Common serum tumor markers and TNM and grading staging systems used across organ systems, a cross-cutting oncology concept deck.
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- Which tumor marker is elevated in hepatocellular carcinoma?
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Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)- Which tumor marker is elevated in yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumors?
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Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)- Which tumor marker is used to monitor for recurrence of colorectal carcinoma?
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Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)- Which tumor marker is associated with ovarian cancer?
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CA-125- Which tumor marker is associated with pancreatic adenocarcinoma?
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CA 19-9- Which tumor marker is used for prostate cancer, though it is also elevated in benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis?
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Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)- Which tumor marker is characteristically elevated in choriocarcinoma?
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Beta human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG)- Besides choriocarcinoma, what other tumor type commonly elevates beta-hCG?
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Testicular germ cell tumors- Which tumor marker is produced by parafollicular C cells and used to detect medullary thyroid carcinoma?
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Calcitonin- Which serum marker is used to detect neuroendocrine tumors?
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Chromogranin A- Which immunohistochemical marker is characteristic of melanoma?
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S-100- Besides melanoma, what other condition stains positive for S-100?
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis- Which enzyme marker, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, is used to diagnose a leukemia with 'hairy' cells?
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Hairy cell leukemia- Which serum marker is elevated in osteosarcoma and Paget disease of bone?
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Alkaline phosphatase- Which enzyme is used as a marker of tumor burden in seminoma and lymphoma rather than as a specific diagnostic marker?
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Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
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