Paraneoplastic Syndromes — Flashcards

Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia typically presents with _____ and neurologic deficits

Trousseau Syndrome is a _____ superficial thrombophlebitis

Less than 1% of cases of HCC are manifested with a paraneoplastic syndrome, generally with _____calcemia, Hypoglycemia, and Erythrocytosis.

The Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a serum tumor marker that has major associations with _____ and pancreatic cancers

_____ is the treatment of choice for nasopharyngeal cancer stage III and IV

_____ syndrome is non-metastatic hepatic dysfunction seen in patients suffering from RCC

Lung cancers with a EML4-ALK fusion protein are typically EGFR _____ / KRAS negative*bonus: treat with..?

Hint: positive or negative?

Proteasomal inhibitors are used to treat _____ and mantle cell lymphoma

_____ lung carcinoma may produce the posterior pituitary hormone ADH leading to SIADH

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is usually seen in men in _____ to the seventh decade.