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Flashcards in Cancer markers Deck (8)
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1
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What is CA 125 a marker of?

A

Ovarian cancer

2
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What is CA19-9 a marker of?

A

Pancreatic cancer

3
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What is CA 15-3 a marker of?

A

Breast cancer

4
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What is alpha-feto protein a marker of?

A

Hepatocellular carcinoma, teratoma

5
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what is Prostate specific antigen (PSA) a marker of?

A

Prostate carcinoma

6
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what is Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) a marker of?

A

Colorectal cancer

7
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what is S-100 a marker of?

A

Melanoma, schwannomas

8
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what is bombesin a marker of?

A

Small cell lung carcinoma, gastric cancer, neuroblastoma