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Tumor Markers Flashcards

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PSA

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Prostate Specific Antigen - elevated in BPH, prostatitis, prostate carcinoma (used to follow)

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Prostatic acid phosphatase

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prostate carcinoma

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CEA

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Carcino Embryonic Antigen - 70% colorectal, pancreatic cancers; gastric, breast, meduallary thyroid carcinoma

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alpha-fetoprotein

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hepatocellular carcinoma, non-seminomatous germ cell tumors

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beta-hCG

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hydatidiform moles, choriocarcinoma

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CA-125

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ovarian cancer

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S-100

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melanoma, schwannoma, neural tumors

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Alkaline Phosphatase

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Paget’s disease of the bone, liver and bone metastases

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Bombesin

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neuroblastoma, lung, gastric cancer

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TRAP

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hairy cell leukemia

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CA-19-9

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pancreatic adenocarcinoma

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Calcitonin

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medullary thyroid carcinoma

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