Neoplasia — Flashcards

Loss of the VHL tumor suppressor gene (renal cell carcinoma) leads to increased _____ transcription factor, which increases VEGF and PDGF

AML is a neoplastic accumulation of _____ (>20%) in the bone marrow

What is the associated tumor that results from amplification of the N-MYC oncogene?_____

Which part of the urinary tract does squamous cell carcinoma most commonly occur?_____

Which rosettes are seen in Neuroblastoma?_____

Thyroid follicular adenoma is a benign tumor of follicles surrounded by a _____

One use of the Hemoccult test (of the stool) and Colonoscopy as screening tools is to detect colonic adenoma before it becomes _____

Which virus is strongly associated with the mixed cellularity and lymphocyte depleted subtypes of Hodgkin lymphoma?

Adenomatous colonic polyps may progress to adenocarcinoma via the _____ sequence

Does metastasis to the lung typically present as single or multiple lesions? _____