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Intro to Neoplasia II (Putthoff Lect) Ch 7 Flashcards

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Describe the changes in grading you would observe in various stages of cervical cancer

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CIN I (Cervical intraepithelial grade 1) = Start to see a proliferation of cells above the basement membrane,however there is still a maturation process that can be seen

CIN I (Cervical intraepithelial grade 2) = Even more disordered proliferation than grade 1

CIN (Cervical intraepithelial grade 3) = NO MATURATION process is observable

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What are these examples of?

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Basal cell carcinomas

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The coarse chromatin feature seen in cancerous cells is due to…

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HETEROCHROMATIN

*Remeber: It is dense and inactive

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Describe the concept of differentiation

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The degree to which a neoplasm resembles the tissue from which it arises or is derived

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What is the major general rule to follow for differentiation of tissue?

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The less differentiated a malignant neoplasm, the more aggressive it’s biological behavior

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What are some examples of well differentiated benign tumors?

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Leiomyoma

Thyroid adenoma

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What is the grading system for malignant neoplasms?

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Well differentiated

Moderatley differentiated

Poorly differentiated

Undifferentiated

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What are general characteristics of benign neoplasms?

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  • Resemble the tissue of origin
  • Well differentiated
  • Likely to retain functions of their cells of origin
  • Slow growing
  • Circumscribed, may have a capsule
  • Remain localized at the site of origin
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What are general characteristics of malignant neoplasms?

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-Undifferentiated

-Sometimes aquire unexpected functions

-Faster growing

  • Poorly circumscribed, tend to invade surrounding normal tissues
  • Have capability to metastasize to distant sites
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What is the ABSOLUTE only criteria for malignancy?

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METASTASIS

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INCLUDE KEY CONCEPTS on page 274 here

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What are examples of cavitary lung lesions?

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Bronchogenic carcinoma

Staphylococcal pneumonia

Fibro-caseous cavitary TB

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What is a good GENERAL rule to follow when it comes to naming a neoplasia that is either benign or malignant?

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Benign = -oma

Malignant = -sarcoma

*Remember. This is not a hard rule. Just GENERALLY a lot of malignant cancers have -sarcoma, however they can have -oma at the end. Haven’t seen a benign tumor with -sarcoma at the end though!

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There is no such thing as a benign ______ tumor

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Wilms

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Describe the comparison b/w cancer indidence and cancer deaths between men and women

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Incidence: Men (Prostate most common) Women (Breast most common)

Deaths: Men (Lung most common) Women (Lung most common)

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The vast majority of cervical cancers arise from?

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HPV

(considered a sexually transmitted cancer)

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Cervical cancer

What type of cancer?

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Squamous cell cancer

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INSERT KEY CONCEPTS on pg 280 for epidemiology of cancer here

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Describe development of a tumor

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Clinically, how big and how many cells does a tumor contain to allow us to identify it?

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Mass of 1 gram

1 billion cells (10^9)

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_____________ can explain not only the natural history of cancer, but also changes in tumor behavior following therapy

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Selection of the fittest cells

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What is one of the most profound selective pressures that cancer cells face?

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Effective chemo/radiotherapy given by the treating physicians

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What are the 4 classes of regulatory genes?

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Growth-promoting proto-oncogenes

Growth-inhibiting tumor-suppressor genes

Genes that regulate apoptosis

DNA-_repair genes_

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How many alleles need to be converted to induce neoplasia for:

Proto-oncogene

Tumor suppressor gene

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Proto-oncogene = will become an oncogene if ONE of the two alleles is converted

Tumor suppressor gene = will promote neoplasia ONLY IF BOTH alleles are converted. Having one of the two gene products is sufficient to inhibit neoplasia

