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VII- Neoplasia Flashcards

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definition of neoplasm

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clonal proliferation of cells that is uncontrolled and excessive
-irreversible change in cell type (metaplasia) and structure (dysplasia)
-benign or malignant

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two components of neoplasm

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  1. parenchyma - the monoclonal neplatic cells themselves, decides biological behavior of tumor
  2. stroma - CT/blood vessels/macrophages/lymphocytes that determine growth, spread, and mass consistency
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hard mass = what stroma

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abundant collagenous stroma

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soft mass = what stroma

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scant stroma
-tumor soft and fleshy

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if benign @ epithelial tissue

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ademoma
papilloma - finger like projections

if cavity or cyst then cystadenoma

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features of benign tumors

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  1. slow growth
  2. capsule present
  3. non invasive, non metastatic
  4. well differentiated
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tumor-like conditions

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  1. choristoma
  2. hamartoma
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monoclonality of tumors

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ALL TUMORS ARE MONOCLONAL so og from single precursor cell
-both benign and malignant

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rubbery mass = what stroma

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b/t soft and hard stroma status

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if malignant @ epithelial tissue

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carcinoma

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if benign @ mesenchymal tissue

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add -oma suffix

EXCEPTIONS: melanoma, lymphoma, seminoma, hepatoma, astrocytoma

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if malignant @mesenchymal tissue

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add -sarcoma suffix

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polyp definition

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club shaped growth projecting from mucosal surface into lumen of hollow viscus/organ
-bengin epithelial or hyperplasia

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hematopoietic cell tumors

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leukemia
-malignant from bone marrow stem cells
-CLL common for adults and ALL for peds

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teratoma definition

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tumor of 1+ parenchymal cell type so from more than one germ layer
-BUT all cells arise from single clone that can produce multi cell types

i.e. totipotent cells in gonads

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non neoplastic lesions with -oma

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granuloma
hematoma
choristoma

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features of malignant tumors

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  1. rapid growth
  2. no capsule
  3. invasive and metastatic potential
  4. range from well differentiated to poorly
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features of sarcomas

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  1. mesenchymal origin
  2. less common incidence vs carcinoma
  3. hematogenous initial spread
  4. poor prognosis
  5. early presentation

i.e. leiomyosarcoma (smooth m) or rhabdomyoSA (striated m)

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features of carcinomas

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  1. epithelial cell orgin
  2. more common than sarcomas
  3. lymphatic spread initially
  4. better prognosis
  5. late presentation

i.e. squamous cell CA, adenocarcinoma

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carcinomas that spread hematogenously

exceptions to normal

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  1. follicular CA of thyroid
  2. choriocarcinoma
  3. renal cell CA - invades renal vein
  4. hepatocellular CA invades hepatic vein

Four Carcinomas Route Hematogenously

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choristoma

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ectopic rest of normal tissue OR normal tissue in foreign location

ex. pancreatic tissue in mucosa of stomach

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hamartoma def

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disorganized benign mass of indigenous cells to invovled site
-developmental malformation

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peutz-jeghers syndrome

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hereditary intestinal polyposis syndrome aka autosomal dom
-polyps in GI tract and hyperpigmented macules @ lips and oral mucosa

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determining B cell clonality

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by Ig light chain phenotype

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determining clonality of other cells

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  1. glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase isoforms
  2. androgen receptor isoforms
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pro-angiogenic factors

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  1. VEGF
  2. bFGF
  3. HIF

-all are direct, indirect are Ras and myc by promoting

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anti-angiogenic factors

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  1. thrombospondin-1
  2. angiostatin
  3. endostatin
  4. tumstatin
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rate of growth malignant

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-rapid growth cancers highly susceptible to chemo

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differentiation benign

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-well differentiated bc only 1-10% are in cell cycle
-usually resemble normal mature cells/tissue

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differentiation malignant

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20-80% are in cell cycle so the rest of cells can differentiate varying
-may not resemble normal tissues

anaplasia (no resemblence to normal tissue) hallmark of high grade malignant tumor

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indicators of tumor cell growth

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  1. Ki-67
  2. PCNA
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significance of mitotic figures

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the more abnormal the mitotic figures (not metaphase, anaphase, prophase) the more likely malignancy

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desmoplasia examples

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  1. diffuse stomach cancer linitis plastica
  2. breast cancer
  3. prostate cancer
  4. cholangiocarcinoma
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desmoplasia definitions

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hyperplasia of activated fibroblasts + production of abundant collagen in stroma

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recognizing cellular atypia

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  1. cellular pleomorphism - vary in size and shape
  2. nuclear changes/pleomorphism
  3. inc ratio of nucleus:cytoplasm (1:1 instead of normal 1:5)
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atypia definition

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structural abnormality in a cell
-only in premalignant conditions and malignant tumors

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cellular polarity

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spatial diffs in shape, structure, function of cells
-if lost then can’t tell up from down of cell

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P53 normally

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  1. inhibits VEGF
  2. promotes thrombospondin-1
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recognizing cellular atypia

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  1. cellular pleomorphism - vary in size and shape
  2. nuclear changes/pleomorphism
  3. inc ratio of nucleus:cytoplasm (1:1 instead of normal 1:5)
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role of invasion benign

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tumors cells stay attached by adhesion molecules like E. cadherin

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steps of invasion

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  1. detachment of tumor cells from each other bc no E-cadherin
  2. attachment to matrix by laminin
  3. degradation of ECM by tumor cells, fibroblasts, inflamm cells, collagenase/MMP for type IV BM collagen
  4. migration of tumor cells by binding fibronectin and secreting motility factor
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metastatic cascade

