Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: _____ exposure can cause mesothelioma cancer

Answer: asbestos

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Flashcard 12: age distribution of hodgkins lymphoma is _____

Answer: bimodal

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Flashcard 13: Luminal B subtype of breast cancer can be ER/PR _____ve and Her2 -ve, with high (>14%) Ki67

Answer: +

Flashcard 14: _____ is a subtype of adenocarcinoma that typically arises from club (Clara) cells

Answer: Adenocarcinoma in situ

Flashcard 15: Two common familial cancer syndromes associated with adrenocortical carcinoma are _____ syndrome and Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome

Answer: Li-Fraumeni

Flashcard 16: Most common malignant tumor of the _____ gland is Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Answer: parotid

Flashcard 17: Tumor cells can attach to _____ and destroy the basement membrane (type IV collagen) via collagenase

Answer: laminin

Flashcard 18: IgA antibodies of _____ of EBV are highly specific for nasopharyngeal cancer

Answer: EA (Early antigen)

Flashcard 19: Lynch syndrome is associated with increased risk for _____, endometrial, ovarian, and skin cancers

Answer: colorectal

Flashcard 20: _____ is a cancer of the bladder that usually arises from a(n) urachal remnant

Answer: Adenocarcinoma