Neoplasia VIII Flashcards
(24 cards)
What type of cancer is caused by Carbon tetrachloride?
Centrilobular necrosis, fatty change (p.223)
What type of cancer is caused by nitrosamines (smoked foods)?
Gastric cancer (p.223)
What types of cancer are caused by cigarette smoke?
Squamous cell carcinoma, squamous cell and small cell carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma, pancreatic adenocarcinoma (p.223)
What type of cancer is caused by asbestos?
Bronchogenic carcinoma > mesothelioma (p.223)
What types of cancer are caused by arsenic?
Squamous cell carcinoma, angiosarcoma (p.223)
What type of cancer is caused by Naphthalene (aniline) dyes?
Transitional cell carcinoma (p.223)
What type of cancer is caused by alkylating agents?
Leukemia (p.223)
What paraneoplastic syndrome is caused by elevated ACTH or ACTH-like peptide?
Cushing’s syndrome (p.223)
What paraneoplastic syndrome is caused by ADH?
SIADH (p.223)
What condition is caused by excess PTHrP that ultimately causes a paraneoplastic syndrome?
Hypercalcemia (p.223)
What condition is caused by excess 1,25-(OH)2D3 (calcitriol) that ultimately causes a paraneoplastic syndrome?
Hypercalcemia (p.223)
What paraneoplastic syndrome is caused by elevated Erythropoietin?
Polycythemia (p.223)
What paraneoplastic syndrome is caused by Antibodies against presynaptic Ca2+ channels at the NMJ?
Lambert-Eaton syndrome (muscle weakness) (p.223)
What neoplasm is associated with Cushing’s syndrome?
Small cell lung carcinoma (p.223)
What neoplasms is associated with SIADH?
Small cell lung carcinoma and intracranial neoplasms (p.223)
What neoplasms are associated with Hypercalcemia caused by elevated PRHrP or 1,25-(OH)2D3?
Squamous cell lung carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, breast cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, some non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (p.223)
What neoplasms are associated with Polycythemia?
Renal cell carcinoma, hemangioblatoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, pheochromocytoma (p.223)
What neoplasm is associated with Lambert-Eaton syndrome?
Small cell lung carcinoma (p.223)
What hormone/agent is elevated in Cushing’s syndrome?
ACTH or ACTH-like peptide (p.223)
What hormone/agent is elevated in SIADH?
ADH (p.223)
What hormones/agents are elevated in Hypercalcemia?
PTHrP or 1,25-(OH)2D3 (calcitrol) (p.223)
What hormone/agent is elevated in Polycythemia?
Erythropoietin (p.223)
What agent is elevated in Lambert-Eaton syndrome?
Antibodies against presynaptic Ca2+ channels at the NMJ (p.223)
What are psammoma bodies?
Laminated, concentric, calcific spherules (p.223)
