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Neoplasia Flashcards

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Chorisoma, hamartoma

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Normal act topic tissue

Normal tissue location but poorly organized

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Nomenclature

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  • Benign tumors typically end in “Oma”
  • Epithelial malignancies; carcinomas
  • Mesenchymal Malignancies; sarcoma
  • Hematopoietic Malignancies; leukemia
  • Lymphoid Malignancies; lymphoma
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Grading versus staging

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  • Staging is based on how far the metastases travel

- Grading is how undifferentiated they are; a measure of Anaplasticity

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MYC

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  • Amplification indicates a poor prognosis in many cancers

- This pathway emerges heavily with other intracellular pathways

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VHL

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  • Associated with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
  • Clear-cell renal carcinoma And CNS malignancies
  • degrades HIFIa In the presence of oxygen (Activates various growth factors)
  • Hypoxia induces H1FIa To initiate Angiogenesis (VEGF/bEGF)
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Imanitib

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MAb TRK inhibitor

- bcr-abl: Philadelphia chromosome

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Philadelphia chromosome

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Merging of two proto-oncogenes chromosome locations Resulting in overexpression of Cell cycle advancing factors

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RAS

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One of the most commonly mutated proto-oncogenes

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Rb

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Ubiquitous tumor suppressor genes that inhibits E2F.

  • E2F have initiates transcription of S-phase genes
  • Mutation represents “first hit” in retinoblastoma development
  • Is active in a hypophosphorylated state in quiescent cells
  • Cyclin D/ CDK/6 Complex phosphorylates Causing it to become in active in replicating cells
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ATM/ATR

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Mediates damage repair

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P53

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One of the primary tumor suppressor genes

  • p 53 activation is considered a primordial response To damage
  • Can initiate quiescence (Temporary cycle arrest) senescence (permanent cell cycle arrest)or apoptosis
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INK4/ARF

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Blocks cyclin D/CDK 2 phosphorylation of RB protein

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TGF-beta

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Inhibition of proliferation
SMADs
- Mutation found in 100% of pancreatic cancers and 80% of colon cancers

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PTEN

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Inhibits mTOR via PI3K/AKT

Associated with Cowden syndrome

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NF-1

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Associated with neurofibromatosis via the RAS pathway

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BCL-2

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Anti-Apoptotic gene

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Telomerase

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Imparts cellular immortality by elongating telomeres and preventing degradation

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Warburg effect

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In the presence of an oxygen-rich environment metabolism shifts to anaerobic Glycolysis. Allows tumor cells to gain energy very quickly For rapid reproduction

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Typical lymphoid mutations

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Swapping translocations With proto-oncogenes, Resulting in overexpression

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Typical hematopoiesis mutations

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Formation of Chimeric proteins promoting growth and survival

- E.g. chronic myelogenous leukemia

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Solid tumor mutations

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Tend to be deletions

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N-MYC

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Proto-oncogene of which amplification is implicated in lots of tumors
- Increased amplification is associated with poor prognosis

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Benzopyrine

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Indirect carcinogen produced from the combination of heat and tobacco

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P450 and cancers

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Most known carcinogens are metabolized by P450

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Oncofetal antigens

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Expressed as glycoprotein markers cancers and developing fetuses
- AFP, CEA

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Cancer markers (4)

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PSA - Marker for prostate cancer but better marker for treatment efficacy
AFP/CEA-Marker for recurrence
CA-125-Ovarian cancer
Bence-Jones Immunoglobulins-Multiple myeloma

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Typical tumor progression

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Progression from one cell to 10^9 in about 30 doublings: Represents a tumor mass of about 1 g -> In 10 more doublings tumor mass typically is about 1 kg, Which usually is incompatible with life. Detection usually occurs in the last 10 doublings, Hence many have already metastasized

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Progression to metastasis

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TGIF

  • Transformation
  • Growth
  • Invasion
  • fucked (Metastases)
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Invasion process

