Cancer crossword- Mini exam 4 (09/15)

Question 1

common cancer of CNS

Answer 1

glioma

Question 2

leukopenia causes this to occur with cancer patient, which is a common cause of death

Answer 2

infection

Question 3

type of metastasis in which cells close to serous surface like the peritoneum can spread mechanically and through gravitation

Answer 3

seeding

Question 4

condition noted in cancer caused by decrease in platelets

Answer 4

thrombocytopenia

Question 5

symptom complexes, such as SIADH, that cancer platelets can develop

Answer 5

paraneoplastic

Question 6

cancer of blood forming organs

Answer 6

Leukemia

Question 7

carcinoma is malignant of ___ tissues

Answer 7

epithelial

Question 8

development of many new blood vessels to feed malignant tumor

Answer 8

angiognesis

Question 9

anything that can cause development of cancer (tobacco, etc)

Answer 9

carcinogen

Question 10

another word for cancer is malignant ___

Answer 10

neoplasia

Question 11

decreased WBC

Answer 11

leukopenia

Question 12

malignant tumor of connective tissue

Answer 12

sarcoma

Question 13

chronic bleeding and malnutrition can cause this problem for cancer patients

Answer 13

Anemia

Question 14

emaciation, severe wasting of tissue seen in cancer patients

Answer 14

cachexia

Question 15

most common way cancer metastasizes is by ___ system

Answer 15

lymphatic

Question 16

in Grade 3 tumor, cells are poorly ___

Answer 16

differentiated

Question 17

spread of cancer cells from primary site to distant site

Answer 17

metastasis

Question 18

tumor that is not malignant

Answer 18

benign

Question 19

complete loss of differentiated cells

Answer 19

anaplasia

Question 20

characteristic of cancer cells that allow cell to move easily to nearby tissue

Answer 20

motility

Question 21

abbreviation for tumor staging system

Answer 21

TNM

Question 22

benign tumors usually have connective tissue around them, making them ___

Answer 22

encapsulated

Question 23

in the abbreviation TNM the N represents ___

Answer 23

Node

Question 24

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Answer 24

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Question 25

cancer cells can become “slippery”, causing decreased cellular adhesion

Answer 25

adhesion

Question 26

mutated dominant genes that allow inhibited cell division

Answer 26

oncogenes

Question 27

malignant tumor of grandular tissue

Answer 27

adenocarcinoma