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Tumor Markers Flashcards

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Tumor Markers

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Should not be used for primary diagnosis of cancer but instead used with a definitive diagnosis via biopsy. They may also be used to monitor tumor recurrence and response to therapy.

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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)

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Metastasis to bone and liver

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Alpha-fetoprotein

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Normally made by a fetus. Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Hepatoblastoma, yolk sac tumor, testicular cancer, mixed germ cell tumor

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B-hCG

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Choriocarcinoma, Testicular Cancer

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CA 19-9

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Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

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CA-125

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Ovarian Cancer

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Calcitonin

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Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

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CEA (CarcinoEmbryogeninc Antigen)

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Very nonspecific but produced by ~70% of colorectal and pancreatic cancers; also produced by gastric, breast, and medullary thyroid carcinomas

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PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen)

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Used to follow prostate adenocarcinoma.

**Could be elevated in BPH and prostatitis

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