Carinogens Flashcards
1
Q
Aflatoxins
A
Liver –> HCC
2
Q
Alkylating
A
Blood –> Leuk/Lymph
3
Q
Aromatic amines
A
Bladder –> Transitional
4
Q
Arsenic
A
Liver –> angiosarcoma
Lung –> Lung Cancer
Skin –> Squamous cell carcinoma
5
Q
Asbestos
A
Lung –> Bronchogenic > mesothelioma
6
Q
Carbon Tetrachloride
A
Liver –> Centrilobular (zone 3) necrosis, fatty change
7
Q
Cigarette
A
Bladder --> Transitional Esophagus --> SCC > Adeno Kidney --> RCC LArynx --> SCC and small cell Lung --> Squamous and Small cell Pancreas --> pancreatic adeno
8
Q
Ethanol
A
HCC
9
Q
Ionizing radiation
A
Thyroid –> PTC
10
Q
Nitrosamines (smoked food)
A
Stomach –> gastric cancer
11
Q
Radon
A
Lung –> Lung cancer (#2 behind cigarettes)
12
Q
Vinyl chloride
A
Liver –> angiocarcinoma
