neoplasia (tumor markers, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes) Flashcards
1
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alkaline phosphatase
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mets to bone, liver, paget disease of bone, seminoma
2
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alpha fetoprotein
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normally made by fetus; hepatocellular carcinoma; hepatoblastoma; yolk sace tumor; testicular cancer;
3
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b-HCG
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hydatidiform mole and choricocarinomas; testicular cancer
4
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ca-19-9
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pancreatic cancer
5
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ca-125
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ovarian cancer
6
Q
calcitonin
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medullary thryoid carcinoma
7
Q
CEA
A
nonsepcific but produced in 70% of colorectal and pancreatic cancers; also produced by gastric, breast, and medullary thryoid carcinomas
8
Q
s-100
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neural crest origin: melanomas, neural tumors, schwannomas, langerhans cell histiocytosis
9
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TRAP
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hairy cell leukemia (b-cell neoplasia)
