The nurse is aware that an abdominal mass found in a 10-month-old infant corresponds with which cancer?
a. Osteogenic sarcoma
b. Rhabdomyosarcoma
c. Neuroblastoma
d. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
C
Neuroblastoma is found exclusively in infants and children. In most cases of neuroblastoma, a primary abdominal mass and protuberant, firm abdomen are present. Osteogenic sarcoma is a bone tumor. Bone tumors typically affect older children. Rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignancy of muscle, or striated tissue. It occurs most often in the periorbital area, in the head and neck in younger children, or in the trunk and extremities in older children. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a neoplasm of lymphoid cells. Painless, enlarged lymph nodes are found in the cervical or axillary region. Abdominal signs and symptoms do not include a mass.
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a. 80 b. 90 c. 70 d. 60