1- Growth characteristics

Question 1

Anaplasia/anaplastic:

Answer 1

Lack of differentiated features i.e. look very different from the parent tissue, usually highly malignant

Question 2

Atypia/Dysplasia/dysplastic:

Answer 2

Departure from the typical normal appearance, usually seen before the cells become fully malignant

Question 3

Differentiation:

Answer 3

1. Embryological - process by which the tissue develops special characteristics. 2. Pathological - degree of morphological resemblance of a neoplasm to its parent tissue (General and Systemic Pathology)