Diagnostic Radiology/Chest Imaging/Pulmonary Neoplasms


 * 1) Name the four major histologic types of bronchogenic carcinoma, and state the difference between non-small cell and small cell lung cancer
 * 2) Name the type of non-small cell lung cancer that most commonly cavitates
 * 3) Name the types of bronchogenic carcinoma that are usually central
 * 4) 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)
 * 5) State the staging of small cell lung cancer
 * 6) Name the four most common extrathoracic sites for non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer to metastasize
 * 7) State which stages of non-small cell lung cancer are potentially resectable
 * 8) Recognize abnormal contralateral mediastinal shift on a post-pneumonectomy chest radiograph and state five possible etiologies for the abnormal shift
 * 9) Name the most common location for adenoid cystic and carcinoid tumors to occur
 * 10) 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
 * 11) 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
 * 12) State the role of MR in lung cancer staging (e.g. chest wall invasion, superior sulcus or Pancoast tumor)
 * 13) State the role of positron emission tomography (PET) in lung cancer staging
 * 14) 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)
 * 15) State the role of imaging in the staging of esophageal carcinoma
 * 16) State which stages of esophageal carcinoma are potentially resectable
 * 17) State the classification of lymphoma, the role of imaging in the staging of lymphoma, and the typical and atypical manifestations of thoracic lymphoma
 * 18) Define primary pulmonary lymphoma
 * 19) Describe the typical chest radiograph and chest CT appearances of Kaposi sarcoma