Neoplasia — Flashcards

Tumor staging is based on _____ (c) or pathological (p) findings

_____ carcinoma is a urinary tract cancer associated with aniline (azo) dyes

Is angiofibroma benign or malignant?_____

_____ syndrome is a combination of: 1. Wilms tumor 2. Early-onset nephrotic syndrome 3. Male pseudohermaphroditism (gonadal dysgenesis)

_____ is the malignant proliferation of cells in the lobules of the breast with no invasion of the basement membrane

Neurofibromatosis type I is associated with mutations in the _____ tumor suppressor gene on chromosome 17

Which immunohistochemical markers are seen in embryonal carcinoma?_____ and CD30

Following APC mutation (adenoma-carcinoma sequence), _____ mutations lead to polyp formation (adenoma)

The two most important prognostic factors in colon cancer are the _____ and the presence of lymph node metastases.

Metastasis oncogenes such as _____ and TWIST encode transcription factors whose primary function is to promote epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT).