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Neoplasia VI Flashcards

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What type of UV light is particularly damaging?

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UVB 280-320 nm

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What does UVB light damage?

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Pyrimidine dimers formed

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What is the repair mechanism in the body to repair DNA?

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Nucleotide excision repair (NER pathway)

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What is xeroderma pigmentosum?

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Patients without the enzyme needed for DNA repair in the NER pathway

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5
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What is the indirect effect of ionizing radiation? Direct?

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indirect = Free radical generation

Direct = chromosome breakage

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High LET (such as what) are more damaging than low LET (such as what)?

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High = neutrons and alpha rays

Low = x-rays, gamma rays

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Atomic bomb causes what CAs?

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Leukemia (except CLL)

Thyroid cancer

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What are the two CAs associated with x-ray workers?

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Radiation dermatitis

Skin cancers

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What is the CA associated with Radium use (like painting dials of watches with luminous radium)?

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Osteosarcoma

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10
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What 3 organs are the least susceptible to atomic bomb radiation?

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Skin
Bone
Gut

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What are the two MOAs of hep B is causing hepatocellular carcinoma?

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Chronic liver injury and regeneration

HBx protein activates IGF and binds to p53

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What is the MOA of hep C causing CA?

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Chronic liver cell injury and regeneration

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13
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What are the tumors associated with EBV? (4)

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Burkitt’s lymphoma
Hodgkins
B-cell lymphoma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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14
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Which HPV viruses are associated with cervical CA? Why?

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16
18
31
33

These viruses integrate their DNA into the host

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What is the function of E6 and E7 that HPV viruses produce?

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E6 inhibits p53

E7 inhibits Rb

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What are the two “low risk” virus strains of HPV? Why?

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6 and 11–these do not integrate their DNA into the host

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17
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What virus causes T-cell leukemia/lymphoma?

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HTVL-1 (human T-cell leukemia virus type I)

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18
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What is the mode of transmission for HTLV-1?

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Intercourse
Blood
Breast feeding

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What is the MOA of HTLV-1?

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Tax gene has CD4 tropism.

Activates IL-2 (T cell growth factor)
c-Fos, GM-CSF

Inactivates p16INK4a

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What is the molecule that HTLV-1 inactivates? What is the function of this molecule?

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p16INK4a (an antiCA gene)

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What is the virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma? What other virus is this associated with (but not caused by)?

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HHV-8

Associated with HIV

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How is helicobacter pylori infection associated with neoplasia?

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CagA cytotoxin–stimulates growth factor pathway

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What is the CA associated with H.Pylori?

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MALT lymphoma (gastric lymphoma)

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What are the CAs that estrogen promotes?

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Breast CA
Cervical
Leiomyoma of uterus

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25
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What are the CAs associated with contraceptive hormones?

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Breast CA

Benign/malignant liver tumors

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What are the CAs associated with anabolic steroids?

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Benign/malignant liver tumors

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Leiomyomas are (encapsulated/not encapsulated)

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Encapsulated

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28
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CA’s local or hormone production effects are related to what?

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Location

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29
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What causes cancer cachexia?

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TNFalpha production

30
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What is paraneoplastic syndrome?

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Distant effects of a tumor unrelated to primary tumor or metastasis

31
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Lung CAs are known to produce what hormone? What does this cause?

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ACTH–causes Cushing’s syndrome

32
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Small cell carcinoma of the lung are known to produce what hormone? What is this syndrome called, an what metabolic disturbance is commonly found with this?

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ADH

SIADH (hyponatremia)

33
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What is acanthosis nigricans?

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Black verrucoid appear leision of the skin (usually located in the axilla)

34
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What is the CA associated with Acanthosis nigricans?

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Stomach CA

35
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What is the Leser Trelat sign associated with?

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Gastric carcinoma that produces multiple outcroppings of pigmented seborrheic keratosis

36
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What is carcinoid syndrome?

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Tumors that produce 5HT, (associated with neuroendocrine tumors)

37
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What is the tumor location of carcinoid tumors? What does the tumor produce?

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Appendix

Serotonin

38
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What are the clinical features of carcinoid syndrome?

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Flushing of face, diarrhea, tachycardia

39
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How do you diagnose carcinoid syndrome?

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Urinary excretion of 5-hydroyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA)–a metabolite of serotonin

40
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What causes hypercalcemia in malignancies? What is the CA associated with this?

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Release of PTH related peptide

squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

41
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What are the PTH levels in squamous cell carcinomas that release a PTH like hormone?

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Low d/t hypercalcemia

42
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Osteolytic bony metastasis is caused by what osteolytic factors? What CA is this associated with?

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Release of osteolytic factors (PGE2, IL-1)

Breast CA

43
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Medullary CA of the thyroid is associated with what condition? HOw does this occur?

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Hypocalcemia–production of calcitonin

44
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Gynecomastia is caused by what? What CA is this associated with?

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B-HCG secretion

ChorioCA testis

45
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What is Eaton-Lambert syndrome?

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Autoimmune attack of neuromotor plate

46
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What is the CA associated with Eaton-Lambert syndrome?

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Small cell carcinoma of the lung

47
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What are the morphological methods to diagnose CA?

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  1. Biopsy
  2. Frozen section
  3. FNAC
  4. Cytology
  5. IHC
48
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What are the two molecular methods for diagnosing CA?

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Flow cytometry

DNA probe

49
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What is the biochemical assay utilized to diagnose CA looking for?

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Tumor markers

50
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Why should you use IHC?

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Diagnose an undifferentiated tumor

Categorize leukemias and lymphomas

51
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If the tumor is positive for cytokeratin or epithelial membrane antigen, it indicates that the CA came from what type of cells?

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Epithelial cells

52
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Vimentin and desmin are markers for what CA types?

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Mesenchymal origin

53
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LCA (leukocyte common antigen) is a marker for what type of CA?

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Leukocyte origin

54
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Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is associated with what?

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Neuronal tumors

55
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Chromogranin is associated with what CAs?

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Neuronal tumors

56
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Synaptophysin is associated with what CAs?

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Neuronal tumors

57
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Thyroglobulin marker for a tumor = what origin for a tumor?

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Thyroid CA

58
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CD10 (CALLA) = what origin?

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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

59
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Placental alkaline phosphatase is a marker for what CA?

60
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vWF, CD31 is a marker for what types of CA?

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Vascular neoplasms

61
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What is a tumor marker?

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A substance found in the blood, urine, or body tissues that can be elevated in CA, among other tissue types

62
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Increase in CEA = what CAs?

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Colon CA
Breast
Stomach
Pancrease

63
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Increase in PSA= what CAs?

64
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Increase in beta-HCG= what CAs?

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Trophoblastic tumors (choriocarcinoma)

65
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Increase in CA-125= what CAs?

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Ovarian carcinoma

66
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Increase in a-fetoprotein (AFP)= what CAs?

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Hepatocellular carcinomas

Germ cell tumors of testes or ovaries

67
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Increase in NSE= what CAs?

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Small cell carcinoma of the lung

68
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Increase in Calcitonin = what CAs?

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Medullary thyroid carcinoma

69
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Increase in CA 19-9= what CAs?

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Colon

Pancreatic

70
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Increase in CA 15-3= what CAs?

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Breast carcinoma

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