Cancer markers Flashcards
1
Q
Ca-125
A
Ovarian
2
Q
Ca 19-9
A
Pancreatic
3
Q
High AFP in women
A
Liver cancer
4
Q
High bHCG and high AFP
A
non-seminomatous testicular cancer
5
Q
Ca 15-3
A
Breast cancer
6
Q
CEA
A
Colorectal cancer
7
Q
S-100
A
Schwanoma
Melanoma
8
Q
Bombesin
A
Small cell lung cancer
Gastric cancer
Neuroblastoma
9
Q
BRCA 2
A
Breast cancer
Ovarian (though less than BrCa 1)
Prostate cancer in men
10
Q
BRCA 1
A
Breast and ovarian
11
Q
Calcitonin
A
Medullary thyroid cancer (from the para-follicular cells)