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First Aid Basics

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1. Most human cancers - specifically Li - Fraumeni syndrome 17p tumor suppressor (blocks G1 to S phase progression)






2. Pancreatic cancer (Deleted in Pancreatic Cancer) 18q tumor suppressor






3. Hyperuricemia (excess NA turnover)






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






5. Tumor marker: ovarian - malignant epithelial tumors.






6. Burkitt's lymphoma transcription factor (oncogene)






7. Sarcoma






8. Colon>stomach>pancreas>breast>lung (liver and lung are the most common places for mets)






9. AA






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






11. Esophageal adenocarcinoma


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






13. Neurofibromatosis type 2 22q tumor suppressor (key type 2=22)






14. Heart disease






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






16. Gastric adenocacinoma






17. PECAM-1






18. GIST cytokine receptor (oncogene)






19. Restoration of normal structure - granulation tissue (vascularized + fibrosis) - abscess (fibrosis + pus) - fistula or scarring (collagen).






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






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






22. Antibodies to presynaptic Ca2+ channels at NM junction






23. Liver (centrilobular necrosis - fatty change)






24. Osteosarcoma






25. ACTH or ACTH- like peptide






26. Neuroblastoma transcription factor (oncogene)






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






28. Astrocytoma - angiomyolipoma - cardiac rhabdomyoma






29. Erythropoietin






30. Rhabdomyoma






31. Tumor marker: melanoma - neural tumors - astrocytomas






32. Secondary osteosarcoma and fibrosarcoma


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






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






35. AL






36. Breast and ovarian cancer 17q tumor suppressor (DNA repair protein)






37. Mature teratoma in women






38. 32%/13% male






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






40. Lung tumor transcription factor (oncogene)






41. Tumor marker: prostate carcinoma marker.






42. Liver (hepatocellular carcinoma)






43. Lung - liver - intestine or following reperfusion.






44. Skin (SqCC) - liver (angiosarcoma)






45. Tumor marker: thyroid medullary carcinoma






46. Colorectal cancer (assoc with FAP) 5q tumor suppressor






47. Macrophages and lymphocytes. Persistant destruction and repair.






48. Angiosarcoma






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






50. Osteoma