Tumor Markers

Question 1

What is the marker for Thyroid cancer?

Answer 1

Thyroglobin

Question 2

Bence Jones Protein is use to detect what tumor?

Answer 2

Multiple Myeloma

Question 3

B2-Microglobulin is a marker for?

Answer 3

Lymphoma

Question 4

S-100 protein is a marker for what cancer?

Answer 4

Melanoma, Neuroblastoma, Neuroendocrine cancers

Question 5

Sarcomata can be detected using what type of tumor marker?

Answer 5

Cytokeratin

Question 6

Bard’s BTA and NMP-22 is a marker for?

Answer 6

Urinary Bladder Cancer

Question 7

CYFRA-21-1 is used to detect what cancer?

Answer 7

Breast & Lung Cancer

Question 8

CEA is used to detect what cancer?

Answer 8

Colorectal, Breast, Lung Cancer

Question 9

AFP is a marker of __________

Answer 9

Testicular Cancer, Hepatocellular Cancer (Hepatoma)

Question 10

CA 125 is a marker for what tumor?

Answer 10

Ovarian Cancer

Question 11

CA 15-3 is used to detect what cancer?

Answer 11

Breast, Lungs, Pancreatic, Liver, Colorectal, Ovarian Cancer

Question 12

CA 19-9 is a marker for?

Answer 12

Pancreatic cancer

Question 13

PSA tumor marker is for?

Answer 13

Prostate Specific Antigen

Question 14

Neuron-specific enolase is a marker for?

Answer 14

Small Cell Lung Cancers, Endocrine tumor

Question 15

LDH can detect what tumor?

Answer 15

Lymphoma

Question 16

HCG is a marker for what type of cancer?

Answer 16

Testicular cancer, Hydatidiform mole, Choriocarcinoma, Germ cell Trophoblastic Carcinoma

Question 17

Calcitonin can detect ________

Answer 17

Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Question 18

PTH is a marker for?

Answer 18

Parathyroid Carcinoma

Question 19

CD20 is a tumor marker for __________

Answer 19

Lymphoma

Question 20

This tumor marker is used to detect T cell Leukemia.

Answer 20

CD25 (IL-2 receptor)

Question 21

CD45 can be used to detect what type of cancer?

Answer 21

Hematopoietic malignancies

Question 22

Her2/neu tumor marker is for?

Answer 22

Breast Adenocarcinoma