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uv radiation via pyrimidine dimers –> DNA damage and NER pathway

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skin cancer

those with enzyme defects in NER pathway are highly susceptible (xeroderma pigmentosum)

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ionizing radiation

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chromosome breakage, translocation and pt mutation

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atomic bomb

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leukemia (except CLL)

thyroid cancer

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4
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x ray workers

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radiatin dermatitis and skin canceres

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5
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dials of watches with radium

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osteosarcoma

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hepatitis B virus –> hepatocellular carcinoma

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chronic liver cell injury arnd regenrative hyperplasia

also HBx prtn with activates growth promoting genes and binds p53

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hepatitis C virus –> hepatocellular carcinoma

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chronic liver cell injury and regeneration

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burkitt lymphoma
hodgkin lymphoma
Bcell lymphoma in immunosuppressed
nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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EBV

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9
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high risk HPV

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16,18,31 viral dna integrates into host genome

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10
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E6 HPV gene

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inhibits p53

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11
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E7 HPV gene

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inhibits Rb

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12
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HTLV-1 human t cell leukemia virus type 1

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Cd4 tropism

Tax gnes which activates cFos IL2 GM-CSF and inactivates p16INK4a

stimualtes trx of viral mRNA

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13
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HIV –>

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lymphoma

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14
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HHV8

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kaposi sarcoma

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15
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helicobater pylori

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gastric MALT lymphomas and gastric carcinoma

via CagA gnee stimulating growth factor pathway

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16
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estrogen hormonal carcinogenesis

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breat cnacer

quamous cell carcinoma of cervic

leiomyoma of uterus

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17
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contraceptive hormones

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breast cnacer

beinign/malignant liver tumors

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18
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anabolic steroids

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benign/malignant liver tumors

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loss of body fat wasteing and profound weakness

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cancer cachexia ——- associated with TNF

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20
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what are para-neoplastic syndromes

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distant effects of a tumore unrealted to primary tumor or metastasis

21
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lung cancer para neoplastic syndrom

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ACTH cushing syndrom

diabetes, wt loss, hypertesnion

22
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small cell carcinoma of lung para-neoplastic syndrome

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hyponatremia.SIADH

asoociated with aDH

23
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acnathosis nigricans

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black armpit associated withstomach carcinoma (you may also see leser-trelat sign)

24
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carcinoid syndrome (flushing, diarrhea, bronchospasm, tachycardia)

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because tumor secretes serotonin (observe 5-HIAA in urine)

carcinoid tumor located on appendix or small intestine

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malignancy acounts for __- cases of yeprcalcemia

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causes of hypercalcemia in malig nancy

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release of PTH related peptide (squamous cell ca of lunga dn renal ca)

osteolytic bony metastasis (breast cancer)

27
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observe hypocalcemia

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calcitonin

medullary ca of thyroid

28
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observe gynecomastia

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B-HCG hormone

chroicCA testis

29
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eaton-lambert syndrome

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myasthenia gravis like syndrome

small cell CA of lung

30
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what would you use when you do not know the cell of orign of tumor

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immunohistology

31
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cytokeratin or eptithelia membrane antigen

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epithelial origin

32
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vimentin or desmin

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mesenchmal origin

desmin is muscle specifically

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LCA leukocyte common antigen

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leukocyte origin

34
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NSE neruonal specific enolase

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neuronal tumor or smal cel carcinoma of lung

35
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chromogranin and synaptophysin

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neuronal tumor

36
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thryroglobulin

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thyroid cnacer

37
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CD10

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acute lympho alstic leukemai

38
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placental alkaline phosphatase

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vWF, CD31

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vascualr neoplasma

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CEA antigen

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tumor marker for CA colon, pancrease, stomach and breat

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PSA

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prostate cancer marker

42
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B human chorionic gonadotropin

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trophoblastic tumore marker

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CA125

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ovarian carcinoma marker

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alpha fetoprtn

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hepatocellular carcinom and germ cell tumor of testes.ovary marker

45
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NSE

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marker for small cell carcinoma of lugn

46
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calcitonin

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marker for medullary thryodi carcinoma

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CA 19-9

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marker for colon cancer, pancreatic cancer

48
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CA 15-3

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marker from breast carcioma

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