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3- General Pathology 3 (2 Hours & 10 minutes)

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   Content of this Session
  • Cellular adaptations
  • Neoplasia and neoplastic progression
  • Tumor nomenclature
  • Tumor grade vs stage
  • Hallmarks of cancer
  • Immune checkpoint interactions
  • Cancer epidemiology
  • Common metastases
  • Oncogenes
  • Tumor suppressor genes
  • Carcinogens
  • Oncogenic microbes
  • Serum tumor markers
  • Important immunohistochemical stains
  • P-glycoprotein
  • Psammoma bodies
  • Cachexia
  • Paraneoplastic syndromes

 

 

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[h] General Pathology Flashcards

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[q] ……….. is characterized by loss of uniformity in cell size and shape (pleomorphism); loss of tissue orientation; nuclear
changes (↑ nuclear:cytoplasmic ratio); often reversible.

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[q] …………. is irreversible severe dysplasia that involves the entire thickness of epithelium but does not penetrate the intact basement membrane.

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[q] …………  generally has more prognostic value than grading.

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[q] ……… on T cells outcompetes CD28 for B7 on APCs —> loss of T cell costimulatory signal. Inhibited by ipilimumab.

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[q] The highest cancer incidence in males after skin cancer is ……….?

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[q] The highest cancer incidence in females after skin cancer is ……….?

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[q] The highest cancer mortality in males and females is ………?

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[q] Most sarcomas spread ………; most carcinomas spread via ………?

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[q] There are four carcinomas route hematogenously: …………, …………, ……….. and ………..?

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[q] Gain of function mutation converts proto-oncogene (normal gene) to oncogene —-> increase cancer risk. Requires damage to (one or two) allele of a proto-oncogene.

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[q] Loss of function of tumor suppressor gene —> increase cancer risk; (one or two) allele of a tumor suppressor gene must be lost for expression of disease.

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[q] ……… is ATP-dependent efflux pump also known as multidrug resistance protein 1 (MDR1). Used to pump out toxins, including chemotherapeutic agents (one mechanism of decrease responsiveness or resistance to chemotherapy over time).

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[q] ……… are Laminated, concentric spherules with dystrophic calcification.

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ƒ Papillary carcinoma of thyroid
ƒ Somatostatinoma
ƒ Adrenals (calcifying fibrous pseudotumor)
ƒ Meningioma
ƒ Malignant Mesothelioma
ƒ Ovarian serous carcinoma
ƒ Prolactinoma (Milk)
ƒ Serous endometrial carcinoma

[q] Weight loss, muscle atrophy, and fatigue that occur in chronic disease (cancer, AIDS, heart failure, COPD) is  mediated by ……?

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