Book Flashcards
1
Q
Commonly used tumor markers for: Liver Ca Breast Ca Ovarian Ca Pancreatic Ca Prostate Ca Colon Ca
A
Liver Ca - AFP
breast Ca - BRCA-1 and BRCA-2
Ovarian Ca - CA 125
Pancreatic Ca - CA 19-9
Prostate Ca - PSA
Colon Ca - CEA
2
Q
TNM Staging System
For Tumor
A
T0: no evidence of disease
T1: tumor is not palpable or visible by imaging
T2: tumor is confined to primary Ca site
T3: tumor extends to neighboring tissue
T4: metastatic disease
3
Q
TNM staging system for Node
A
N0 - no involvement of lymph nodes
N1 - metastasis to local lymph nodes
4
Q
TNM staging system for Metastasis
A
M0 - no metastasis
M1 - distant metastasis