Cancer and Tumors Flashcards
1
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Bladder cancer
A
- schistosoma parasite
- NMP22 marker used
2
Q
small cell lung cancer
A
- NSE (neuron specific enolase)
- strongest associated to tobacco exposure
3
Q
lung cancer
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- can be caused by radon exposure
- metastasizes to bone, adrenal and brain.
4
Q
skin cancer
A
-xeroderma pigmentosum is prone to skin cancer
5
Q
pancreatic cancer
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CA-19-9
6
Q
liver cancer
A
- aflatoxin- beta1
- AFP is useful in monitoring this cancer
- HBV
7
Q
breast cancer
A
- CA-15-3
- condition associated with inherited mutated allele of BRCA1
8
Q
ovarian cancer
A
CA-125
9
Q
cervical cancer
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HPV
10
Q
testicular cancer
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beta-HCG
11
Q
melenoma
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S100
12
Q
multiple myeloma
A
B2M
13
Q
thyroid cancer
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calcitonin
14
Q
colon cancer
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- CEA is a tumor marker useful in monitoring
- MYH-glycosylase mutations
15
Q
colorectal cancer
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- turcot syndrome is associated with colorectal cancer
- earliest mutation in the development of colorectal cancer is the loss of APC