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What type of modifications include: DNA methylation Histone modifications
Epigenetic modifications
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What is the effect of **DNA methylation** on gene expression?
Silence gene expression
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What are examples of **proto oncogenes** that are categorized as _growth factor receptors?_
EGF ALK
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What are examples of **proto oncogenes** that are categorized as _proteins involved in signal transduction?_
RAS ABL BRAF SHH/WNT
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What is an example of a **proto oncogene** that is categorized as a _nuclear regulatory protein?_
MYC
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What is the most common type of abnormality involving **proto-oncogenes** in human tumors?
RAS mutations
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What pathway is crucial for the development of the **bilaterian** feature of humans?
The Hedgehog (HH signaling) pathway along with one of its key regulators (Sonic SHH)
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General rule for the term **blastoma?**
Generally its a familial cancer seen in **pediatric pop'n**
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Which proto-oncogene is VERY important and involved in nearly all human tumors?
MYC
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What is the general description of **MYC?**
A major transcriptional regulator of **_cell growth_** It activates many of the _genes_ that are involved in cell growth
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What is a unique feature of **MYC?**
Can act to reprogram somatic cells into **pluripotent stem cells**
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INSERT KEY CONCEPTS PAGE on MYC Oncogene pg 290 here
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What are the two major tumor suppressor genes?
p53 Rb
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Table 7-7 What are the inhibitors of **mitogenic signaling pathways?**
APC (AD) NF1 (AD) NF2 (AD) PTCH
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Table 7-7 What are the inhibitors of **cell cycle progression?**
RB (AD)
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Table 7-7 What are the inhibitors of **pro-growth programs of metabolism and angiogenesis?**
VHL (AD)
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Table 7-7 What are the inhibitors of **invasion and metastasis?**
CDH1 (E-cadherin)
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Table 7-7 What are enablers of **genomic stability?**
TP53 (AD)
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Table 7-7 What are the **DNA repair factors?**
BRCA1 BRCA2 MSH (AR)
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What is referred to as the "gaurdian of the genome"? ALSO is the most frequently mutated gene in human cancers
p53
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What is aka "gatekeeper of colonic neoplasia"?
APC
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What is related to certain **CNS tumors, renal cysts, neuroendocrine tumors** and **renal cell carcinoma?**
VHL
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What is commonly known as the "governor of the cell cycle"?
RB
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What is the difference b/w **familial and sporadic RB mutations?**
*_Familial_* = children inherit one defective copy of the RB gene in the _germline_ (the first hit), and the other copy is normal. Retinoblastoma develops when the normal RB allele is mutated as the result of a spontaneous _somatic_ mutation. *_Sporadic=_* Both normal RB alleles must undergo **somatic** mutation in the same retinoblast (two hits). The probability of this occuring is LOW!
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What chromosome and where on the chromosome is **p53** found?
Chromosome 17p13.1
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What happens with a **loss of p53** function?
- DNA damage goes unrepaired - Driver mutations accumulate in oncogenes - Cell is on a dangerous path leading to malignant transformation
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Loss of p53 is heavily associated with which particular syndrome mentioned in class?
Li-Fraumeni syndrome
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Where is **WT1** found?
Chromosome 11p13
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What is loss of **WT1** associated with forming?
Wilms tumor Pediatric kidney cancer \*WT1 was named for the disease it causes when it's non-functional! WT=Wilms tumor
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What is a major immunotherapy mechanism used to treat cancer?
Use of monoclonal antibodies that target either **PD-1/****PD-L1/CTLA-4** This will boost the immune response to cancer cells
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Describe the concept of **angiogenesis** in cancer formation
Development of blood supply to the newly formed mass
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Table 7-8 State the translocation _Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)_
(9;22) (q34;q11)
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Table 7-8 State the translocation **Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)**
(8 ; 21) (q22 ; q22) | (15; 17) (q22 ; q21)
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Table 7-8 State the translocation **Burkitt lymphoma**
(8 ;14) (q24; q32)
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Table 7-8 State the translocation **Mantle cell lymphoma**
(11 ; 14) (q13 ; q32)
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Table 7-8 State the translocation **Follicular lymphoma**
(14, 18) (q32, q21)
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What are the most frequent **radiation induced cancers?**
Myeloid leukemias
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Microbial carcinogenesis What is the **ONE oncogenic RNA virus?**
HTLV-1
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Microbial carcinogenesis What are examples of **Oncogenic DNA viruses?**
HPV EBV HBV Merkel cell polyomarvirus (MCV) HHV-8
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What are **paraneoplastic syndromes?**
Tumor cells themselves elaborate certain substances that have effects
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What is the most common **paraneoplastic syndrome?**
Endocrinopathy
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What is **chromothripsis?**
Widespread chromosomal issues are occuring with cancer "Genome instability characterized by _tens to hundreds of locally clustered rearrangements_ affecting one or more chromosome(s) in cancer cells. This phenomenon, is likely due to a single **catastrophic event** leading to the simultaneous formation of multiple double-strand breaks, which are repaired by error-prone mechanisms"
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