Cancer Terms Flashcards
1
Q
What is a neoplasm?
A
new and abnormal growth of tissue
2
Q
What is a hyperplasia?
A
increase in cell division
3
Q
What is a metaplasia?
A
replacement of normal differentiated tissue by another differentiated type
4
Q
What is dysplasia?
A
loss of tissue organisation
5
Q
What is Anaplasia?
A
loss of differentiated phenotype
6
Q
What is a tumour?
A
Neoplasm that is enlarged in size, can be benign, pre- malignant or malignant
7
Q
What is a cancer?
A
Extensive growth of cells that display uncontrolled invasion, and have lost normal cellular morphology
8
Q
What is the main differences between tumours and cancers?
A
In cancers metastases occurs and anaplasia occurs
9
Q
What kind of cells will you see in malignancies?
A
pleomorphic- loss of uniformity and cohesion
nuclei will have more chromatin
