Cancer Naming Flashcards
1
Q
Carcinoma
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Epithelial cells (80-90% of cancers)
ADENOcarcinoma: colon, prostate
Squamous cell carcinoma-skin
2
Q
Sarcomas
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Connective tissue
Muscle, bone, soft tissue
Osteosarcoma of bone
3
Q
Lymphoma
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Lymphatic system, Hodgkin lymphoma
4
Q
Melanomas
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Pigmented cells such as malignant melanoma
5
Q
Leukemias
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WBC cancers, acute or chronic
6
Q
Glioma’s
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Neural tissues (brain/spine), glioblastoma
7
Q
Naming cancer pics
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