Cancer crossword- Mini exam 4 (09/15) Flashcards
common cancer of CNS
glioma
leukopenia causes this to occur with cancer patient, which is a common cause of death
infection
type of metastasis in which cells close to serous surface like the peritoneum can spread mechanically and through gravitation
seeding
condition noted in cancer caused by decrease in platelets
thrombocytopenia
symptom complexes, such as SIADH, that cancer platelets can develop
paraneoplastic
cancer of blood forming organs
Leukemia
carcinoma is malignant of ___ tissues
epithelial
development of many new blood vessels to feed malignant tumor
angiognesis
anything that can cause development of cancer (tobacco, etc)
carcinogen
another word for cancer is malignant ___
neoplasia
decreased WBC
leukopenia
malignant tumor of connective tissue
sarcoma
chronic bleeding and malnutrition can cause this problem for cancer patients
Anemia
emaciation, severe wasting of tissue seen in cancer patients
cachexia
most common way cancer metastasizes is by ___ system
lymphatic
in Grade 3 tumor, cells are poorly ___
differentiated
spread of cancer cells from primary site to distant site
metastasis
tumor that is not malignant
benign
complete loss of differentiated cells
anaplasia
characteristic of cancer cells that allow cell to move easily to nearby tissue
motility
abbreviation for tumor staging system
TNM
benign tumors usually have connective tissue around them, making them ___
encapsulated
in the abbreviation TNM the N represents ___
Node
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cancer cells can become “slippery”, causing decreased cellular adhesion
adhesion
mutated dominant genes that allow inhibited cell division
oncogenes
malignant tumor of grandular tissue
adenocarcinoma
