Neoplasia — Flashcards

Tumor cells can evade apoptosis / immune surveillance by downregulating expression of _____ or alternative splicing of the Fas receptor

Benzidine is a carcinogenic aromatic amine found in _____ associated with Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder

Neoplasia is new tissue growth which has three characteristics that distinguish it from hyperplasia and repair:1 - It is _____ 2 - It is irreversible3 - Generally speaking, it is monoclonal*

_____ cancer produces pure osteolytic secondaries.

Hint: System

Paragangliomas most commonly occur at the _____, known as a carotid paraganglioma

Hint: location

IgA antibodies against _____ and VCA should be done for screening of patients for nasopharyngeal cancer.

The Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a serum tumor marker that has minor associations with _____, breast, and medullary thyroid carcinomas

Transitional cell carcinoma may arise via two distinct pathways: _____ and papillary

Inverted papilloma is also known as transitional cell papilloma or _____ tumor or Schneiderian papilloma

_____ is a tumor suppressor gene that encodes p16 which blocks the G1 to S phase of the cell cycle