Cancer Medicine Flashcards
What is cancer ?
Disease characterized by unrestrained and excessive growth of cells
Another name for cancer
Malignant tumors
Medical term for tumors ?
Neoplasms
Types of neoplasms
Malignant
Benign
What is anaplasia?
In capability of cells to perform mature cellular functions and transformation to malignant tumor cells
What is metastasis?
Spread of malignant tumor cells from site of origin to other sites
What is mutation?
Inheritable change in DNA that passes on to daughter cells
What type of cell mutation leads to malignant growths?
Mutations that affect cell growth or DNA repair
What is oncogene ?
Family of genes that normally encode proteins involved in cell growth or regulation but may cause malignancy if mutated
Carcinomas are derived from what tissue ?
Epithelial tissue that lines skin, glands, GI, Urinary, reproductive organs
What is the most common type of malignancy ?
Carcinomas
Sarcomas are derived from what?
Connective tissues
Which embryonic layer is involved in the formation of sarcomas?
Mesodermal later- mesenchymal tissue
Chondrosaecoma arises from which type of tissue ?
Connective (cartilage) tissue
Localized tumor cells that have not invaded adjacent structures is known as ?
Benign tumor
