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metabolic products produced by tumor cells or related to presence of tumor, found in body fluids or tissue or tumor surface of patients with cancers.

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Tumor Markers

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substances that can be detected in higher than normal amounts in the blood, urine, or body tissues of some patients with certain types of cancer.

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Tumor markers

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A tumor marker may be made by a _____ itself or by the body in _____ to the tumor

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tumor ; response

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Some tumor products are appropriate to the tissue of origin, but others are not and are regarded as ectopic or inappropriate and these products are known as

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Biological Markers

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What is an ideal tumor marker?

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  • Highly specific: low false-positive tests (in normal individuals, benign diseaseS)
  • Highly sensitive: low false-negative rate
  • Circulating levels should correlate directly with the amount of viable tumor present
  • Sensitive and specific assays must be reproducible and widely available at a reasonable cost.
  • Present in all patients with a given malignancy.
  • Detectable in occult disease,
  • Absent in health and benign disease.
  • The levels should correlate with the result of anticancer therapy.
  • No ideal marker exist at present.
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EPITHELIAL TUMOR MARKERS

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  1. Keratin (CK7, CK20)
  2. Epithelial Membrane Antigen
  3. Carcinoembryonic Antigen
  4. Thyroid Transcription Factor-1
  5. Prostate Specific Antigen
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highly sensitive for marker for epithelial cells and non-epithelial (mesotheliomas and non-seminomatous germ cell tumors)

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Keratin

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more frequently found in carcinomas of the lung, breast, uterus, and ovaries (serous tumors).

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CK7 (CYTOKERATIN 7)

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transitional cell carcinomas of the bladder and mucinous ovarian tumors are usually positive for both _____ and _____

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CK7 and CK20

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Renal cell carcinomas, hepatocellular carcinomas, prostatic adenocarcinomas, thyroid carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas (skin, lung and esophagus) are negative for ____ and _____

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CK7 and CK20

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adenocarcinomas of breast, lung, kidneys

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EMA (epithelial membrane antigen)

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carcinomas of GIT, pancreas, lung, breast, ovary, uterus and cervix

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CEA (Carcinoembryonic antigen)

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positive for thyroid, lung and neuroendocrine tumors

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TTF-1 (Thyroid transcription factor-1)

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prostatic adenocarcinoma, pancreatic and salivary gland tumors

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PSA (Prostate specific antigen)

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INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT MARKERS

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  1. Actin
  2. Vimentin
  3. Desmin
  4. Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP)
  5. Neurofilament
  6. S-100
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IDENTIFY TUMORS FROM SMOOTH, SKELETAL, AND CARDIAC MUSCLE

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actin

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IS 57kD intermediate filament that is present in normal mesenchymal cells

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VIMENTIN

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Neuroendocrine Markers

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  1. Neuron-specific Enolase
  2. Chromogranin
  3. Synaptophysin
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Germ Cell Tumor Markers

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  1. HCG-CHORIOCARCINOMA
  2. APP (ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN)
  3. PLAP (PLACENTA-LIKE ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE)
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ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMORS SHOWING YOLK SAC DIFFERENTIATION

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APP (ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN)

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GERM CELL TUMORS (GERMINOMAS), EMBRYONAL CARCINOMAS, CHORIOCARCINOMAS AND ENDO-DERMAL SINUS TUMORS

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PLAP (PLACENTA-LIKE ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE)

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MESENCHYMAL TUMOR MARKERS

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  1. MYOGENIC TUMORS
  2. FIBROHISTIOCYTIC TUMORS
  3. vascular tumors
  4. melanomas
  5. Lymphomas
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MUSCLE-SPECIFIC ACTIN AND DESMIN, myo-D1, myoglobin and myogenin

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MYOGENIC TUMORS

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CD68 or FAM 56, combined with more nonspecific proteolytic enzymes such as alpha-1-antitrypsin and alpha-1-antichymotrypsin to diagnose malignant fibrohistiocytic sarcomas

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FIBROHISTIOCYTIC TUMORS

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-study of cells that are separated from superficial or deep serosal or mucosal surfaces
EXFOLIATIVE CYTOLOGY
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exfoliative cytology, detects ______
malignancy
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in exfoliative cytology, cells are shed into the _____ and _______ w/c are used for evaluation
body fluids ; secretions
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in exfoliative cytology, if malignancy is suggested then ______ can be used for confirmatory
biopsies
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cells are directly taken from the surfaces of excised/incised specimens by touching them with a clean glass slide
Imprint/abraded cytology
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Imprint/abraded cytology is also known as
impression cytology
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Imprint/abraded cytology is indicated in cases of _________
hematolymphoid malignancy
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Imprint/abraded cytology, 5 techniques
smear (malignancy; chromosomal sex; type of infection;abnormalities); crush (mucoid and viscous fluids);technique;pull-push technique (other types of fluid)
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ALL SAMPLES SHOULD BE PRESERVE WELL-EQUAL PARTS OF ________ AND _______ IS THE IDEAL FIXATIVE
ETHANOL (95% ETHYL ALCOHOL) ; ETHER
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a paraffin-embedded specimen derived from different fluids and aspirated materials
CELL BLOCK TECHNIQUE
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CELL BLOCK TECHNIQUE is Mainly used with smears as an adjunct for establishing a more definitive _______
cytopathologic diagnosis
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CELL BLOCK TECHNIQUE is for _______ determination
malignancy
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CELL BLOCK TECHNIQUE is also known as
microbiopsy
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also used for architectural evaluation (histologic pattern of tumor)
CELL BLOCK TECHNIQUE
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in CELL BLOCK TECHNIQUE, categorization of tumors is not seen in ____
smears
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- Special stains and immunohistochemistry - Immunophenotyping, molecular studies - Archival material for future studies
CELL BLOCK TECHNIQUE
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using filter paper with a specified pore size
MEMBRANE FILTER METHOD
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MEMBRANE FILTER METHOD is made up of _______ and _______
polycarbonate and cellulose esters
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cytodiagnosis in urine, spinal fluid, bronchial washing and substances with low cellular
MEMBRANE FILTER METHOD
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content, sex chromatin determination on amniotic fluid
MEMBRANE FILTER METHOD
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simple; small amount samples, availability, excellent preservation of cellular samples it needs
MEMBRANE FILTER METHOD
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USES CYTOSPIN AND SEDIMENTATION PREPARATIONS
CONCENTRATION TECHNIQUE
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cells are isolated thru series of centrifugation steps to concentrate the cells into a small Suspension
CONCENTRATION TECHNIQUE
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enable cells to be spread in a monolayer
LIQUID-BASED CYTOLOGY
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improve sensitivity of screening of cervico-vaginal smears; breast and thyroid samples
LIQUID-BASED CYTOLOGY
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LIQUID-BASED CYTOLOGY methods
Thin Prep (Cytyc Corp.) and SurePap (Tripath Imaging, Inc)
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LIQUID-BASED CYTOLOGY ADVANTAGES:
- improved cell representation; = specificity,sensitivity; - abnormal cells are clearly seen and easily identified; - remaining or residual cell suspension can be used to make further cytological preparations or other tests like detection of human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA and immunocytochemistry.
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study cells that do not shed spontaneously
ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY
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palpable lesion (fine needle aspirate-accuracy is dependent on _______: smaller size means less ______ diagnosis and cant distinguish between in _____ and _____ lesion)
size of lesion ; sensitive ; situ and invasive
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deep seated/ non palpable lesions (_______ biopsy)
image-guided

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