neoplasia Flashcards

1
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acanthosis nigricans

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visceral malignancy

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2
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actinic keratosis

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SCC of the skin

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3
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AIDS

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Aggressive malignant lymphomas (non-hidgkins) and Kaposi

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4
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Auto-immune disease

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Lymphoma

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5
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Barrett’s esophagus

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Esophageal adenocarcinoma

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6
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Chronic atrophic gastritis, pernicious anemia, postsurgical gastric remnants

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Gastric adenocarcinoma

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Cirrhosis

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Hepatocellular carcinoma

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8
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Cushing syndrome

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Small cell lung cancer

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9
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Dermatomyositis

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Lung cancer

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10
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Down syndrome

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ALL and AML

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11
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Dysplastic nevus

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malignant melanoma

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12
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Hypercalcemia

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Squamous cell lung cancer

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13
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Immunodeficient states

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Malignant lymphomas

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14
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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

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Small cell lung cancer

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15
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Myasthenia Gravis, pure RBC aplasia

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Thymoma

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16
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Paget disease of bone

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secondary osteosarcoma and fibrosarcoma

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17
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Plummer-Vinson syndrome (decreased iron)

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Squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus

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18
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Polycythemia

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Renal cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma

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19
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Radiation exposure

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Leukemias, sarcomas, papillary thyroid cancer, breast cancer

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20
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SIADH

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small cell lung cancer

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21
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Tuberous sclerosis

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Giant cell astrocytoma, renal angiomyolipoma, cardiac rhabdomyoma

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22
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Ulcerative colitis

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Colonic adenocarcinoma

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23
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Xeroderma pigmentosum, albinism

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MElanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and especially SCC of skin

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24
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BCR-ABL (t9;22)

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oncogene. tyrosine kinase. CML, ALL

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25
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bcl-2 (t14;18)

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oncogene. Anti-apoptotic molecule. Follicular lymphomas

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26
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BRAF

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oncogene. serine/threonine kinase. Melanoma

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27
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c-kit

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oncogene. Cytokine receptor. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor

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28
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HER2/neu (c-erbB2)

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oncogene. Tyrosine kinase. Breast, ovarian, gastric carcinoma

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29
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c-myc (t8;14)

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oncogene. Transcription factor. Burkitt lymphoma

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30
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L-myc

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oncogene. transcription factor. Lung tumor

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31
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N-myc

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transcription factor. Neuroblastoma

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32
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ras

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oncogene. GTPase. colon cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer

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33
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ret

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oncogene. tyrosine kinase. MEN 2A and 2B.

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34
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APC (Chr5)

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tumor suppressor. Colorectal cancer (FAP).

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35
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BRCA1 (Chr 17)

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tumor suppressor. Breast and ovarian cancer. DNA repair protein.

36
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BRCA2 (Chr 13)

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tumor suppressor. Breast and ovarian cancer. DNA repair protein.

37
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CPD4/SMAD4

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tumor suppressor. Pancreatic cancer.

38
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DCC (Chr 18)

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tumor suppressor. Colon cancer.

39
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MEN1

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tumor suppressor. MEN type 1

40
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NF1 (Chr 17)

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tumor suppressor. Neurofibromatosis 1. RAS GTPase activating factor

41
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NF2 (Chr 22)`

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tumor suppressor. Neurofibromatosis 2. Merlin protein

42
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p16

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tumor suppressor. MElanoma. Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A

43
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p53 (Chr 17)

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tumor suppressor. Most human cancers, Li-Fraumeni syndrome. transcription factor for p21, block G1 to S phase

44
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PTEN

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tumor suppressor. breast, prostate, and endometrial cancer.

45
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Rb (Chr 13)

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tumor suppressor. retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma. inhibits E2F, block G1 to S phase

46
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TSC1

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tumor suppressor. Tuberous sclerosis. Hamartin protein.

