Tumor Markers Flashcards
1
Q
Alkaline Phosphatase
A
Metastases to bone, liver, Paget’s
seminoma (placental ALP)
2
Q
Alpha fetoprotein
A
hepatocellular carcinoma
yolk sack tumor
testicular cancer
mixed germ tell tumor (with b-hcg)
3
Q
Beta-hCG
A
hydatidiform moles
choriocarcinoma
testicular cancer
4
Q
CA-15-3/CA-27-29
A
Breast cancer
5
Q
CA-19-9
A
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
6
Q
CA-125
A
ovarian cancer
7
Q
Calcitonin
A
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
8
Q
CEA
A
lots of cancers, but present in 70% of colorectal cancers
9
Q
PSA
A
prostate cancer (questionable)
10
Q
s-100
A
neural crest origin
- melanoma
- schannomas
- Langerhan’s cell histocytosis
11
Q
TRAP
A
Hairy cell leukemia (B cell)
