Environmental carcinogens Flashcards
1
Q
Aflatoxins (corn) - Aspergillus
A
HCC
2
Q
Alkylating agents
A
Leukemia
Lymphoma
3
Q
Aromatic amines (moth balls)
A
Transitional cell carcinoma
4
Q
Arsenic
A
Angiosarcoma - liver
Lung cancer
Squamous cell cancer - skin
5
Q
Asbestos
A
Bronchogenic carcinoma > mesothelioma
6
Q
CCl4
A
Centrilobar necrosis
Fatty change
7
Q
Cigarette smoke
A
Transitional cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma/Adenocarcinoma - esophagus RCC Squamous cell carcinoma - Larynx Squamous and small cell carcinoma - lung Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
8
Q
Ethanol
A
HCC
9
Q
Ionizing radiation
A
Papillary thyroid carcinoma
AML
CML
10
Q
Nitrosamines
A
Gastric cancer
11
Q
Radon
A
Lung cancer
12
Q
Vinyl chloride
A
Angiosarcoma - liver