Question 440 · LEK · Tumor markers
Which of the following tumour marker-organ pairs is/are matched incorrectly:
1) AFP - the liver;
2) CA-125 - the ovary;
3) CA-19.9 - the pancreas;
4) CEA - the testis;
5) PSA - the thyroid.
The correct answer is:
2) CA-125 - the ovary;
3) CA-19.9 - the pancreas;
4) CEA - the testis;
5) PSA - the thyroid.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,4,5.
- B. 4,5.
- C. 3,4,5.
- D. 2,3,5.
- E. only 5.
Hint
Match each marker with the cancer it is classically used for and spot pairs naming an organ that does not produce it.
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