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First Aid Basics

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1. Melanoma - basal cell carcinoma - and especially squamous cell carcinomas of the skin.






2. Tumor marker: Hydatifiform moles - choriocarcinomas - gestational trophoblastic tumors.






3. Colonic adenocarcinoma






4. ACTH or ACTH- like peptide






5. Lipoma






6. Liposarcoma






7. Tumor marker: melanoma - neural tumors - astrocytomas






8. Mature teratoma in women






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






10. Breast cancer 13q tumor suppressor (DNA repair protein)






11. Adenocarcinoma - papillary carcinoma






12. Tumor marker: carcinoembryonic Ag Very nonspecific






13. PECAM-1






14. Antibodies to presynaptic Ca2+ channels at NM junction






15. Prostate (blastic) - thyroid - testes - breast (lytic and blastic) - lung (lytic) - kidney (breast and prostate are most common)






16. Angiosarcoma






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






18. Bacterial products (CLIK):C5a - LTB4 - IL-8 - Kallikrein






19. Esophagus - stomach






20. Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus






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






22. Mature teratoma in men or malignant teratoma in M/F






23. AA






24. Adenoma - papilloma






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






26. Leukemia - lymphoma






27. Wilms' tumor 11p tumor suppressor






28. Malignant melanoma






29. Enzymes: catalase - superoxide dismutase - glutathione peroxidase.Vitamins: ACE Spontaneous decay






30. PTH- related peptide - TGF- beta - TNF - IL-1






31. Neurofibromatosis type 1 17q tumor suppressor






32. Follicular and undifferentiated lymphomas anti - apoptotic molecule (oncogene)






33. Anaplasia - neoplasia - desmoplasia (fibrous tissue formation in response to neoplasm)






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






35. Female 13% Male 12%






36. Liver (angiosarcoma)






37. Tumor marker: thyroid medullary carcinoma






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






39. CML tyrosine kinase (oncogene)






40. Membrane lipid peroxidation - protein modification and DNA breakage.






41. TB - fungal infections - syphilis - leprosy - cat scratch fever - sarcoid - Crohn's - Berylliosis.






42. Lymphoma


43. Hemangioma






44. AL






45. Lung tumor transcription factor (oncogene)






46. Colon carcinoma GTPase (oncogene)






47. Erythropoietin






48. During embryogenesis - hormone induction and atrophy. Increased mitochondrial permeability and cytochrome c release. Increase Bax (pro - apoptotic) - decreased Bcl -2 (anti - apopotic).






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






50. Sickle cell (altered shape) - polycythemia (too many) - CHF (unknown)