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Associated cancers Flashcards

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What cancers are Cushings Syndrome associated with?

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  1. Small cell carcinoma
  2. Pancreatic cancer
  3. Neural tumors
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What cancers are Inappropriate secretion of ADH associated with?

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  1. Small Cell carcinoma of the Lung

2. Intracranial neoplasms

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Causal mechanism of Cushing’s Syndrome?

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Secretion of ACTH or ACTH-like substance

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Causal mechanism of IADH?

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Secretion of ADH or atrial natriuretic hormones

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What cancers are hypoglycemia associated with?

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  1. Ovarian carcinoma
  2. Fibrosarcoma
  3. Mesenchymal tumors (SFT)
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Causal mechanism for hypoglycemia?

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Secretion of insulin or insulin-like substance

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What cancers are associated with hypercalcemia?

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  1. Squamous cell carcinoma of the Lung
  2. Breast carcinoma
  3. Renal carcinoma
  4. Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma
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Causal mechanism of hypercalcemia?

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PTH-rp, TGF-alpha, TNF, IL-1

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What cancers are Myasthenia and disorders of the CNS and PNS associated with?

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  1. Breast carcinoma

2. Bronchogenic carcinoma

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Causal mechanism for Myasthenia?

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immunologic

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What cancers are associated with acanthosis nigricans?

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  1. Gastric carcinoma
  2. Lung carcinoma
  3. Uterine carcinoma
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What cancers are associated with Carcinoid syndrome?

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  1. HCC
  2. Bronchial adenoma (carcinoid)
  3. Pancreatic carcinoma
  4. Gastric carcinoma
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What cancers are associated with polycythemia?

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  1. Renal carcinoma
  2. Cerebellar hemangioma
  3. HCC
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Causal mechanism of Carcinoid Syndrome?

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Secretion of Serotonin, Bradykinin

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Causal mechanism of polycythemia?

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Secretion of erythropoietin

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What cancers are associated with Dermatomyositis?

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  1. Bronchogenic carcinoma

2. Breast carcinoma

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What cancer is associated with hypertrophic osteoarthropathy and clubbing of the fingers?

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Bronchogenic carcinoma

18
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What cancers are associated with venous thrombosis (Trousseau phenomenon)?

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  1. Pancreatic
  2. Bronchogenic
  3. others….
19
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Causal mechanism of Trousseau’s phenomenon?

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Tumor products, such as mucins that activate clotting

20
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Red cell aplasia

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Thymic neoplasms

21
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Causal mechanism for nephrotic syndrome caused by various cancers?

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tumor antigens and immune complexes

22
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Causal mechanism for non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis caused by various cancers?

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Hypercoagulability

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