Cancer Terminology

Question 1

Hyperplasia

Answer 1

Increase in cell number occurs in response to a stimulus

Regresses on with drawl of stimulus unless it becomes autonomous –> neoplastic transformation

Question 2

Hypertrophy

Answer 2

Increase in cells size in response to a stimulus will stop of regression
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Physiological or pathalogical

Question 3

Atrophy

Answer 3

Loss of size +/or number

Occurs with with drawl of stimulus

Question 4

Metaplasia

Answer 4

Reversible change from 1 mature cell type to another mature cell type in response to injury
Barrett’s

Question 5

Neoplasia

Answer 5

Growth without a stimulus

Can be benign, pre malignant, malignant

Question 6

Squamous papiloma

Answer 6

Benign neoplastic growth with no metastatic potential

Question 7

carcinoma in situ

Answer 7

Closest to becoming full blown malignancy

Question 8

Malignancy

Answer 8

Autonomous growth that has invaded beyond its normal location and has metastatic potential

Question 9

Cancer terminology

Answer 9

Opacity
Rolled edges
High nuclear : cytoplasmic ratio