Tumor Markers

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

This is defined as new growth.

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neoplasm

Front (Question)

This term means swelling

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tumor

Front (Question)

this type of neoplasm is autonomous, slow-growing; may be locally invasive but does not spread to distant organs

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benign

Front (Question)

this type of neoplasm is autonomous, rapidly-growing; locally invasive and spreads (metastasizes) to distant organs

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malignant

Front (Question)

This term means independent of the usual control mechanisms.

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autonomous

Front (Question)

This is a malignant neoplasm.

Back (Answer)

cancer

Front (Question)

In benign endocrine tumors, the mass of tumor in the body can be estimated by measuring the concentration of what?

Back (Answer)

normal cell product in blood

Front (Question)

The mass of most _______ tumors must be assessed by measuring the concentration of a molecules known to be increased in patients with a specific malignancy.

Back (Answer)

malignant

Front (Question)

this neoplasm has some characteristics of the tissue of origin

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differentiated neoplasm

#10

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this neoplasm has few characteristics of the tissue of origin

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poorly-differentiated neoplasm

#11

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this neoplasm has no characteristics of the tissue of origin, morphologically or functionally

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anaplastic (without form) neoplasm

#12

Front (Question)

This syndrome has symptoms of a cancer patient that are not a result of local neoplastic growth/spread and are not a result of metastases to distant sites.

Back (Answer)

paraneoplastic syndrome

#13

Front (Question)

What are the three most common paraneoplastic syndromes?

Back (Answer)

1 Cushing’s syndrome 2 hypercalcemia 3 syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone (SIADH)

#14

Front (Question)

What are the underlying cancers of Cushing’s syndrome?

Back (Answer)

pancreas and lung

#15

Front (Question)

What are the casual substances of cushing’s syndrome ?

Back (Answer)

ACTH or ACTH-like substances produced by the cancer cells

#16

Front (Question)

What are the typical lab results of Cushing’s syndrome?

Back (Answer)

excess cortisol release, abnormal FBG, glucose intolerance, and an increased serum cortisol concentration

#17

Front (Question)

What are the underlying cancers of hypercalcemia?

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lung, breast, and ovary

#18

Front (Question)

What is the casual substance of hypercalcemia?

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parathyroid hormone related protein

#19

Front (Question)

What are the lab results for hypercalcemia?

Back (Answer)

PTH increased OR PTH related protein detected

#20

Front (Question)

What are the underlying cancers of SIADH?

Back (Answer)

brain and lung

#21

Front (Question)

What is the casual substance of SIADH?

Back (Answer)

antidiuretic hormone

#22

Front (Question)

What are the lab tests for SIADH?

Back (Answer)

sodium and osmolality, measured in both serum and urine

#23

Front (Question)

This is a substance produced by a tumor, or by the host in response to a tumor, that is used to differentiate a tumor from normal tissue or to determine the presence of a tumor based on measurements in the blood or secretions.

Back (Answer)

tumor marker

#24

Front (Question)

What are 4 current uses of tumor markers?

Back (Answer)

1 monitor the treatment and progression of cancer 2 to determine the success of initial treatment (surgery) 3 detect the recurrence of cancer 4 monitor the effectiveness of continuing treatment