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3. Principles of Neoplasia Flashcards

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Cancer(s) caused by aflatoxins (Aspergillus derived rice/grain contaminant).

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Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Cancer(s) caused by alkylating agents

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Leukemia/lymphoma

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Cancer(s) caused by alcohol.

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Squamous cell carcinoma of oropharynx and upper esophagus
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma

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Cancer(s) caused by arsenic (poison and cigarette smoke)

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Squamous cell carcinoma of skin
Lung cancer
Angiosarcoma of liver

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Cancer(s) caused by asbestos.

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Lung carcinoma (more common)
Mesothelioma
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Cancer(s) caused by cigarette smoke (polycyclic hydrocarbons).

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Carcinoma of:
Oropharynx
Esophagus
Lung
Kidney
Bladder
Pancreas
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Cancer(s) caused by Nitrosamines

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Stomach carcinoma (intestinal type)

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Cancer(s) caused by Naphthylamine (cigarette smoke)

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urothelial carcinoma of bladder

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Cancer(s) caused by Vinyl chloride (used to make PVC).

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angiosarcoma of liver

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Cancer(s) caused by Nickel, Chromium, Beryllium, or silica.

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Lung carcinoma

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Cancer(s) caused by EBV.

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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Burkitt lymphoma
CNS lymphoma in AIDS

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Cancer(s) caused by HHV-8.

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Kaposi sarcoma

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Cancer(s) caused by HBV and/or HCV.

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Hepatocellular carcinoma

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Cancer(s) caused by HTLV-1.

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Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

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Cancer(s) caused by HPV (16, 18, 31, 33).

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Squamous cell carcinoma of vulva, vagina, anus and cervis.

Adenocarcinoma of cervix

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Cancer(s) caused by ionzing (nuclear) rediation.

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AML
CML
Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid

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Cancer(s) caused by non-ionizing radiation (UVB).

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BCC
Squamous cell carcinoma of skin
Melanoma

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What tumor is due to overexpression of PDGFB (autocrine loop)?

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astrocytoma

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What tumor is due to amplification of ERBB2 (Her2/Neu)?

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Some breast carcinomas

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Whats tumor are due to point mutations in RET?

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MEN2A and MEN2B and sporadic medullary carcinoma of the thyroid

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What tumor is due to point mutations in KIT?

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GI stromal tumor

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What tumors are due to t(9;22) of ABL iwth BCR?

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CML

some times of adult ALL

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What tumor is due to t(8;14) of c-MYC under IgH promoter?

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Burkitt lymphoma

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What tumor is due to amplification of n-MYC?

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neuroblastoma

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What tumor is due to amplification of L-MYC?

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small cell lung carcinoma

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What tumor is due to t(11;14) placing Cyclin D under IgH promoter?

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Mantle cell lymphoma

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What tumor is due to amplificaiton of CDK4?

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melanoma

28
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What immunostain shows epithelium (carcinoma)?

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keratin

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What immunostain shows mesenchyme (sarcoma)?

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vimentin

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What immunostain shows muscle?

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desmin

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What immunostain shows neuroglia?

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GFAP

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What immunostain shows neurons?

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neurofilament

33
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What immunostain shows prostatic epithelium?

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PSA

34
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What immunostain shows breast epithelium?

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ER

35
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What immunostain shows thyroid follicular cells?

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thyroglobulin

36
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What immunostain shows neuroendocrine cells (ex. SCC of lung or carcinoma)?

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chromogranin

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What immunostain shows Melanoma, Schwannoma, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis?

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S-100

38
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How is clonality of B lymphocytes determined?

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Ig light chain phenotype

39
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What is the normal kappa to lambda light chain ratio?

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3:1

40
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How many divisions does it take before the earliest clinical symptoms of a cancer arise?

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around 30

41
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What 2 findings are seen in familial retinoblastoma?

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bilateral retinoblastoma

osteosarcoma

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