Classification Of Tumours Flashcards
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Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
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- Basal Cell
- Malignant
- Do not metastasize
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Papilloma
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- Squamous Cell
- Benign
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
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- Squamous Cell
- Malignant
- Frequently occurs in skin
- Arises in any squamous epithelium (Tongue, larynx, bronchus)
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Papilloma
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- Transitional Cell
- Benign
- Bladder papillomata are regarded as being pre-malignant lesions
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Transitional cell carcinoma
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- Transitional Cell
- Malignant
- arises in urinary tract
- could be multiple lesions
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Adenoma
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- Glandular epithelium
- columnar Cell
- Benign
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Adenocarcinoma
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- Glandular epithelium
- columnar cells
- Malignant
- arise in Glandular organs (pituitary, salivary, thyroid)
- arise in Glandular tissue (intestine, lungs)
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Cystadenoma
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-Glandular epithelium
-columnar cells
-Benign
-
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Cystadenocarcinoma
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- Glandular epithelium
- Malignant
- columnar cells
- adenomas have cystic characteristics
- typically ovaries, breast and thyroid
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Papilloma
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-Glandular epithelium
-Benign
-
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Papillary Adenocarcinoma
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- Glandular epithelium
- columnar cells
- Malignant
- tumour arises in thyroid gland
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Carcinomas
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Tumours arising from epithelium tissue
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Sarcomas
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Tumours arise from connective and soft tissue
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Lipoma
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- Benign
- adipose tissue (fat)
- common in neck, shoulders and butt.
- can grow very large
- soft yellow fatty tumours
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Liposarcoma
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- Malignant
- adipose tissue (fat tissue)
- very rare
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Osteoma
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- Benign
- bone
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Osteosarcoma
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- Malignant
- bone
- highly Malignant
- occurs in older children and young adults
- typically in distal end of femur
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Ewing Sarcoma
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- Malignant
- bone
- occurs in pelvis, femur, humerus, ribs, clavicle
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Chondroma
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- Benign
- cartilage
- affects metacarpals and end of long bones
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Chondrosarcoma
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- Malignant
- cartilage
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Fibroma
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-fibrous tissue
-Benign
-
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Fibrosarcoma
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- Malignant
- fibrous tissue
- occurs in younger adults and middle age children
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Leiomyoma
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-smooth muscle
-Benign
-
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Leiomyosarcoma
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- Malignant
- smooth muscle
- common in uterus and intestines
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Rhabdomyoma
- Benign
| - striated muscle
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Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Malignant
- striated muscle
- occurs in children
- arises from skeletal muscle
- also in nasopharynx and uro-genital area
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Mesothelioma
- Malignant
- mesothelial cells
- found in lining of pleura and peritoneum
- caused by exposure to asbestos
- very Malignant
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Synovioma
- Benign
| - synovial membrane
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Synovial sarcoma
- Malignant
- synovial membrane
- typically affects large joints (knee, hip, ankle)
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Meningioma
- Benign
| - meninges
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Meningeal sarcoma
- Malignant
| - rare
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Neurilemmoma
- Benign
| - neurilemma (Schwann cells in nerve sheath)
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Neurofibrosarcoma
- Malignant
| - neurilemma (Schwann cells in nerve sheath)
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Haemongioma
- Benign
- blood vessels
- found in skin
- can affect muscle, bone, viscera and central nervous system
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Haemangiosarcoma
- Malignant
- rare
- blood vessels
- highly Malignant
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Lymphangioma
- Benign
- lymph vessels
- congenital in origin
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Lymphangiosarcoma
- Malignant
- rare
- lymph vessels
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Lymphoma
- Lymphoid tissue
| - Benign
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Malignant Lymphoma ( Hodgkin’s Disease)
- Malignant
| - lymphoid tissue
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Non-hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Malignant
| - lymphoid tissue
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Burkett’s Lymphoma
- Malignant
- lymphoid tissue
- specifically affects children
- confined to malarial areas
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Lymphoblasts
Malignant
Most common of Malignant diseases affecting children
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Lymphocytes
| Chronic form of leukemia occurring in adults
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Granulocytic leukaemia
Granulocytes
Malignant
Myeloid Leukemia
Occurs in acute and chronic forms
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Monocytic Leukemia
Monocytes
Malignant
Chronic is very rare
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Malignant histiocytosis
Histiocytes
Malignant
Rare hereditary disease
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Reticulum Cell sarcoma
Histiocytic lymphoma
Malignant
Rare type of non-hodgkins Lymphoma
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Mycosis fungoides
Reticular-epithelial cell’s of skin
Malignant
Most common form of cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Affects skin
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Myeloma
Plasma cells
| Malignant
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Primary polycythaemia
Erythrocytes
Malignant
Bone marrow makes too many red blood cells —> therefor blood is thicker
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Astrocytoma
Astrocytes
| Malignant
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Oligodendroglioma
Oligodendrocytes
Malignant
Occur in white matter of the brain in frontal lobe
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Medulloblastoma
Malignant
Primitive Glial cells
Malignant tumours affect children
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Ependymoma
Ependyma
Malignant
Different degrees
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Neurocytoma
Neurocyte
Benign
Extremely rare tumour
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Neuroblastoma
Neuroblasts
Malignant
In cells of sympathetic ganglia almost exclusively in children
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Phaeochromocytoma
Phaeochromocytes
Malignant
Rare tumours
Generally Benign but can be Malignant
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Retinoblastoma
Retina
Malignant
Hereditary
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Nephroblastoma
Kidney
Malignant
Wilms tumour
Primarily affects children
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Hepatoblastoma
Liver
| Malignant
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Hyatidiform mole
Benign
| Foetal tissue
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Chorioncarcinoma
Foetal tissue
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Malignant teratoma
Malignant
Germ cells
Most often in testis
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Teratoma
Benign
| Germ cells
65
Seminoma
Germ cells
Malignant
Carcinoma of seminiferous epithelium
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Dysgerminoma
Malignant
| Germ cells
67
Mixed salivary tumour
Malignant
Mixed cellular origin
Parotid Gland most common
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Chemo-dectoma
Chemo-receptors
Benign
Carotid body tumours
69
Chordoma
Notochord
| Malignant
70
Melanoma
Benign
| Pigmented cell’s
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Malignant melanoma
Malignant
Pigmented cell’s
Most frequently in skin
