Cancer OLA- Mini Exam 4 (09/15) Flashcards
Which of the following is the most likely reason a person with cancer could develop leukopenia? `
chemotherapy
if a cancer patient on chemotherapy develops bleeding, the cause may be:
thrombocytopenia
malignant cells that spread by invading through a serous membrane and then implanting malignant cells within a body cavity is called
seeding
what is the most significant cause of complications and death for cancer patients
infection
carcinogenesis is a long process and not just one event that causes malignant cell changes (T/F?)
true
the term anaplasia refers to cells that are well differentiated (T/F?)
false
benign neoplasms have cells that are well differentiated (T/F?)
TRUE
Which of the following is NOT considered a carcinogen
oncongenes
which of the following characteristics are typical of benign tumors? choose all that apply
- cells have a disorderly growth pattern
- encapsulated
- grows erratically
- cells are well differentiated
- metastasizes`
- encapsulated
- cells are well differentiated
what does it mean if a person with breast cancer is classified as grade 3, T3, N1, M1
The cancer has poorly differentiated cells, is 6cm, malignant cells are present in a lymph node but nodes remain mobile, and has metastasized to bones
which of the following manifestations is typical of a malignant neoplasm
rarely encapsulated
cachexia is the development of low platelets (T/F?)
false
what are the genes called that cause inappropriate growth of cells (cancer)?
oncogenes
what type of tissue is affected if a person has a carcinoma
epithelial tissue
which of the following is NOT a typical cause of pain for a person with cancer?
leukopenia
a tumor that is fixed, lymph nodes involved and metastasis is present is staged as
T4, N2, M1
Cholangiosarcoma is a malignant tumor (T/F?)
false
What is not a way that malignant cells spread?
decreased angiogenesis
what is the term used to describe increase in blood vessel development to supply the tumor with nutrients
angiogenesis
malignant cells are generally well differentiated (T/F?)
false
what does anaplasia mean as it relates to cancer
cells have lost their differentiation
what grade is a tumor that is poorly differentiated
grade 3
one of the more common causes of cancer development is to inherit a single gene mutations (T/F?)
false
