Neoplasia — Flashcards

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome is also known as "SBLA" Syndrome, which stands for:S - _____B - Breast CancerL - LeukemiaA - Adrenal Gland tumor

_____ carcinoma, a subtype of invasive ductal carcinoma, is characterized by cancer within dermal lymphatics

_____ is a cystic salivary gland tumor with abundant lymphocytes and germinal centers

The HER2/neu proto-oncogene encodes for the HER2 receptor, which when activated leads to cell _____This is a growth factor receptor found commonly in breast cancer

Pleomorphic adenoma is a slow growing _____ tumor that is potentially malignant

Elevated hCG can be a paraneoplastic syndrome, such as in _____ or large cell carcinoma of lung

Hint: neuro

Luminal B subtype of breast cancer can be ER/PR _____ve and HER2 +/-ve, with high Ki67

Adenomatous polyps with a _____ histology have less malignant potential than villous histology (tubular or villous)

10% to 15% of individuals do not have the elevation of the CA 19-9 level in CA pancreas, a finding that has been associated with blood _____ antigennegative status.

Borderline tumors have _____ prognosis than clearly malignant tumors, but still carry metastatic potential