5. 10 Neoplasia intro Flashcards
a neoplasia is a
mass - it means new growth
fist question to ask about a neoplasia
benign or malignant
can detect a neoplasia by
HE slide preparation
Tumor means
swelling but the term is used interchangibly with neoplasia
Neoplasm definition
a neoplasm is an abnormal mass of tissue which exceed and is uncoordinated with that of the normal tissues, and persists in the same excessive manner after the cessation of the stimuli which evoked the change
what is a fundamental feature of neoplasia
loss of growth control
spectrum of neoplasms
benign - intermediate - malignant
malignant refers to
the ability of the tumor to metastasize
very malignant tumors
small cell carcinoma in the lung
benign tumor ex
uterine fibroids - will not metastasize
intermediate tumors
some kill you some don_t_these are still slow growing and invasive
gold standard of malignancy
***capacity to metastasize, local invasion, dedifferentiation/anaplasia, rapid rate of growth, uniformly fatal if untreated, exceptions exist
benign tumors tend to
grow and push the surrounding tissue
malignant tumors tend to
invades through the tissue and can see it in a biopsy
dedifferentiation of malignant tumors
somewhat, not totally_.used terms like well differentiated or moderate differentiation to “grade” the tumors