47
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TSC2

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tumor suppressor. Tuberous sclerosis. Tuberin protein

48
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VHL (Chr 3)

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tumor suppressor. von Hippel-Lindau disease. inhibits hypoxia inducible factor 1a

49
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WT1/2 (Chr 11)

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tumor suppressor. Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma)

50
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cyclinD1 (t11;14)

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oncogene. Mantel cell lymphoma

51
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alkaline phosphatase

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tumor marker. Metastasis to bone, liver, Pagets disease, seminoma (placental ALP)

52
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alpha-fetoprotein

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tumor marker. Hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoblastoma, yolk-sac tumor, testicular cancer, mixed germ cell tumor, neural tube defects.

53
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Beta-hCG

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tumor marker. Hydratidiform mole, choriocarcinomas, testicular cancers.

54
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CA-15-3/CA-27-9

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tumor marker. Breast cancer

55
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CA-19-9

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tumor marker. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

56
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CA-125

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tumor marker. Ovarian cancer

57
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Calcitonin

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tumor marker. Medullary thyroid cancer.

58
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CEA

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tumor marker. 70% of colorectal and pancreatic cancers. very nonspecific

59
Q

PSA

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tumor marker. prostatitis, BPH, prostate adenocarcinoma

60
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S-100

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tumor marker. Neural crest origin.

61
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TRAP

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tumor marker. Hairy cell leukemia

62
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EBV

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Burkitt’s, Hodgkins, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, CNS lymphoma (immune comp)

63
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HBV, HCV

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hepatocellular carcinoma

64
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HHV-8 (Kaposi sarcoma virus)

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Kaposi sarcoma, body cavity fluid B-cell lymphoma

65
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H. pylori

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Gastric adenocarcinoma, MALT lymphoma

66
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HTLV-1

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Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

67
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Liver flukes (Clonorchis sinesis)

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Cholangiocarcinoma

68
Q

Schistosoma haematobium

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Bladder cancer

69
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Alfatoxin

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hepatocellular carcinoma

70
Q

Alkylating agents

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leukemias/lymphomas

71
Q

Aromatic amines (benzidine, 2-naphthylamine)

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Transitional cell carcinoma (bladder)

72
Q

Arsenic

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Angiosarcoma (liver), Lung cancer, SCC (skin)

73
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Asbestos

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Bronchogenic carcinoma >mesothelioma

74
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Carbon tetrachloride

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Centrilobular necrosis, fatty changes in liver

75
Q

Cigarette smoke

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Transitional cell carcinoma (bladder), SCC/adenocarcinoma (esophagus), Renal cell carcinoma, SCC (larynx), SCC and small cell (lung), Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

76
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Ethanol

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Hepatocellular carcinoma

77
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Ionizing raditation

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Papillary thyroid cancer

78
Q

Nitrosamines (smoked foods)

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Gastric cancer

79
Q

Radon

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Lung cancer (2nd leading cause after smoking)

80
Q

Vinyl chloride

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Angiosarcoma (liver)

81
Q

Paraneoplastic: 1,25-(OH)2-D3 (calcitriol)

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Hypercalcemia. Hodgkins and some non-Hodgkins

82
Q

Paraneoplastic: ACTH

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Cushing syndrome. Small cell lung cancer and some intracranial neoplasms

83
Q

Paraneoplastic: ADH

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SIADH. Small cell lung cancer

84
Q

Paraneoplastic: anti-bodies against presynaptic Ca2+ channels at NMJ

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. Small cell lung cancer

85
Q

Paraneoplastic: Erythropoietin

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Polycythemia. Renal cell carcinoma, Thymoma, hemangioma, hepatocellular carcinoma, leiomyoma, pheochromocytoma.

86
Q

Paraneoplastic: PTHrP

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Hypercalcemia. SCC lung, renal cell carcinoma, breast cancer.

87
Q

Psammoma bodies

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Papillary thyroid cancer, serous papillary cystadenocarcinoma of ovary, meningioma, malignant mesothelioma.