Neoplasia US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Neoplasia Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 231: Small (oat) cell lung carcinoma may produce the anterior pituitary hormone _____ leading to _____
Answer: ACTH
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*cushion is in front of the table --> anterior pituitary
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Flashcard 232: Up to 25% of cases of pheochromocytoma are associated with germline mutations, including _____, VHL, and RET (MEN2A/2B)
Answer: NF-1
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* "2 MEN" sign = MEN 2A & 2B associated with pheochromocytoma
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Flashcard 233: What receptor is expressed by meningiomas?
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Answer: Progesterone receptors
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Flashcard 234: Which two serum markers are often elevated in prostatic adenocarcinoma?
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Answer: PSA and PAP (prostatic acid phosphatase)
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* not to be confused with ALP, which is a separate marker due to osteoblastic metastases
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Flashcard 235: Rhabdomyoblasts are spindle-shaped cells that sometimes exhibit cytoplasmic _____
Answer: cross-striations
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* rare malignant mesenchymal proliferation of immature skeletal muscle
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Sarcoma botryoides
Photomicrograph of a section from a bladder tumor biopsy from a child (H&E stain; approx. 550x magnification)
The spindle-shaped cell (yellow overlay) with transverse striations and two nuclei (red overlay) is a skeletal muscle cell. The surrounding hypercellular stroma and the numerous mitotic figures indicate that this tumor is malignant.
Sarcoma botryoides is a type of rhabdomyosarcoma that almost exclusively affects the bladder and vagina of infants. The presence of skeletal muscle cells in a pediatric bladder tumor tissue is a common feature of sarcoma botryoides.
Flashcard 236: When performing Immunohistochemistry; a(n) _____ stain can be used to identify neuroblastomas, medulloblastomas, retinoblastomas
Answer: Neurofilament
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Flashcard 237: Tumor _____ defines the degree of localization/spread
Answer: staging
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Flashcard 238: Chondrosarcomas, Ewing sarcomas, and Osteosarcomas commonly metastasize to which location?
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Answer: Lungs (hematogenously)
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Flashcard 239: What is the most common malignant ovarian sex cord stromal tumor?
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Answer: Granulosa cell tumor
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Flashcard 240: _____ is a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma that develops rapidly and regresses spontaneously
Answer: Keratoacanthoma
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