chapter 56

Question 1

anaplasia

Answer 1

irreversible alteration in adult cells toward primitive (embryonic) cell types
characteristic of tumor cells

Question 2

benign

Answer 2

not malignant

Question 3

carcinogen

Answer 3

agent that my cause cancer

may be chemical, physical (ionizing radiation) or biologic (can be external/viruses or internal/genetic

Question 4

chemotherapy

Answer 4

treatment of illness by chemical means, that is, by medication or drugs

Question 5

dyguesia

Answer 5

distortion of the sense of taste

Question 6

dysplasia

Answer 6

abnormality of development

in pathology it is alteration in size, shape, organization of adult cells

Question 7

hematopoiesis

Answer 7

formation and development of blood cells

Question 8

infiltration

Answer 8

diffusion or accumulation in tissue of cells or substance not normal to it or in amounts in excess of normal

example: leukemia, WBC infiltration body tissues

Question 9

in situ

Answer 9

in its normal place, confined to the site or origin

Question 10

intrathecal

Answer 10

within a sheath

through the theca of the spinal cord into subarachnoid space

Question 11

leukemia

Answer 11

acute or chronic progressive malignant neoplasm of blood forming organs
diffuse proliferation of immature WBC (leukocytes)
reduction in erythrocytes/RBC and platelets

Question 12

malignant

Answer 12

tending to become progressively worse and to result in death

properties of anaplasia, invasiveness, and metastasis

Question 13

metastasis

Answer 13

transfer of disease from one organ or part to another not directly connected with it

regional or distant spread of cancer cells from the site primarily involved

Question 14

neoplasm

Answer 14

any new and abnormal growth
one in which cell multiplication is controlled and progressive
may be benign or malignant

Question 15

palliative or palliation

Answer 15

affording relief but does not cure

Question 16

radium

Answer 16

highly radioactive chemical element found in uranium minerals
used in treatment of malignant tumors in the form of needles or pellets for interstitial implantation

Question 17

remission

Answer 17

diminution or abatement of the symptoms of a disease

period during which such diminution occurs

Question 18

sarcoma

Answer 18

tumor, often highly malignant

composed of cells derived from CT - bone, cartilage, muscle, blood vessel, or lymphoid tissue

Question 19

staging

Answer 19

succinct standardized description of a tumor with regards to origin and spread
based on physical assessment, biopsy, imaging, endoscopy

Question 20

stomatoxic

Answer 20

potential for causing oral ulceration/inflammation of the GI tract

Question 21

how many stages for there?

Answer 21

1 through 4

Question 22

each stage consists of what three components

Answer 22

size of the tumor = t
lymph node involvement = N
presence or absence of distant metastasis = M