path - chemical carcinogen + paraneoplastic syndromes Flashcards

1
Q

toxin: aflatoxin (aspergillus)
organ?
impact?

A

liver

hepatocellular carcinoma

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toxin: vinyl chloride
organ?
impact?

A

liver

angiosarcoma

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toxin: carbon tetrachloride
organ?
impact?

A

liver

centrilobular necrosis, fatty change

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4
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toxin: nitrosamines (smoked foods)
organ?
impact?

A

stomach

gastric cancer

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5
Q

toxin: cigarette smoke
organ?
impact?

A
larynx - SQC
lung - SQC and small cell carc
kidney - renal cell card
bladder - transitional cell card
panc - panc adenocarcinoma
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6
Q

toxin: asbestos
organ?
impact?

A

lung

bronchogenic carc > mesothelioma

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toxin: arsenic
organ?
impact?

A

skin - SQC

liver - angiosarcoma

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Q

toxin: naphthalene (aniline) dyes
organ?
impact?

A

bladder

transitional cell carcinoma

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9
Q

toxin: akylating agents
organ?
impact?

A

blood

leukemia

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10
Q

ACTH or ACTH-like peptide
effect?
neoplasm?

A

cushing syn

small cell lung carc

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Q

ADH
effect?
neoplasm?

A

SIADH

small cell lung card and intracranial neoplasm

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12
Q

PTHrP
effect?
neoplasm?

A

hypercalcemia

SQC, renal cell, breast cancer

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13
Q

1,25-(OH)2D3 (calcitriol)
effect?
neoplasm?

A

hypercalcemia

hodgkin’s lymphoma, some non-hodgkins lymphoma

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14
Q

Erythropoietin

effect?
neoplasm?

A

polycythemia

renal cell carcinoma, hemangioblastoma, hepatocellular carc, pheochromocytoma

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15
Q

Antibodies against presynaptic Ca2+ ch at NMJ
effect?
neoplasm?

A

Lambert - Eaton Syn (musc weakness)

small celll lung carcinoma

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16
Q

Psammoma bodies are?

A

laminated, concentric, calcific spherules

17
Q

psammoma bodies seen in?

A
  • papillary adenocarcinoma of thyroid
  • serous papillary cystadenocarcinoma of ovary
  • meningioma
  • malig mesothelioma
18
Q

PSaMMoma acronym?

A

P appilary (thyroid)
S erous (ovary)
M eningioma
M esothelioma