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  1. invasion of BM
  2. movement thru ECM
  3. vascular dissemination
  4. homing
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role of metastasis malignant

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unequivocally marks a tumor malignant
-CD44 !!! favors metastasis

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tumor grading mechanisms

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  1. conventional - degree of differentiation with H and E stain, mitotic index
  2. uptake of BrdU - higher uptake higher grade tumor
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TNM tumor staging

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T = size of primary tumor
N = nodal involvement
M = distant metaastases

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cancer incidence

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2 cause of death (heart dz is 1)

  1. prostate or breast
  2. lung
  3. colon
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primary tumors that metastasis to brain

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LUBMECK
-lung > breast > melanoma/colon/kidney

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primary tumors that metastasis to liver

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  1. colon
  2. stomach
  3. pancreas
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primary tumors that metastasis to bone

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  1. prostate (blastic) and breast (mixed)
  2. lung, thyroid, kidney (all lytic)
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4 grades

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  1. well differentiated
  2. moderately
  3. poorly
  4. nearly aplastic
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cervical dysplasia grading

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  1. mild - confined to basal 1/3 of epi
  2. moderate- confined to basal 2/3 of epi
  3. severe - more than 2/3 but less than 3/3
  4. carcinoma in situ - full thickness dysplasia
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4 common acquired pre-cancerous conditions

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  1. oral leukoplakia
  2. barret esophagus
  3. chornic ulcerative colitis
  4. hep B and C
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gene translocation CML

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abl from 9 > bcr on 22
bcr-abl hybrid inc tyrosine kinase activity
-philadelphia chromosome

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gene translocation Burkitt lymphoma

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c-myc from 8 > Ig heavy chain on 14
-inc myc protein

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gene translocation follicular B cell lymphoma

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14 > 18

BCL-2 genes prevent mitochondrial leakage of cytochrome c (so no apoptosis)

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BRAF oncogene

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inc serine/threonine kinase
-non hodgkin lymphoma, melanoma

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oral leukoplakia

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starts as hyperlasia/hyperkeratosis
leads to mild-severe dysplasia
ends with squamous cell carcinoma

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Barretts esophagus progression

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glandular metaplasia in lower esophagus > dysplasia > adeoCA of esophagus

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chronic ulcerative colitis progression

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to dysplasia then adenoCa of colon

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hepatitis infection progression

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  1. B or C
  2. macronodular cirrhosis
  3. hepatocellular carcinoma
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HER2 oncogene

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inc receptor tyrosine kinase
-breast and gastric carcinoma

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MYC- L1 oncogene

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inc transcription
-lung tumors

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N-MYC oncogene

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inc transcription
-neuroblatomas

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RET oncogene

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inc receptor tyrosine kinase
-medullary thyroid cancer

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APC

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colorectal cancer
-normally downregs B-catenin to prevent accumulation
-pathologic by WNT signalling

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p53

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most human cancers
-activates p21 to block G1 to S phase so apoptosis by BAX
-also inhibited by E6 and E7 from HPV

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VHL

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von hippel lindau dz aka renal carcinomas + hemangioblastomas (benign), renal cysts
-normally tumor suppressor gene that inhibits HIF-1a

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RB

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retinoblastomas, osteosarcoma, soft tissue sarcoma
-blocks G1 to S phase
-both alleles inactivated for cancer

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telomerase role in cancer

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telomere shortening and loss of function can activate p53
-expression can be inc by E6

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psammoma body

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  1. papillary thyroid carcinoma
  2. papillary renal cell carcinoma
  3. serous papillary cystadenocarcinoma ovary
  4. meningioma
  5. malignant mesothlioma

concentric spherules with calcification

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two steps of chemical carcinogenesis

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  1. initiation by chemicals, perm DNA damage irreversible
  2. promotion - induces tumors but not affect DNA itself

chems can be direct without transformation or indirection need metabolism

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UVB and skin cancer

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UVB causes DNA damage from pyrimidine dimers
-if defective repair enzymes then esp susceptible

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viral carcinogens

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  1. HBV encodes HBx that activates growth promoting genes and inhibits p53, also chronic liver injury regen hyperplasia
  2. HCV gives chronic liver cell injury and regen
  3. EBV = burkitts, hodgkin, nasopharyngeal
  4. HPV 16, 18, 31
  5. HTLV1 via tax gene
  6. HIV
  7. HHV-8 kaposi sarcoma
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bacterial carcinogens

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H pylori via CagA cytotoxin
-gastric lymphoma MALT, gastric carcinoma

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key paraneoplastic syndromes

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  1. cushing syndrome - ACTH, small cell lung carcinoma
  2. SIADH - ADH, small cell lun carcinoma
  3. polycythemia- EPO, renal cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, leiomyoma
  4. hypercalcemia - PTHrP, squamous cell carcinoma lung/head/neck
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IHC markers

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  1. thyroglobulin = thyroid cancer
  2. CD10/CALLA = acute lymphobalstic leukemia
  3. placental alkaline phosphatase = seminoma
  4. vWF, CD31 = vascular neoplasms
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epithelial cell markers

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cytokeratin or keratin or epithelial membrane antigen (EMA)

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hormonal carcinogens

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estogren
contraceptive hormones
anabolic steroids

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mesenchymal origin markers

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vimentin or desmin or muscle specific actin

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neuronal tumor origin markers

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neuron specific enolase NSE
chromogranin
synaptophysin

NSE also stains for small cell carcinoma lung and carcinoids

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