BMTCN Chapter 7: Surivorship Issues
What is a patient who received a T-cell-depleted transplant at risk for developing within the first year following transplant?
A. Acute myeloid leukemia
B. Breast cancer
C. Basal cell carcinoma
D. Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders✓✓D. Post-transplant lymphoproliferative
disorders
What is the most common secondary malignancy in pediatric patients who receive radiation as part of the transplant conditioning regimen?
A. Esophageal cancer
B. Thyroid cancer
C. Nonsquamous cell carcinoma
D. Brain stem glioma✓✓C
. Nonsquamous cell carcinoma
Which of the following is true of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections?
A. Exposure does not increase patients' risk of developing secondary cancers.
B. Because patients are not at a significant risk following transplant, vaccination is not necessary.
C. HPV can significantly increase patients' risk of developing post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.
D. Patients between the ages of 9 and 26 should be revaccinated post-transplant with the HPV vaccine.✓✓D. Patients between the ages of 9 and 26 should be revaccinated post-transplant with the HPV vaccine.
With which of the following are post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders strongly associated?
A. Donor B cells infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
B. Donor T cells infected with EBV