Tumor Names/Paraneoplastic Syndromes

Question 1

Epithelium

Answer 1

Adenoma, papilloma

Adenocarcinoma, papillary carcinoma

Question 2

Blood cells

Answer 2

Malignant: Leukemia/lymphoma

Question 3

Blood vessels

Answer 3

Hemangioma

Angiosarcoma

Question 4

Smooth Muscle

Answer 4

Leiomyoma

Leioomyosarcoma

Question 5

Striated Muscle

Answer 5

Rhabdomyoma

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Question 6

Connective Tissue

Answer 6

Fibroma

Fibrosarcoma

Question 7

Bone

Answer 7

Osteoma

Osteosarcoma

Question 8

Fat

Answer 8

Lipoma

Liposarcoma

Question 9

Melanocyte

Answer 9

Nevus/mole

Melanoma

Question 10

Sarcoma origin?

Answer 10

mesenchyme

Question 11

Dermatomyositis

Answer 11

Adenocarcinoma (esp. ovarian)

Question 12

Acanthosis Nigricans

Answer 12

Gastric adenocarcinoma, visceral malignancies

Obesity, insulin resistance

Question 13

Sign of Leser-Trelat

Answer 13

Gastric adenocarcinoma, visceral malignancies

Question 14

Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy

Answer 14

abnl proliferation of skin and bone at distal extremities

Adenocarcinoma of lung

Question 15

PTHrP

Answer 15

HyperCa

Squamous cell carcinoma of lung/head/neck, renal, bladder, breast and ovarian carcinomas

Question 16

Inc 1,25-(OH)2 vitamin D3

Answer 16

Calcitriol

Lymphoma

Question 17

Cushing Syndrome

Answer 17

Small cell lung cancer

Question 18

SIADH

Answer 18

HypoNa

Small cell lung cancer

Question 19

Polycythemia

Answer 19

Pheochromocytoma, renal cell carcinoma, HCC, Hemangioblastoma, Leiomyoma

Question 20

Pure red cell aplasia

Answer 20

Anemia with low reticulocyte count

Thymoma

Question 21

Good Syndrome

Answer 21

Hypogammoglobulinemia

Thymoma

Question 22

Trousseau Syndrome

Answer 22

Migratory superficial thrombophlebitis

Adenocarcinomas (esp. pancreatic)

Question 23

Non bacterial thrombotic (marantic) endocarditis

Answer 23

Adenocarcinomas (esp. pancreatic)

Question 24

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis

Answer 24

Ovarian teratoma

Question 25

Opsoclonus-myoclonus ataxia syndrome

Answer 25

dancing eyes, dancing feet Neuroblastoma (kids) Small cell lung cancer (adults)

Question 26

Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration

Answer 26

Abs against Perkinje cells Anti-Hu: small cell lung Anti-Yo: gyn and breast Anti-Tr: Hodgkin lymphoma

Question 27

Paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis

Answer 27

Anti-Hu Abs | Small cell lung cancer

Question 28

Lambert- Eaton Syndrome

Answer 28

Ab against pre synaptic Ca channels (P/Q) at neuromusc junction Small cell lung cancer

Question 29

Myasthenia Gravis

Answer 29

Ab against post synaptic ACh receptors at neuromusc junction | Thymoma

Question 30

Thymoma Paraneoplastics

Answer 30

Myasthenia Gravis, Pure Red Cell Aplasia, Good Syndrome

Question 31

Small cell lung cancer Paraneoplastics

Answer 31

Lambert-Eaton, Paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis, Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration, Opsoclonus-myoclonus ataxia syndrome, Cushing Syndrome, SIADH