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WorksheetsTumor Markers and Cancer Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Tumor markers are primarily used for
Definitive diagnosis of cancer
Screening all cancers
Monitoring therapy and detecting recurrence
Treating cancer
Most specific tumor marker for prostate carcinoma is
AFP
CEA
PSA
CA-125
AFP is a tumor marker for
Hepatocellular carcinoma and yolk sac tumor
Colon cancer
Prostate cancer
Ovarian serous carcinoma
CEA is commonly elevated in
Cervical cancer
Colorectal carcinoma
Prostate carcinoma
Renal carcinoma
CA-125 is a marker for
Ovarian carcinoma
Thyroid carcinoma
HCC
Gastric carcinoma
CA 19-9 is associated with
Breast carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma
Prostate carcinoma
Testicular tumor
Beta-hCG is elevated in
Seminoma only
Choriocarcinoma and germ cell tumors
Colon carcinoma
HCC
Paraneoplastic syndrome is best defined as
Direct tumor invasion effects
Symptoms due to metastasis
Symptom complexes not explained by local or metastatic tumor spread
Infection due to tumor
Paraneoplastic hypercalcemia is commonly due to secretion of
PTH
PTHrP
Calcitonin
Vitamin D
Paraneoplastic Cushing syndrome is due to ectopic production of
ACTH
TSH
PTH
GH
Cancer grading is based on
Extent of spread
Histologic degree of differentiation
Presence of metastasis
Patient age
Cancer staging indicates
Tumor differentiation
Extent of spread and prognosis
Cellular atypia only
Genetic mutation type
TNM staging system includes
Tumor size
Node involvement
Metastasis
All of the above
Neuroblastoma arises from
Neural crest cells
B cell lineage
Epithelial cells
Endothelial cells
Common site of neuroblastoma is
Thyroid
Adrenal medulla
Pancreas
Testis
Neuroblastoma commonly shows which histologic feature?
Reed-Sternberg cells
Psammoma bodies
Homer-Wright rosettes
Aschoff bodies
Benign neoplasms are typically
Invasive
Well circumscribed and encapsulated
Poorly differentiated
Metastatic
Benign tumors usually show
High mitotic activity
Anaplasia
Slow growth
Early metastasis
Oncogenic viruses contribute to cancer by
Directly forming granulomas
Inducing chronic inflammation only
Incorporating oncogenes or inactivating tumor suppressors
Producing toxins only
High-risk HPV causes cancer mainly by
E6 and E7 oncoproteins
E1 and E2 proteins
gp120
Reverse transcriptase
EBV is associated with all EXCEPT
Burkitt lymphoma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Some Hodgkin lymphoma
Cervical carcinoma
