tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252496212011-04-29T01:29:53.823-07:00Dr.Krishnamurthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494154485959827637noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25249621.post-1144005673975437652006-04-02T12:18:00.000-07:002006-04-02T12:21:13.986-07:00<span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>AFP</strong></span>: = raised—in-- ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOUR (yolk sac tumors), hepatoma, Teratoma.<br />(Note in down’s synd. AFP. is decreased and in seminoma and dysgerminoma it is not raised / not found.)<br /><br /><span style="color:#330033;">Alpha-HCG</span>: --Pituitary tumour &amp; zollinger-ellison synd.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>Beta 2 microglobulin</strong></span> = for multiple myeloma,<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Beta-HCG</strong></span>: = in Choriocarcinoma.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>BRCA-1 and BRCA-2</strong></span> ---- Breast Cancer Gene 1 and Breast Cancer Gene 2 ---- breast or ovarian cancer<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Bence Jones Proteins</span></strong>---Multiple myeloma,<br /><br />CA 15-3----in BREAST Ca.<br /><br />CA 19-9 is a tumour marker---used in pancreatic carcinoma,<br /><br />CA 72-4--- Gastric CA.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>CA 125</strong></span>—in OVARIAN Ca., Epithetial(esp. SEROUS)<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Calcitonin </strong></span>---in medullary thyroid carcinoma<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>CEA</strong></span> ---- Carcinoembryonic Antigen ---- colorectal ca.<br /><br />CALLA---B cell ALL and AML in Blast phase.<br /><br />Her-2/neu ---- Human epidermal growth factor receptor ---- breast cancer tumor = positive for Her-2/neu = guides treatment and determine prognosis.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>INHIBIN</strong></span> --GRANULOSA CELL TUMOUR<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">LDH</span></strong>: ---in DYSGERMINOMA<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Neuron Specific Enolase-(NSE</span></strong>)-----neuroblastoma, small cell carcinoma lung...<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>PSA -- Prostate specific antigen</strong></span> ---- Prostate cancer,<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP</strong></span>)---- Metastatic prostate cancer.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>Thyroglobulin --</strong></span>HTg human thyroid thyroglobin = for differentiated thyroid tumour only.<br /><br />TESTOSTERONE: --in LEYDIG CELL T, SERTOLI CELL TUMOUR, HILUS CELL Tumour<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25249621-114400567397543765?l=pgmeesurgerynotes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dr.Krishnamurthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494154485959827637noreply@blogger.com0