29 - tumour classification

Question 1

Whats a papilloma

Answer 1

Benign epithelial tumour

If surface epithelium also put tissue of origin e.g. squamous

Question 2

What is an adenoma

Answer 2

Benign glandular epithelial tumour

If glandular epithelium put glandular tissue of origin e.g. colonic

Question 3

What is a carcinoma

Answer 3

A malignant tumour

If of surface epithelium add tissue of origin e.g. squamous

Question 4

What is an adenocarcinoma

Answer 4

Malignant tumour of glandular/ductal epithelium

Question 5

How do we name benign mesenchymal tumours

Answer 5

-oma suffix

Preceded by cell of origin

Question 6

How do we name malignant mesenchymal tumours

Answer 6

-sarcoma suffix

Preceded by cell of origin

Question 7

Smooth muscle prefix

Answer 7

Leimyo

Question 8

Skeletal muscle prefix

Answer 8

Rhabdomyo

Question 9

Adipose prefix

Answer 9

Lipo

Question 10

Blood vessel prefix

Answer 10

Angio

Question 11

Bone prefix

Answer 11

Osteo

Question 12

Catrilage prefix

Answer 12

Chondro

Question 13

Fibrous prefix

Answer 13

Fibro

Question 14

What is an osteoma

Answer 14

Benign bone tumour

Question 15

What is liposarcoma

Answer 15

Malignant adipose tumours

Question 16

What are the malignant tumours with benign names

Answer 16

Melanoma
Mesothelioma
Myeloma
Lymphoma
Leukaemia

Question 17

What is a meningioma

Answer 17

Benign tumour of the CNS

Question 18

Whats a benign tumour of melanocytes called

Answer 18

Melanocyte Nevis

Question 19

What is a malignant tumour of melanocytes called

Answer 19

Melanoma

Question 20

What is a seminatous tumour called

Answer 20

Seminoma

Question 21

What is non-seminatous tumour called

Answer 21

Teratoma

Question 22

What is an embryonic tuour

Answer 22

Occurss in the under 5s
Histological tumour to embryonic cells of that organ i.e. retinoblastoma, nephroblastoma (WILMS) ,neuroblastoma, herpatoblastoma, medulloblastoma

Question 23

What is a pleomorphic salivary adenoma

Answer 23

Benign tumour of salivary glands

Question 24

What is a carcinosarcoma

Answer 24

Ovaries - malignant

Question 25

What is a mesothelioma

Answer 25

Malignant tumour of the mesolthelium

Question 26

What is a blastoma

Answer 26

Histological resemblnce to embryonic cells of that organ (malignancy in precursor cells)

Question 27

What is a haratoma

Answer 27

Non-neoplastic overgrowth of normal tissue
Inidigenous to the site of origin
Developmental abnormalities,
I.e. Lung hamartoma

Question 28

What is chroistoma

Answer 28

AKA a heterotropic rests
Nodules of organ parenchyma in another region
Non-neoplastic - just tissue in the wrong place
I.e. normal (non-neoplastic) pancreatic nodule in the stomach

Question 29

Name a benign stratified squamous tumour

Answer 29

Squamous cell papilloma

Question 30

Name a benign glandular epithelium of thyroid

Answer 30

Thyroid papilloma

Question 31

Benign bone tumour

Answer 31

Osteoma

Question 32

Benign fibrous tumour

Answer 32

Fibroma

Question 33

Malignant basal cells

Answer 33

Basal cell carcinoma

Question 34

Malignantion transitional epithelium

Answer 34

Transitional cell carcinoma

Question 35

Malignant glandular epithelium of the colon

Answer 35

Colonic adenocarcinoma

Question 36

Malignant adipose

Answer 36

Liposarcoma

Question 37

Malignant skeletal muscle

Answer 37

Rhabdosarcoma

Question 38

Malignant cartilage

Answer 38

Chrondosarcoma

Question 39

What is a fibroid

Answer 39

Benign smooth muscle tumours arising from the uterus

It is really a leimyoma