Cancer terms Flashcards
What are buzz words (good news?
- Benign
- Low grade
- Radiosensitive
- No metastases
- Well differentiated
- Negative nodes
- In remission
- Surgically resectable
What are buzz words (bad news)?
- Malignant
- High grade
- Radio resistant
- metastases
- Poorly differentiated
- Positive nodes
- Relapse
- Inoperable
What is carcinoma?
cancer that forms in epithelial tissue
What is Sarcoma?
A type of cancer that begins in bone or in the soft tissues of the body
What is radio-sensitive?
the inherent response of cancer cells to radiation
What is radio-resistant?
resistant to the effects of radiation
What is fractionation?
the process of dividing a dose of radiation into multiple “fractions”
What is cryosurgery?
the use of extreme cold to freeze and remove abnormal tissue
What is fulguration?
procedure that uses heat from an electric current to destroy abnormal tissue
What is Excisional biopsy?
the process of completely removing a solitary skin lesion
What is Resect?
to cut out part of an organ or a piece of tissue from the body
What is En bloc resection?
the surgical removal of the entirety of a tumor without violating its capsule
