Neoplasia — Flashcards

Order of distant metastasis in Papillary thyroid carcinoma: _____ > Bone > Liver > Brain

Duke s classification is based on the _____ of tumor and lymph node status.

To remember the most common neoplasias that spread _____Embryonal carcinomaHepatocellular carcinomaSarcomaChoriocarcinomaRenal cell carcinomaFollicular carcinoma of the thyroid

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

Hint: location

The RAS family of _____ encode for GTP-binding signal transducers that, when stimulated, lead to cell proliferation. This is a signal transducer found commonly in carcinomas, lymphoma, and melanoma.

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

_____ cancer produces pure osteolytic secondaries.

Hint: System

_____ lung carcinoma arises from neuroendocrine (Kulchitsky) cells, which are small, dark blue cells

_____ syndrome is a combination of familial adenomatous polyposis with osteomas and fibromatosis

_____ lung carcinoma may produce the anterior pituitary hormone ACTH leading to Cushing syndrome