Serum tumor markers Flashcards
1
Q
Alkaline Phosphatase
A
Metastases to bone or liver
Paget Disease of the bone
Seminoma
2
Q
AFP
A
Hepatocellular Ca Yolk Sac Tumor(endodermal sinus) Mixed Germ Cell Tumor Ataxia Telangiectasia Neural tube defects
3
Q
hCG
A
Hydatidiform moles
Choriocarcinomas
Testicular Ca
Mixed germ cell tumor
4
Q
CA 15-3
CA 27-29
A
Breast Ca
5
Q
CA 19-9
A
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
6
Q
CA 125
A
Ovarian Ca
7
Q
Calcitonin
A
Medullary Thyroid Ca (alone and in MEN2A, and MEN2B)
8
Q
CEA
A
Colorectal and pancreatic Ca
Minor associations: gastric, breast, and medullary thyroid Ca
9
Q
Chromogranin
A
Neuroendocrine tumors
10
Q
LDH
A
Testicular germ cell tumors
Ovarian dysgerminoma
11
Q
Neuron-specific enolase
A
Neuroendodrine tumors: Small cell lung Ca, Carcinoid tumor, Neuroblastoma.
12
Q
PSA
A
Prostate Ca
13
Q
S-100
A
Melanoma
Neural Crest Tumors