Ch 19 Oncology

Question 1

solid tumor

Answer 1

tumor composed of a mass of cells

Question 2

staging tumors

Answer 2

system of evaluating the extent of spread of tumors

Question 3

remission

Answer 3

partial or complete disappearance of symptoms of disease

Question 4

sarcoma

Answer 4

cancerous tumor derived from connective or flesh tissue

Question 5

palliative

Answer 5

relieving but not curing symptoms

Question 6

pedunculated

Answer 6

possessing a stem or stalk

Question 7

radiation

Answer 7

energy carried by a stream of particles

Question 8

relapse

Answer 8

recurrence of tumor after treatment

Question 9

oncogene

Answer 9

region of DNA in tumor cells or in viruses that causes cancer

Question 10

neoplasm

Answer 10

new growth

Question 11

mutation

Answer 11

change in DNA

Question 12

irradiation

Answer 12

exposure to any form of radiant energy such as light , heat or xrays

Question 13

malignant tumor

Answer 13

tumor with continuous growth, invasive and metastasis

Question 14

metastasis

Answer 14

spread of a malignant tumor to a secondary site

Question 15

grading tumors

Answer 15

evaluating the degree of maturity of tumor cells

Question 16

infiltrative

Answer 16

extending beyond normal tissue boundaries into adjacent tissues

Question 17

differentiating agents

Answer 17

specialization of cells

Question 18

encapsulated

Answer 18

surrounded by a capsule (benign tumors)

Question 19

carcinogens

Answer 19

agents that cause cancer

Question 20

carcinoma

Answer 20

cancerous tumor made up of cells of epithelial origin

Question 21

chemotherapy

Answer 21

treatment with drugs

Question 22

anaplasia

Answer 22

loss of differentiation of cells

Question 23

benign tumor

Answer 23

noncancerous growth