Tumour Markers Flashcards
Tumour markers are substances, usually proteins, produced by the body in response to cancer growth or by cancer tissue itself. Their detection and measurement in blood plasma, urine or tissue can help to detect and AID diagnosis of some types of cancer, predict and monitor response to treatment and detect recurrence.
IT IS JUST AN AID BUT IT IS NOT A DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS IF YOU HAVE A RAISED TUMOUR MARKER
Tumour markers are substances, usually proteins, produced by the body in response to cancer growth or by the cancer tissue itself. Their detection and measurement in blood plasma, urine or tissue can help to detect and aid diagnosis of some types of cancer, predict and monitor response to treatment and detect recurrence.
IT IS JUST AN AID BUT IT IS NOT A DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS IF YOU HAVE A RAISED TUMOUR MARKER
CEA:
What does it stand for?
What cancer is it used in?
Carcinoembryonic antigen
Colorectal cancer
AFP:
What does it stand for?
What gynae cancer is it used in?
What other type of cancer is it used?
Alpha-Fetoprotein
Germ cell cancer
Hepatocellular cancer (HCC)
LDH:
What does it stand for?
What is it used for?
Lactate dehydrogenase
To monitor Rx and follow up
PSA:
What does it stand for?
What cancer is it used for?
Prostate-specific antigen
Diagnostic levels > 10 are 90% specific for prostate cancer
CA-125:
What does it stand for?
What cancer is this used in?
Cancer antigen 125
Ovarian cancer
CA19-9:
What does it stand for?
What cancer is this used in?
Cancer antigen 19-9
Pancreatic Cancer
hCG:
What cancer is this used for?
Germ cell tumours
Thyroglobulin:
What cancer is this used for?
Thyroid cancers
CA15-3:
What cancer is this used for?
Breast Cancer
USE A QUIZ ON TUMOUR MARKERS
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USE A QUIZ ON TUMOUR MARKERS
http://quizzes.osteopathicmedstudent.com/tumor-markers-quiz/
