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First Aid Basics

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






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






3. GIST cytokine receptor (oncogene)






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






5. Enzymatic degradation and protein denaturation due to exogenous injury. Inflammatory process where intracellular components extravasate.






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






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






8. 32%/13% male






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






10. Liposarcoma






11. Tumor marker: pancreatic adenocarcinoma






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






13. Neurofibromatosis type 1 17q tumor suppressor






14. Esophageal adenocarcinoma


15. PECAM-1






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






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






18. Colon carcinoma GTPase (oncogene)






19. Tumor marker: ovarian - malignant epithelial tumors.






20. ADH






21. ACTH or ACTH- like peptide






22. CML tyrosine kinase (oncogene)






23. Mature teratoma in women






24. Hyperplasia - metaplasia - dysplasia






25. Tumor marker: prostate carcinoma marker.






26. Leiomyoma






27. Wilms' tumor 11p tumor suppressor






28. Adenocarcinoma - papillary carcinoma






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






30. Cancer






31. Lung (mesothelioma and bronchogenic carcinoma)






32. Squamous cell carcinoma of skin






33. Lung - liver - intestine or following reperfusion.






34. Tumor marker: thyroid medullary carcinoma






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






36. Sarcoma






37. Liver (hepatocellular carcinoma)






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






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






40. Tumor marker: neuroblastoma - lung and gastric cancer






41. Adenoma - papilloma






42. Neuroblastoma transcription factor (oncogene)






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






44. Liver (centrilobular necrosis - fatty change)






45. Hepatocellular carcinoma






46. Hyperuricemia (excess NA turnover)






47. AL






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






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






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