Carcinogens --> organ and tumor Flashcards
1
Q
Aflatoxins (aspergillus)
A
Liver –> Hepatocellular carcinoma
2
Q
Alkylating agents
A
Blood –> leukemia/lymphoma
3
Q
Aromatic amines
A
Bladder –> transitional cell carcinoma
4
Q
Arsenic
A
Liver –> Angiosarcoma
Lung –> lung cancer
Skin –> squam cell carcinoma
5
Q
Asbestos
A
lung –> bronchogenic carcinoma > mesothelioma
6
Q
Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)
A
Liver –> centrilobular necrosis, fatty change
7
Q
Cigarette smoke
A
Bladder --> transitional cell carcinoma Esophagus --> squamous cell carcinoma/adenocarcinoma Kidney --> Renal cell carcinoma Larynx --> squam cell carcinoma Lung --> Squam & small cell carcinoma Pancreas --> pancreatic adenocarcinoma
8
Q
EtOH
A
Liver –> hepatocellular carcinoma
9
Q
Ionizing radiation
A
Thyroid –> papillary thyroid carcinoma
10
Q
Nitrosamine (smoked foods)
A
Stomach –> gastric cancer
11
Q
Radon
A
Lung –> lung cancer
12
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Vinyl chloride
A
liver –> angiosarcoma
