatment. (3)   i. What are the risk factors for radiation induced heart…
Published	02/18/2024	In general, how would you reduce the treatment and patient related risk factors for radiation induced cardiac disease in hodgkin lymphoma?
Published	02/18/2024	A 22 year old female presents with cough and shortness of breath. A chest x-ray shows a widened mediastinum. a. How would you assess this patient fur…
Published	02/18/2024	A 22 year old female presents with cough and shortness of breath. A chest x-ray shows a widened mediastinum. Biopsy of the mass shows diffuse lar…
Published	02/18/2024	How do Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin Lymphoma and Mixed cellularity Hodgkin Lymphoma differ in their clinical presentation, prognosis and histopathologica…
Published	02/18/2024	d. What are the prognostic factors for early and advanced stage Hodgkin Lymphoma? (2)
Published	02/18/2024	What physical and pharmacological measures should be employed when a patient attends for TBI treatment in the radiation facility? (1)
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