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cancer with high AP
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alkaline phosphatase is elevated with metastasis to liver and lung
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which cancers might secrete exogenous hormone that affects calcium and phosphate serum levels?
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thyroid
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PSA
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prostate cancer screening
prognosis for prostate cancer (will indicate how tumor will behave) |
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beta HCG
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choriocarcinoma of the testes
ovarian cancer too |
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CEA
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carcinoid embryonic antigen
adenocarcinoma of the colon other adenocarcinomas too used to quantify tumor burden and check for remission |
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Ca125
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specific for ovarian cancer
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Bence Jones proteins
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found in urine with multiple myeloma
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alpha fetoprotein
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hepatocellular carcinoma
or germ cell tumor |
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LCA
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leukocyte common antigen - lymphoid tumor
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cytokeratin
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epithelial origin - carcinoma
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desmin
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muscle origin
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synaptophysin
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neuroendocrine
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neuron specific enolase
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neuroendocrine
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NSE
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neuron specific enolase -neuroendocrine
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chromogranin
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neuroendocrine
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ErbB-2
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if breast cancer shows this, you can give anti-ErbB-2 antibodies in treatment
also prognostic |
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Estrogen receptor
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prognostic for breast cancer
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P-glycoprotein
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P-glycoprotein is encoded by MDR1 gene and indicates poor prognosis
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