Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: _____ exposure can cause mesothelioma cancer

Answer: asbestos

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Flashcard 12: age distribution of hodgkins lymphoma is _____

Answer: bimodal

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Flashcard 13: _____ is a subtype of adenocarcinoma that typically arises from club (Clara) cells

Answer: Adenocarcinoma in situ

Flashcard 14: Luminal B subtype of breast cancer can be ER/PR _____ve and Her2 -ve, with high (>14%) Ki67

Answer: +

Flashcard 15: Most common malignant tumor of the _____ gland is Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Answer: parotid

Flashcard 16: Two common familial cancer syndromes associated with adrenocortical carcinoma are _____ syndrome and Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome

Answer: Li-Fraumeni

Flashcard 17: When performing Immunohistochemistry; Chromogranin A, Synaptophysin, NCAM (CD56), Neuron Specific Enolase (NSE) can all be used to identify _____ and Neuronal tumors

Answer: Neuroendocrine

Flashcard 18: What is the precursor lesion for leiomyosarcoma?_____

Answer: None -- arises de novo

Flashcard 19: HER2 (c-erbB2) is an _____ receptor found in certain types of breast and gallbladder carcinoma

Answer: epidermal growth factor

Flashcard 20: Tumor cells can attach to _____ and destroy the basement membrane (type IV collagen) via collagenase

Answer: laminin