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Cancer classification Flashcards

1
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What is the term for a cancer of the epithelium?

A

Carcinoma

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What name is given to a benign tumour of the glandular (Columnar) epithelium?

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Adenoma

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What name is given to a malignant tumour of the glandular (Columnar) epithelium?

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Adenocarcinoma

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What name is given to a benign tumour of the squamous epithelium?

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Papilloma

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What name is given to a malignant tumour of the squamous epithelium?

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)

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What name is given to a malignant tumour of the bladder epithelium (Urothelium)?

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Transitional/Urothelial Cell Carcinoma

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What type of epithelium produces keratin?

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Squamous epithelium

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What name is given to a malignant cancer of the connective tissue?

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Sarcoma

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9
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What name is given to a benign tumour of fatty tissue?

A

Lipoma

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9
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What name is given to a benign tumour of fatty tissue?

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Lipoma

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10
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What name is given to a malignant tumour of fatty tissue?

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Liposarcoma

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What name is given to a benign tumour of bone tissue?

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Osteoma

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12
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What name is given to a malignant tumour of bone tissue?

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Osteosarcoma

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13
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What are the 3 B’s of common childhood cancers?

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Bone
Brain
Blood

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14
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What name is given to benign tumours of cartilage tissue?

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Enchondromas

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15
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What name is given to a malignant tumour of cartilage tissue?

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Chondrosarcoma

16
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What name is given to a benign tumour of skeletal muscle?

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Rhabdomyoma

17
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What name is given to a malignant tumour of the skeletal muscle?

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

18
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What name is given to a benign tumour of smooth muscle?

A

Leiomyoma

19
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What name is given to a malignant tumour of smooth muscle?

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Leiomyosarcoma

20
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What name is given to a benign tumour of nerve cells?

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Neurofibroma

21
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What name is given to a benign tumour of the nerve cell lining of the PNS?

A

Schwannoma

22
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What name is given to a malignant tumour of the nerve cell linings of the CNS?

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Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour (MPNST)

23
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What name is given to a tumour caused by a tangle of blood vessels?

A

Haemangioma

24
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Which malignant blood cancer is associated with Human Herpes Virus 8 and AIDS?

A

Kaposi’s sarcoma

25
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What name is given to a malignant tumour of the blood vessel linings?

A

Angiosarcoma

26
Q

What name is given to a freckle?

A

Ephelis

27
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What name is given to a mole?

A

Naevus

28
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What is a malignant tumour of the melanocytes of the skin called?

A

Melanoma

29
Q

What does cancer staging describe?

A

How far it has moved

30
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What does cancer grading describe?

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How bad the individual cells of a cancer look

31
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What staging technique is used in cancer staging?

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TNM staging

32
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What is described by TNM staging?

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T - Tumour - Local spread (Size)
N - Nodes - Local spread to lymph nodes
M - Metastases - Non-local spread to other organs or bloodstream

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