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USMLE Step 1 First Aid Pathology

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1. Tumor nomenclature: Epithelium What do you call a benign tumor of this tissue? .. a malignant one?






2. Resolution of inflammation






3. Female cancer epidemiology (incidence - mortality)






4. Characteristics of ex udate






5. Burkitt's lymphoma nasopharyngeal carcinoma What is the assocciated oncogenic virus?






6. Paraneoplastic effects of tumors: Small cell lung carcinoma Causes...? Effect?

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7. [aka Kaposi's sarcoma - associated herpesvirus] Kaposi's sarcoma Body cavity fluid B- cell lymphoma What is the assocciated oncogenic virus?






8. Oncogene: c - myc Associated tumor?

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9. Oncogenes






10. Neoplasm: Benign and malignant lymphomas With what dz is this associated?

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11. Hepatocellular carcinoma What is the assocciated oncogenic virus?






12. Cervical carcinoma (types 16 - 18) Penile/anal carcinoma What is the assocciated oncogenic virus?






13. Tumor suppressor gene: BRCA2 chromosome? Associated tumor?






14. Tumor suppressor gene: NF1 chromosome? Associated tumor?






15. Tumor suppressor gene: WT1 chromosome? Associated tumor?

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16. Tumor markers: CEA






17. Dz: Paget's dz of bone What is the associated neoplasm?






18. Neoplasm: Hepatocellular carcinoma With what dz is this associated?






19. Cancer epidemiology: Lung cancer? As a cause of death overall?






20. Substances that are chemotactic for neutrophils






21. Tumor markers: CA-125






22. Tumor markers: Beta - hCG

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23. Chemical carcinogens: Vinyl chloride What is the affected organ?






24. Which usually has more prognostic value - tumor stage or grade?






25. Malignant






26. Neoplasm: Malignant lymphomas With what dz is this associated?






27. Chronic inflammation






28. Neoplasm: Astrocytoma - angiomyolipoma - and cardiac rhabdomyoma With what dz is this associated?






29. Paraneoplastic effects of tumors: Renal cell carcinoma - hemangioblastoma Causes...? Effect?






30. Type of amyloid protein: Medullary carcinoma of thyroid Protein? Derived from...?






31. Neoplasm: Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin With what dz is this associated?






32. Neoplasm: Colonic adenocarcinoma With what dz is this associated?






33. Type of amyloid protein: Dialysis - associated Protein? Derived from...?






34. Characteristics of irreversible cell injury






35. Necrosis morphologies






36. Neoplasm: All (we All fall Down ) AML With what dz is this associated?






37. Psammoma bodies






38. Migration (step 4 in leukocyte extravasation)

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39. Neoplasm: Sarcoma With what dz is this associated?






40. TNM staging system






41. Oncogene: c - kit Associated tumor?






42. tumor: Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) types II and III What is the associated oncogene?






43. Neoplasm: Visceral malignancy (stomach - lung - breast - uterus) With what dz is this associated?






44. Tumor markers: S-100






45. Neoplasm: Malignant melanoma With what dz is this associated?






46. Metastasis to liver

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47. tumor: CML What is the associated oncogene?






48. tumor: Follicular and undifferentiated lymphomas (inhibits apoptosis) What is the associated oncogene?






49. Causes: Erythropoietin Effect: Polycythemia What neoplasm would create this paraneoplastic effect?






50. Tumor nomenclature: Skeletal muscle What do you call a benign tumor of this tissue? .. a malignant one?