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