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Lab Medicine Tumor Markers
Tumor Markers and their associated clinical use
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Graduate
04/24/2008

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Term
Alpha Fetoprotein
Definition
Non-seminomatous testicular CA
Hepatocellular CA
Germ cell tumors of yolk sac origin
Term
CA 19-9
Definition
Pancreatic AdenoCA
Term
CA 125
Definition
Epithelial ovarian CA
Term
Carnioembryonic Antigen
Definition
Primarily colorectal CA (also breast, cervix, bladder, ovary, uterus, lung)
Term
Estrogen/Progesterone Receptors
Definition
Prognostic/therapeutic guidance for Breast CA
Term
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
Definition
Pregnancy wk 8-12
Trophoblastic CA
hCG + AFP = non-seminomatous germ cell testic CA
Term
Prostatic Acid Phosphatase
Definition
Prostate CA
Term
Prostate Specific Antigen
Definition
BPH
Prostate CA (higher: more likely CA)
Term
Squamous Cell CA Antigen Fraction
Definition
Cervical, uterine SCC (progression, recurrence)
Term
Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase
Definition
Lymphoblastic/undifferentiated leukemia
CML blast crisis
Term
Bladder Tumor Assoc Antigen STAT test
Definition
Urine test!
Recurrent bladder CA
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