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First Aid Basics

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1. Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus






2. Liposarcoma






3. Erythropoietin






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






5. Tumor marker: ovarian - malignant epithelial tumors.






6. Colonic adenocarcinoma






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






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






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






10. Tumor marker: prostate carcinoma marker.






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






12. Skin (SqCC) - liver (angiosarcoma)






13. Squamous cell carcinoma of skin






14. Neuroblastoma transcription factor (oncogene)






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






16. Tumor marker: pancreatic adenocarcinoma






17. Malignant lymphoma






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






19. 32%/13% male






20. Hyperplasia - metaplasia - dysplasia






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






22. PECAM-1






23. CML tyrosine kinase (oncogene)






24. Tumor marker: melanoma - neural tumors - astrocytomas






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






26. Wilms' tumor 11p tumor suppressor






27. Macrophages and lymphocytes. Persistant destruction and repair.






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






29. Leiomyosarcoma






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






31. Gastric adenocacinoma






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






33. Esophageal adenocarcinoma


34. AL






35. Hepatocellular carcinoma






36. Antibodies to presynaptic Ca2+ channels at NM junction






37. Tumor marker: carcinoembryonic Ag Very nonspecific






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






39. Burkitt's lymphoma transcription factor (oncogene)






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






41. Mature teratoma in women






42. Liver (angiosarcoma)






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






44. Rhabdomyoma






45. Hyperuricemia (excess NA turnover)






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






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






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






49. 32%/18% female






50. Liver (centrilobular necrosis - fatty change)