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First Aid Basics

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1. Sarcoma






2. Erythropoietin






3. CML tyrosine kinase (oncogene)






4. Ligand - receptor interactions. Release of perforin and granzyme B.






5. Aggressive malignant lymphomas (non - Hodgkin's) and Kaposi's sarcoma






6. Lung (mesothelioma and bronchogenic carcinoma)






7. Lung tumor transcription factor (oncogene)






8. Neutrophils (eos in the gut) - plus other granular leukocytes and antibodies.






9. Neurofibromatosis type 1 17q tumor suppressor






10. MEN type II and III tyrosine kinase (oncogene)






11. Female 13%/23% and rising Male 16%/33% (mortality has plateaued)






12. Caused by peroxidation of membrane lipids. Causes acute gastric bleeding and chronic metabolic acidosis and scarring.






13. Squamous cell carcinoma of skin






14. Skin (SqCC) - liver (angiosarcoma)






15. ADH






16. Tumor marker: thyroid medullary carcinoma






17. Leiomyosarcoma






18. Tumor marker: tartrate - resistant acid phosphatase. Hairy cell leukemia (B- cell neoplasm)






19. Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus






20. Tumor marker: neuroblastoma - lung and gastric cancer






21. Heart disease






22. Breast - ovarian and gastric carcinomas tyrosine kinase (oncogene)






23. Adenoma - papilloma






24. Tumor marker: mets to bone - obstructive biliary disease - Paget's






25. Liver (centrilobular necrosis - fatty change)






26. Osteoma






27. Tumor marker: carcinoembryonic Ag Very nonspecific






28. Visceral malignancy (stomach - lung - breast - uterus)






29. Neuroblastoma transcription factor (oncogene)






30. Sarcoma - papillary thyroid cancer






31. Osteosarcoma






32. Vascular: ICAM-1 Leukocyte: LFA-1 (integrin)






33. Rhabdomyosarcoma






34. Burkitt's lymphoma transcription factor (oncogene)






35. Colon cancer (Deleted in Colon Cancer) 18q tumor suppressor






36. Tumor marker: Screen for prostate carcinoma. Can also be elevated in BPH and prostatitis.






37. AA






38. Solid tissues with single blood supply. Heart - kidney and spleen.






39. Tumor marker: pancreatic adenocarcinoma






40. Tumor marker: (Normal in fetus). Hepatocellular carcinomas. Nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testis.






41. Female 13% Male 12%






42. Retinoblastoma - osteosarcoma 13q tumor suppressor (blocks G1 to S phase progression)






43. Lung - breast - skin (melanoma) - kidney (renal cell carcinoma) - GI.50% brain tumors are from mets






44. AL






45. Leiomyoma






46. 32%/13% male






47. Papillary (thyroid) - Serous (ovary) - Meningioma - Mesothelioma






48. Larynx (SqCC) - lung (SqCC and SCC) - kidney (renal cell carcinoma) - bladder (transitional cell carcinoma)






49. Antibodies to presynaptic Ca2+ channels at NM junction






50. Gastric adenocacinoma