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  • Degradation of cell to cell junctions (E-cads)
  • Mutations in catenin contribute to loosening of cells
  • matrix metalloproteinases: Degrades type for collagen in basement membrane And allows for penetration
  • Develops novel extracellular matrix attachments and uses it as Migration path
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Lung and lymphatic metastases

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Originate from the liver due to portal blood supply

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FISH assay in prognosis: eg

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Fish assay can determine overexpression of proto-oncogenes indicating favorable or unfavorable Prognosis

  • HER-2 Amplification indicates susceptibility to trastuzumab
  • N-MYC Amplification indicates poor prognosis in Neuroblastoma
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MUC-1

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Induces antibody/T-cell response in breast tissue

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CD 20

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B cell stimulation factor

- Target for Rituximab

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Immune cells in cancer

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Cytotoxic T lymphocytes are the Primary immune response In malignancy, But require sensitization

  • Encase cells are secondary but do not require sensitization
  • CD4 cells play a minor role
  • Antibodies playing no immune function but can be used for identification
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Immune avoidance mechanisms of neoplasms

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  • Antigen negative overgrowth
  • Decreasing HLA 1 expression
  • Immunosuppression via TGF-beta
  • Decrease costimulation receptor B7
  • Fas ligand apoptosis of CTLs
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Cachexia Syndrome

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  • Often the first sign of occult Cancer

- MAWW: Malaise, Anorexia, Weakness, Wasting

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Carcinoid syndrome

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Inflammatory cytokines released causing flushing, cyanosis, G.I. symptoms, bronchoconstriction attacks

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Acanthrosis Nigricans

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Associated with up to 50% of neoplasms

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Cancer trends in men versus women

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Incidence in men: Prostate, lung, colon
Incidence in women: Breast, lung, colon
Mortality in men: Lung, prostate, colon
Mortality in women: Lung, breast, colon

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Screening recommendations

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Breast: Mammogram at 40; MRI if significant family history
Prostate: combo PSA and prostate exam at 50 (45 if black)
Colon: Colonoscope at 50 every 10 years
Cervix: Pap smear at 21 Q3 years, HPV only if abnormal. At 35 Pap smear HPV combo Q5 years

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Cushing’s perineoplastic syndrome

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Lung neoplasm constitutively releases glucocorticoids

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Familial cancer syndromes (4)

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Familial retinoblastoma: Rb
Familial Adenomatous polyposis: APC (FAPC)
Multiple endocrine neoplasia: RET mutation
Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer: mismatch repair mutation

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Carcinogens; initiators and promoters

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  • Initiators cause Irreversible DNA damage
  • Promoters Do not directly damage the DNA
    Complete carcinogens initiate and promote, Incomplete carcinogens initiate only
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Carcinogens associated with specific conditions

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Aromatic amines -> Bladder cancer
Aflatoxin b1 -> liver carcinoma
All other As -> lung skin

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H pylori and neoplasms

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Associated with inflammation from chronic gastritis

CAG Associated with higher incidence of malignancy

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MALTomas

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Germinal center neoplasm, Form in response to chronic inflammation and irritation.

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Bacteria in malignancy

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In both cases of H. pylori and MALToma’s removing the bacteria or stimulus takes away the cancer

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  • HPV
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most strains associated with benign growths

  • 6,11,16,18 (esp. 16 and 18)
  • E6 protein: p53
  • E7 protein: p53, p21, Rb
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EBV

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Associated with African Burkitt’s lymphoma

  • LMP-1 Activates CD40 ligand initiating proliferation
  • inhibits BCL-2 -> No apoptosis
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Human T-cell leukemia virus type one

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Associated with Japan the west Indies and the Pacific Islands
-TAX gene Initiates polyclonal T cell proliferation and NFKB (survival)
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MAWW

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Cachexia syndrome
Malaise
Anorexia
Wasting 
Weakness

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