Neoplasia — Flashcards

_____ can produce anti-Tr antibodies which can cause Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration

When performing Immunohistochemistry; Chromogranin A, Synaptophysin, NCAM (CD56), Neuron Specific Enolase (NSE) can all be used to identify _____ and Neuronal tumors

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

Adenocarcinoma of the bladder may arise from _____, which is a columnar metaplasia in response to chronic inflammation

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

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

HER2 (c-erbB2) is an _____ receptor found in certain types of breast and gallbladder carcinoma

Blood vessels can give rise to a _____ (benign) and angiosarcoma (malignant)

IgA antibodies of _____ of EBV are highly specific for nasopharyngeal cancer

Hint: antigen

Ovarian serous adenocarcinoma is CK 7 _____ and CK 20 negative