Basic concepts of neoplasia Flashcards
1
Q
What does the suffix “oma” indicate?
A
benign tumor
2
Q
What does the suffix “carcinoma” indicate?
A
malignant epithelial neoplasm
3
Q
What does the suffix “sarcoma” indicate?
A
malignant connective tissue neoplasm
4
Q
Which diseases, ending with “oma” are misnomers for malignant neoplasms?
A
astrocytoma
glioma
5
Q
desmoplastic
A
growth of fibrous tissue around a neoplasm
6
Q
anaplasia
A
reversion of differentiation
7
Q
pleomorphism
A
abnormal nuclei
8
Q
teratoma
A
multiple lines of differentiation in a single neoplasm
9
Q
dysplasia
A
less differentiated cells. More undifferentiated cells