Neoplasia — Flashcards

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome is also known as "SBLA" Syndrome, which stands for:S - _____B - Breast CancerL - LeukemiaA - Adrenal Gland tumor

_____ carcinoma, a subtype of invasive ductal carcinoma, is characterized by cancer within dermal lymphatics

_____ is the assessment of the size and spread of a cancer

_____ is a cystic salivary gland tumor with abundant lymphocytes and germinal centers

Squamous cell carcinoma is CK 7 _____ and CK 20 negative

_____ is due to an inherited mutation in the APC gene on chromosome 5q

Elevated hCG can be a paraneoplastic syndrome, such as in _____ or large cell carcinoma of lung

Hint: neuro

Mutations that cause _____ of the PDGFB proto-oncogene can precipitate development of an Astrocytoma by creating an autocrine loop

10% to 15% of individuals do not have the elevation of the CA 19-9 level in CA pancreas, a finding that has been associated with blood _____ antigennegative status.

Adenomatous polyps with a _____ histology have less malignant potential than villous histology (tubular or villous)