Term
| α-fetoprotein can be used as a tumor marker for ___ or ___ |
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Definition
Hepatocellular carcinoma,
Nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testis (e.g. yolk sac tumor) |
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| CA-125 can be used as a tumor marker for ___ or ___ |
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Definition
Ovarian cancer
Malignant epithelial tumors |
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Term
| S-100 can be used as a tumor marker for ___, ___, or ___ |
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Definition
Melanoma
Neural tumors
Schwannomas |
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Term
| TRAP can be used as a tumor marker for ___ |
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Definition
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Term
| CA-19-9 can be used as a tumor marker for ___ |
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Definition
| Pancreatic adenocarcinoma |
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Term
| Calcitonin can be used as a tumor marker for ___ |
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Definition
| Thyroid medullary carcinoma |
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Term
| β-hCG can be used as a tumor marker for ___, ___, or ___ |
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Definition
Hytidiform moles
Choriocarcinomas
Gestational trophoblastic tumors |
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Term
| Bombesin can be used as a tumor marker for ___, ___, or ___ |
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Definition
| Neuroblastoma, lung, and gastric cancer |
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Term
| Top 3 cancers in men (in order) and which 2 have the highest mortality |
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Definition
Prostate> Lung> Colon/rectum
Mortality: Lung> Prostate |
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Term
| Top 3 cancers in women (in order) and which 2 have the highest mortality |
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Definition
Breast> Lung> Colon/rectum
Mortality: Lung> Breast |
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Term
| Top 4 organs that send metastasis of primary tumors to the brain. |
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Definition
| Lung> breast> kidney> skin (melanoma) |
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Term
| Top 3 organs that send metastasis of primary tumors to the liver. |
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Definition
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Term
| Top 5 organs that send metastasis of primary tumors to bone. |
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Definition
| Prostate, breast> lung> thyroid, testes |
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Term
| 4 diseases in which you may see Psammoma bodies (laminated, conecntric, calcific spherules) |
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Definition
- Papillary adenocarcinoma of thyroid
- Serous papillary cystadenocarcinoma of ovary
- Meningioma
- Malignant mesothelioma |
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