Chapter 19

Question 1

Remission

Answer 1

Partial or complete disappearance of symptoms of disease

Question 2

Relapse

Answer 2

Recurrence of tumor after treatment

Question 3

Staging of Tumors

Answer 3

System of evaluating the extent of spread of tumors

Question 4

Metastasis

Answer 4

Spread of a malignant tumor to a secondary site

Question 5

Sarcoma

Answer 5

Cancerous tumor derived from connective or flesh tissue

Question 6

Carcinoma

Answer 6

Cancerous tumor made up of cells of epithelial origin

Question 7

Mutation

Answer 7

Change in the genetic material of a cell

Question 8

Fungating

Answer 8

Mushrooming pattern of growth in which tumor cells pile one on top of another and project from a tissue surface

Question 9

Sessile

Answer 9

Having no stem; characteristic of some polypoid tumors

Question 10

Invasive

Answer 10

Having the ability to enter and destroy surrounding tissue

Question 11

Palliative

Answer 11

Relieving but not curing symptoms

Question 12

Pedunculated

Answer 12

Possessing a stem or stalk (peduncle)

Question 13

Modality

Answer 13

Method of treatment, such as surgery, chemotherapy, or irradiation

Question 14

Radioresistant Tumor

Answer 14

Tumor that survives large doses of radiation

Question 15

Adjuvant Chemotherapy

Answer 15

Drugs are given after primary therapy (surgery/radiation)

Question 16

Carcinoma in situ

Answer 16

Refurring to localized tumor cells that have not invaded adjacent structures

Question 17

Extenteration

Answer 17

Wide resection involving removal of the tumor, its organ of origin, and all surrounding tissue in the body space