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USMLE Step 1 First Aid Pathology

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1. Chemical carcinogens: Nitrosamines (e.g. - in smoked foods) What is the affected organ?






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






3. Neoplasm: Aggressive malignant lymphomas (non - Hodgkin's) and Kaposi's sarcoma With what dz is this associated?






4. Oncogene: c - myc Associated tumor?


5. Type of amyloid protein: Secondary Protein? Derived from...?






6. Tumor nomenclature: Blood vessels What do you call a benign tumor of this tissue? .. a malignant one?






7. tumor: L ung tumor What is the associated oncogene?






8. Characteristics of ex udate






9. Oncogenic viruses: HHV-8 What is the associated cancer?


10. Colorectal cancer (assoc w/ FAP) What is the tumor suppressor gene?






11. Amyloid structure






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






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






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






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






16. tumor: Breast - ovarian - and gastric carcinomas What is the associated oncogene?






17. Dz: Actinic keratosis What is the associated neoplasm?






18. Psammoma bodies






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






20. Neoplastic progression: step 4 Metastasis


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






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


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






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


25. Metastasis to bone






26. Metastasis to brain






27. Dz: AIDS What is the associated neoplasm?


28. Tumor stage


29. Tumor suppressor gene: BRCA1 chromosome? Associated tumor?






30. Tumor markers: TRAP


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






32. Type of amyloid protein: Primary Protein? Derived from...?






33. Oncogene: L - myc Associated tumor?






34. Oncogenic viruses: HBV - HCV What is the associated cancer?






35. Dz: Xeroderma pigmentosum - albinism What is the associated neoplasm?






36. Neoplastic progression: step 2 In situ carcinoma


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






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






39. 5 Characteristic signs of inflammation






40. Type of amyloid protein: Alzheimer's dz Protein? Derived from...?






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






42. Chemical carcinogens: Naphthalene (aniline) dyes What is the affected organ?






43. Causes: PTH- related peptide - TGF- beat - TNF - IL-1 Effect: Hypercalcemia What neoplasm would create this paraneoplastic effect?






44. Oncogene: N - myc Associated tumor?






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






46. Malignant






47. Female cancer epidemiology (incidence - mortality)






48. Free radical degradation






49. Neoplasm: Squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus With what dz is this associated?






50. Characteristics of reversible cell injury