29 - tumour classification Flashcards
Whats a papilloma
Benign epithelial tumour
If surface epithelium also put tissue of origin e.g. squamous
What is an adenoma
Benign glandular epithelial tumour
If glandular epithelium put glandular tissue of origin e.g. colonic
What is a carcinoma
A malignant tumour
If of surface epithelium add tissue of origin e.g. squamous
What is an adenocarcinoma
Malignant tumour of glandular/ductal epithelium
How do we name benign mesenchymal tumours
-oma suffix
Preceded by cell of origin
How do we name malignant mesenchymal tumours
-sarcoma suffix
Preceded by cell of origin
Smooth muscle prefix
Leimyo
Skeletal muscle prefix
Rhabdomyo
Adipose prefix
Lipo
Blood vessel prefix
Angio
Bone prefix
Osteo
Catrilage prefix
Chondro
Fibrous prefix
Fibro
What is an osteoma
Benign bone tumour
What is liposarcoma
Malignant adipose tumours
What are the malignant tumours with benign names
Melanoma Mesothelioma Myeloma Lymphoma Leukaemia
What is a meningioma
Benign tumour of the CNS
Whats a benign tumour of melanocytes called
Melanocyte Nevis
What is a malignant tumour of melanocytes called
Melanoma
What is a seminatous tumour called
Seminoma
What is non-seminatous tumour called
Teratoma
What is an embryonic tuour
Occurss in the under 5s
Histological tumour to embryonic cells of that organ i.e. retinoblastoma, nephroblastoma (WILMS) ,neuroblastoma, herpatoblastoma, medulloblastoma
What is a pleomorphic salivary adenoma
Benign tumour of salivary glands
What is a carcinosarcoma
Ovaries - malignant
What is a mesothelioma
Malignant tumour of the mesolthelium
What is a blastoma
Histological resemblnce to embryonic cells of that organ (malignancy in precursor cells)
What is a haratoma
Non-neoplastic overgrowth of normal tissue
Inidigenous to the site of origin
Developmental abnormalities,
I.e. Lung hamartoma
What is chroistoma
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
Name a benign stratified squamous tumour
Squamous cell papilloma
Name a benign glandular epithelium of thyroid
Thyroid papilloma
Benign bone tumour
Osteoma
Benign fibrous tumour
Fibroma
Malignant basal cells
Basal cell carcinoma
Malignantion transitional epithelium
Transitional cell carcinoma
Malignant glandular epithelium of the colon
Colonic adenocarcinoma
Malignant adipose
Liposarcoma
Malignant skeletal muscle
Rhabdosarcoma
Malignant cartilage
Chrondosarcoma
What is a fibroid
Benign smooth muscle tumours arising from the uterus
It is really a leimyoma
