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42 Cards in this Set

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rectum is drained by ___ vein
rest of colon is drained by ___ vein.
this means colon cancers mostly go to ___.
iliac
hepatic portal
liver
layer most cancers arise from
mucosa
99% of CRC starts as ___
polyp
CRC is associated with ___ consumption
red meat
adenomas start at ___
bottom of crypts
DNA hypomethylation happens at transition to ___
adenoma
oncogene mutations happen at transition from ___ to ___
adenoma
severe dysplasia
___ (2) happen at transition from dysplasia to cancer
allelic deletions
aneuploidy
most colorectal adenomas are single/multiple, bigger/smaller than 1cm, and are tubular/villous
multiple
bigger
villous
the more adenomas removed, the greater the risk for ___
future adenomas
4 screening choices for low-risk pts
colonoscopy
fecal occult blood
sigmoidoscopy
barium enema
1 screening choice for high-risk pts
colonoscopy
2 findings for middle-time detected CRC
rectal mass
blood in stool
Duke's A CRC reaches ___
submucosa
Dukes B1 CRC reaches ___
muscularis
Dukes B2 CRC reaches
through serosa
Dukes C1 CRC reaches ___ (2)
muscularis
LNs
Dukes C2 CRC reaches ___ (2)
through serosa
LNs
Dukes D CRC reaches ___ (2)
at least submucosa
liver
CRC is most commonly diagnosed at Dukes ___
B
vertebral CRC metastases are most likely from ___
rectum
biomarker which corresponds with Dukes stage
CEA
top 3 complications of CRC surgery. of them, only ___ occurs in colon ca.
anastomotic leak
impotence
bladder dysfunction
anastomotic leak
3 tx for liver mets
resection
ablation
chemo
chemo is not performed for Dukes ___ CRC
A
___ always causes cancer before 40.
FAP
ocular symptom of FAP
congenital hypertrophy of retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE)
oral symptom of FAP
abnormal dentition
skin symptom of FAP
epidermal cysts
bone symptom of FAP
osteoma
endocrine symptom of FAP
thyroid tumor
5 growths caused by Peutz-Jeghers
GI hamartomas
nasal polyps
bronchial polyps
reproductive tract tumors
abdominal carcinomas
oral symptom of Peutz-Jeghers
mucocutaneous pigmentation
Peutz-Jeghers is linked to chromosome ___
19
hamartomas in PJ syndrome are in ___ (3)
stomach
small int
colon
HNPCC causes cancer primarily in ___. cancers are single/multiple. it is a ___ trait. unlike FAP, tumors don't arise from ___.
right colon
multiple
AD
adenomas
skin symptom of HNPCC
keratocanthoma
3 urogenital tissues affected in HNPCC
uroepithelium
endometrium
ovary
3 preventive tx for CRC for low-risk group
high fiber
Ca2+
low fat
3 preventive tx for CRC moderate risk group
antioxidants
Selenium
aspirin
preventive tx for CRC for high-risk group
NSAIDs
carcinoids arise most commonly in ___. carcinoid syndrome-causing carcinoids arise most commonly in ___. carcinoids which metastasize arise most commonly in ___.
appendix
ileum
ileum