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1
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Hallmarks of cancer

A 
self sufficiency
unresponsive to inhibition signals
limitless replication
evasion of death
evasion of immune system
invasion ability
reprogramming metabolism pathways
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fibroma

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fibrosis tissue tumor

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adenoma

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gland pattern in normal tumors/ tumors of gland

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papilloma

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finger fronds tumor on surface

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5
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cystoma

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benign hollow cyst

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sarcoma

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solid mesenchymal tumor

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leukemia

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mesenchymal cells of blood

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carcinoma

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malignant neoplasm of epithelial tissue

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mixed tumors

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salivary gland tumor - pleomorphic adenoma

fibro (neoplastic)adenoma of breast

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divergent differentiation

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mixed tumors

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11
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teratoma

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mixed tumors with more than one germ layer involvement

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hamartoma

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disorganized indigenous tissue

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choristoma

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heterotrophic rest of cells

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14
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scirrhous tumors

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dense abundant fibrous desmoplasia

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anaplastic cells

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pleomorphic cells/giant cells
large hyperchromatic nuclei/ multiple nuclei
nuclear- cytoplasmic ratio - upto 1:1 (normal 1:4/1:6)
coarse chromatin
large nucleolus
mitoses - numerous, atypical
anarchic mitotic spindle
tripolar/quadripolar mitotic figures
abnormal orientation
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dysplasia

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disorderly non neoplastic proliferation
architectural anarchy
dysplasia in whole thickness of epithelium - carcinoma insitu

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17
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benign leiomyoma

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no capsule

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18
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carcinoma

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lymphatic spread

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19
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sarcoma

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hematogenous spread

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20
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skip metastasis

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papillary carcinoma of thyroid, osteosarcoma

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21
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autosomal dominant cancer syndromes

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childhood retinoblastoma - tumor suppressor gene mutation

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22
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autosomal recessive syndromes of defective DNA repair

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xeroderma pigmentosa

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23
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familial cancer

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early onset
present in relatives
bilateral/ multiple lesions

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preneoplastic lesions

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metaplasia, dysplasia, hyperplasia, leukoplakia, villous adenoma, benign tumors

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25
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normal regulatory genes

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protooncogenes
tumor suppressor genes
apoptosis gene
DNA repair genes

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oncogenes

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dominant (one allele mutation leads to- neoplasms)

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tumor suppressor gene

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governor - brake on proliferation

guardian - sense damage and repairing

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TP53

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guardian gene

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loss of guardian genes like tp53

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permits and accelerate mutation acquisition

30
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balanced translocation

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Burkitt lymphoma - overexpression of myc (8) on it’s translocation under Ig heavy chain regulatory element (14)

follicular B cell lymphoma - overexpression of antiapoptotic bcl2 gene (18) on its translocation under Ig heavy chain regulatory element (14)

CML- fusion gene 9-22 (Ph chromosome) leading to BCR ABL rearrangement - encode tyrosine kinase (novel chimeric protein)

Ewing sarcoma - fusion gene (t11;22) (q24;12) EWS transcription factor with Fli-1

AML, MPD

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fusion genes

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bcr-abl - kinase - CML
Fli-1 EWS - transcription factor ewing sarcoma
TMPRSS- ETS - transcription factor- prostate cancer
EML4 -ALK - kinase - lung carcinoma
HGMA-2 - overexpression (removal of negative regulatory microRNA site)

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site of Rb gene

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gene amplification

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nymc - neuroblastoma

hsr - amplified gene insert into new chromosomal location
double minutes- extrachromosomal

erbb2- breast cancer

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microRNA

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single stranded, non coding

cleave mRNA/ repress translation

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miRNA

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inhibits antiapoptotic (procarcinogenic) gene bcl2

stimulate procarcinogenic RAS, MYC

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miRNA

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inhibits antiapoptotic (procarcinogenic) gene bcl2

stimulate procarcinogenic RAS, MYC

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miRNA

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inhibits antiapoptotic (procarcinogenic) gene bcl2

stimulate procarcinogenic RAS, MYC

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miRNA

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inhibits antiapoptotic (procarcinogenic) gene bcl2

stimulate procarcinogenic RAS, MYC

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miRNA

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inhibits antiapoptotic (procarcinogenic) gene bcl2

stimulate procarcinogenic RAS, MYC

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miRNA

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inhibits antiapoptotic (procarcinogenic) gene bcl2

stimulate procarcinogenic RAS, MYC

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ECM

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collagens, glycoprotein, proteoglycans

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proteases in tumor invasion

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mmp, cathespin D, urokinase plasminogen activator

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MMP role in tumor invasion

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release ECM sequestrated growth factors

remodel basement membrane

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mmp 9 gelatinase

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cleave type iv collagen

release vegf

43
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direct acting chemical carcinogen

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alkylating agents - leukemia

44
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indirectly acting chemical carcinogens

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benzopyrene 
active principle- epoxide
aromatic amines
azo dyes
beta naphthylamine - bladder cancer
aflatoxin - hepatocellular carcinoma
nitrites

metabolic activation by monooxygenases (polymorphism)

45
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aflatoxin

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signature mutation in tp53

46
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TAX gene in HTLV-1 virus

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activate genes - of cytokines (il2, 15), receptors, costimulatory factors
bind to cyclins
t cell mitogens - polyclonal proliferation
finally tp53 - tumor suppressors- monoclonal neoplasms

47
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Paraneoplastic endocrinopathy

A

small cell lung carcinoma

pancreatic and neural carcinoma

48
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SIADH Paraneoplastic

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small cell lung carcinoma, intracranial tumor

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hyperglycaemia

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squamous cell carcinoma of lung

breast, renal, adult t cell leukemia/lymphoma, ovarian

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hypoglycemia

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fibrosarcoma
mesenchymal sarcoma
hepatocellular carcinoma

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Paraneoplastic carcinoid syndrome

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bronchial adenoma

pancreatic, gastric carcinoma

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polycythemia Paraneoplastic

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renal carcinoma
cerebellar hemangioma
hepatocellular carcinoma

(erythropoietin)

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myasthenia Paraneoplastic

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bronchogenic carcinoma

thymoma

54
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myasthenia Paraneoplastic

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bronchogenic carcinoma

thymoma

55
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disorders of cns and pns

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breast Cancer

teratomas

56
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acanthosis nigricans Paraneoplastic

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gastric adenoma

lung and uterine carcinoma

57
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dermatomyositis

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bronchogenic

breast cancer

58
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hypertrophy osteoarthropathy, clubbing of fingers

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bronchogenic carcinoma

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venous thrombosis

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pancreatic, bronchogenic carcinoma

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non bacterial endocarditis

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advanced cancer

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anemia

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NEPHROTIC syndrome

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Paraneoplastic syndrome

in various cancers

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cytokeratin

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undifferentiated carcinoma

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CEA

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colon , pancrease, stomach, breast carcinoma

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