Ch 7 Neoplasia

Question 1

Aberrant

Answer 1

Deviating from the usual or natural type;

atypical.

Question 2

Anaplastic

Answer 2

Characterized by a loss of differentiation
of cells and their orientation to one another; a characteristic of
malignant tumors.

Question 3

Bence Jones proteins

Answer 3

Fragments of abnormal
immunoglobulins excreted in the urine of patients with
multiple myeloma.

Question 4

Benign

Answer 4

A condition that is not life threatening, not

cancerous, not malignant.

Question 5

Benign tumor

Answer 5

A tumor that is not malignant and

favorable for treatment and recovery.

Question 6

Carcinoma

Answer 6

Malignant tumor of the epithelium.

Question 7

Central

Answer 7

In oral pathology, describing a tumor or lesion

occurring within bone.

Question 8

Dysplasia

Answer 8

Disordered growth; alteration in size,

shape, and organization of adult cells.

Question 9

Encapsulated

Answer 9

Surrounded by a dense band of

fibrous connective tissue.

Question 10

Enucleation

Answer 10

Complete surgical removal without

cutting into the lesion.

Question 11

Erythroplakia

Answer 11

A clinical term used to describe
an oral mucosal lesion that appears as a smooth red patch or a
granular red and velvety patch.

Question 12

Excision

Answer 12

Surgical removal

Question 13

Hyperchromatic

Answer 13

Microscopic staining that is

more intense than normal.

Question 14

Hyperplasia

Answer 14

Abnormal increase in the number of

cells in an organ or tissue.

Question 15

Immunoglobulin

Answer 15

A protein, also called an

antibody, synthesized by plasma cells in response to a specific antigen.

Question 16

In situ

Answer 16

confined to the site of origin without invasion to neighboring tissues

Question 17

invasion

Answer 17

infiltration and active destruction of surrounding tissues

Question 18

Leukoplakia

Answer 18

white plaquelike lesion that cannot be wiped off

Question 19

macroglossia

Answer 19

enlarged tongue

Question 20

malignant tumor

Answer 20

cancer; tumor that is resistant to treatment and can cause death; tumor with uncontrolled growth and dessimination, recurrence or metastasis

Question 21

metastasis

Answer 21

transport of neoplasmic cells to parts of the body remote from the primary tumor and the establishment of new tumors at those sites

Question 22

Mitotic Figure

Answer 22

A term used in microscopy to describe dividing cells observed in the process of mitosis.

Question 23

Monoclonal Spike

Answer 23

An elevation of a single type of immunoglobulin; detected by a process called immunoelectrophoresis; seen in patients with multiple myeloma.

Question 24

Neoplasia

Answer 24

New growth; the formation of a tumor by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells.

Question 25

Neoplasm

Answer 25

Tumor; a new growth of tissue in which growth is uncontrolled and progressive.

Question 26

Neoplastic

Answer 26

Pertaining to the formation of tumor by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells

Question 27

Neurilemmoma

Answer 27

A benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor; also called a schwannoma.

Question 28

Nevus

Answer 28

A benign tumor consisting of melanocytes (nevus cells); also a circumscribed, usually pigmented, congenital malformation of the skin or oral mucosa.

Question 29

Oncogenic

Answer 29

Promoting tumor formation.

Question 30

Odontogenic

Answer 30

Tooth forming.

Question 31

Oncology

Answer 31

The study of tumors or neoplasms.

Question 32

Pedunculated

Answer 32

Attacked by a stalk.

Question 33

Peripheral

Answer 33

In the context of oral lesions, a term

that indicates that the lesion is within the gingival tissue or alveolar mucosa and outside the bone.

Question 34

Pleomorphic

Answer 34

Occurring in various forms.

Question 35

Primary tumor

Answer 35

Original tumor; the source of metastasis.

Question 36

Sarcoma

Answer 36

Malignant tumor of the connective tissue.

Question 37

Sessile

Answer 37

Attached by a broad base.

Question 38

Trismus

Answer 38

Restricted jaw opening

Question 39

Tumor

Answer 39

Neoplasm; also, a swelling or enlargement

Question 40

Undifferentiated

Answer 40

Absence of normal differentiation; anaplasia; a characteristic of some malignant tumors.

Question 41

Waldeyer Ring

Answer 41

A ring of lymphatic tissue formed by the two palatine tonsils, the pharyngeal tonsil, the lingual tonsil, and intervening lymphoid tissue.