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Tumor markers Flashcards

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Alkaline phosphatase

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Mets to bone or liver, Paget dz of bone, seminoma (placental ALP)

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a-fetoprotein

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Hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoblastoma, yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumor, mixed germ cell tumor.
High levels associated with neural tube and abdominal wall defects. Low levels associated with Down syndrome

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b-hCG

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Hydatidiform moles and choriocarcinomas (gestational trophoblastic dz), testicular cancer, mixed germ cell tumor

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CA 15-3

CA 27-29

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Breast 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

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CarcinoEmbryonic Antigen
Very nonspecific, produced by 70% of colorectal and pancreatic cancers, also produced by gastric, breast, and medullary thyroid carcinomas

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PSA

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Prostate-specific antigen. Prostate cancer

Can be elevated in BPH and prostatitis

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