tumor markers Flashcards
1
Q
HCG
A
trophoblastic tumors, nonseminomatous testicular tumors
2
Q
calcitonin
A
medullary carcinoma of thyroid
3
Q
catecholamine and metabolites
A
pheochromocytoma and related tumors
4
Q
ectopic hormones
A
paraneoplastic syndromes
5
Q
alpha fetoprotein
A
liver cell cancer, nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of testis
6
Q
carcinoembryonic antigen
A
carcinomas of the colon, pancreas, lung, stomach, and heart
7
Q
prostatic acid phosphatase
A
prostate cancer
8
Q
neuron-specific enolase
A
small-cell cancer of lung, neuroblastoma
9
Q
immunoglobulins
A
multiple myeloma and other gammopathies
10
Q
prostate-specific antigen
A
prostate cancer
11
Q
CA-125
A
ovarian cancer
12
Q
CA-19-9
A
colon cancer, pancreatic cancer
13
Q
CA-15-3
A
breast cancer
