Tumour Pathology Flashcards
What is a tumour
autonomous growth Irreversible Abnormal Uncoordinated Can be benign or malignant
Benign Glandular Tumour
Adenoma
Malignant Glandular Tumour
Adeno-carcinoma
Types of Malignant Glandular Tumour
Oesphageal Pancreas Prostate Cervical Stomach Breast Colon Lung
Benign Squamous Tumour
Squamous Papilloma
Malignant Squamous Tumour
Squamous Carcinoma
Benign Bone Tumour
Osteoma
Malignant Bone Tumour
Osteo-sarcoma
Benign Fat Tumour
Lipoma
Malignant Fat Tumour
Lipo-sarcoma
Benign Fibrous Tissue
Fibroma
Malignant Fibrous Tissue
Fibro-sarcoma
Malignant WBC
Leukemia
Malignant Lymphoid Tissue
Lymphoma
Benign Melanocytes
Naevus
Malignant Melanocytes
Melanoma
Malignant Astrocytes
Astrocytoma
Malignant Schwann Cells
Schwannoma
Benign Germ Cell
Tetromas
Malignant Germ Cell
Tetromas
Tumour Supressor Genes
APC
Rb
BRCA1
Oncogenes
BRAF Cyclin D ErbB2 C-Myc KRAS, NRAS
Alpha-fetoprotein
Testicular and liver cancer
Carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA)
Colorectal cancer
Prostate Specific Antigen
Prostate Cancer
Oestrogen Receptor
Breast Cancer
KRAS biomarker
Colorectal Cancer
BRAF
Melanoma
EGFR
Lung
PD-L1
Lung
Her-2
Breast and Gastric
Modes of spread of Cancer
Local spread
Lymphatic
Blood spread
Trans-coelomic
Breast spreads to ____
Bone
Prostate spreads to______
Bone
Colorectal spreads to _______
Liver
Ovary spreads_______
Omentum/Peritoneum
How many cells in the body
10^13
How many cell divisions in humans
25 X 10^6 sec^-1
External factors for disorder for cell growth
Cytokines,growth factors, hormones and stroma
Intrinsic factors for disorder for cell growth disorder
Critical checkpoints
G0
Resting Phase
G1
Cell increases in size
Checkpoint to make sure everything is ready for DNA replication
S
DNA replication
G2
Cell continues to grow
Check point ensures everything is ready for M phase
M
Cell growth ceases and mitosis takes place
Check point ensures cells are ready to divide
Cell size inadequate
G1, G2 arrest
Nutrient supply inadequate
G1 arrest
G1 phase depends us_____
External stimuli
External stimulus lacking
G1 arrest
DNA not replicated
S phase arrest
DNA damage
G1 or G2 arest
Chromosome mis-alignment
M phase arrest
What are checkpoints
System of clinically active or inactive enzymes
Cyclin-dependent Kinases (CDK) are catalytic subunits activated by_____
Cyclins
Cyclins are_____
Regulatory subuniys
Active enzyme complex
CDK/Cyclin complex
Active CDK/cyclin complexes___
Phosphorylate target proteins
Phosphorylation results in_____
activation/inactivation of that substrate which regulates events in the next cycle phase
Regulation of CDK activity
CDK expressed in inactive form
Cyclins are degraded as it accumulates
CDK inhibitors
first CDK inhibitor family
INK4A family
INK4A bind to_____ and ______
CDK4 and CDK6 and prevent association with cyclin regulatory proteins
Second family of CDK inhibitors
CIP/KIP family
CIP/KIP family____
inhibit molecules binding to CDK/cyclin complexes
Retinoblastoma gene
pRb
pRb is _________
expressed in almost every cell of the human body
pRb is hypophosphorylated (T/F)
T
What phosphorylates pRb
CDK/cyclin D complexes
Hypophosphorylated/active pRb
inactivates E2F
Phosphorylated/inactive pRb
loses affinity for E2F
E2F
potent stimulator of cell cycle entry
Free E2F_____
transcription factor activates vital target genes
Adduct formation
Chemical carcinogens or their active metabolites react with DNA are are covalently bonded
Critical cellular target in DNA for radiation damage
Purine and Pyrimidine
2 regulatory pathways affected
Cyclin-D-pRb-E2F
p53
Cell cycle disregulated due to mutations in___
Rb
CDK4
Cyclin D
P16 (CKI)
p53 function
Maintains genomic integrity
Induces cell cycle arrest to repair DNA damage
Apoptosis if damage is severe
Absent of loss of pRb gene
Releases the cell cycle break
Mutation in genes controlling the phosphorylation of pRb (Cyclin D/CDK)_____
mimic the effect of the loss of pRb
Types of two-hit hypothesis
Inherited form
Sporadic form
Inherited form of two-hit hypothesis
one defective germ copy of pRb and a somatic point mutation of other copy
Somatic form of two-hit hypothesis
Both hits occur in a single cell
Amplification mutation
CDK4 and Erb-B2
Translocation mutation
Cyclin D and Myc
Overexpression mutation
PDGF
Point mutation
Ras
Viral Carcinogenesis
Viral genome inserts near a host proto-oncogene
Causes proto-oncogenes overexpression
Adduct formation leads to_____
activation of oncogenes and suppression of anti-oncogenes
Teratomas are usually benign in male/female and malignant in male/femaile
ovarian teratomas are benign (dermoid cysts) whereas testicular teratomas are almost always malignant