NEOPLASIA
Formula # 01 :
Lung Cancer is associated with following naturally occurring or industrial products:
Please try to remember the mnemonic-
BRACC
Here:
B = Beryllium
R = Radon
A = Asbestos
C = Cadmium
C = Chromium
Formula # 02 :
CA-125 tumour marker can be found raised in :
Please try to remember the mnemonic-
Odam( O) Bor (B) Loyey (L)
Par (P) Coresi (C) Ponchash(P)
Here:
O = Ovarian Carcinoma
B = Breast Cancer
L = Liver Cancer
P = Pregnancy
C = Cirrhosis of liver
P = Peritontis
Formula # 03 :
Causes of cancer cachexia includes:
TNF (Produced by macrophages or possibly some tumour cells)
IL-1
IFN-Y
Leukaemia inhibitory factor(LIF)
Proteolysis- inducing factor-PIF (Product by Tumour> Increses the catabolism of muscles and adipose tissue by acting directly on fat and muscle protein)
Please try to remember the mnemonic-
PTI Laboratory (L) Institute (I)
Here:
P = PIF
T = TNF
I = IFN-Y
L = LIF
I = IL-1
Formula # 04 :
Bony or osseous metastasis are common in carcinoma of
:
Breast (B)
Bronchus or lungs (B)
Thyroid (T)
Prostate (P)
Kidney (K)
Please try to remember the mnemonic-
Bar (B) Bar ((B) Tak(T) Pore (P) Kar (K)
Here :
B = Breast
B = Bronchus
T = Thyroid
P = Prostate
K = Kidney
Formula # 05:
Paraneoplastic syndromes associated with hypercalaceamia / the following tumours are associated with hypercalaceamia:
Please try to remember the mnemonic-
Tara (T) Bora (B) Ratey (R)
Labanna (L) Omite(O) Sathe ((S)
Here:
T= T-cell leukaemia
B = Breast Carcinoma
R = Renal Carcinoma
L = Lymphoma
O = Ovarian Cancer
S = Squamous cell carcinoma of lung.
Formula # 06 :
Factors implicated in causing the hypercalcaemia of malignancy include:
Please remember the mnemonic-
Pass (P) Kore (K) Inter (I)
Thelte(T) Thelte(T) Dakter(D)
Here:
P = Parathyroid hormone related peptide (PTHRP)
I = Interleukin-1 (IL-1))
T = Transforming Growth factor-Alpha (TGF- alpha)
T = Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)
D = Dyhydroxy vitamin-D
