CSIM 1.4 Flashcards
1
Q
define dysplasia?
A
- deranged differentiation
- abnormal cell type
2
Q
Is there cancer risk for atrophy?
A
no
3
Q
is there cancer risk for hypertrophy?
A
no
4
Q
is there cancer risk of hyperplasia?
A
yes
5
Q
is there cancer risk for metaplasia?
A
yes
6
Q
is there cancer risk for dysplasia?
A
yes
7
Q
what is neoplasm?
A
- abnormal proliferation of tissue
8
Q
what is adenoma?
A
benign neoplasms of glandular epithelium
9
Q
what is papilloma?
A
benign neoplass of non-glandular epithelium
10
Q
what is sarcoma?
A
- cancer arises from transformed cells of mesenchymal origin
11
Q
what is metastasis?
A
pathogenic agent spread from initial site to different site
12
Q
what are grading?
A
classify cancer cells on how abnormal they look
13
Q
what is staging?
A
severity of the disease based on symtomatic criteria
14
Q
what characteristics do benign neoplasm have?
A
- slow growth rate
- few mitotic figures
- well differentiated
- normal nuclei
- circumscribed
- do not invade
- do not metasise
15
Q
what characteristics do malignant neoplasms have?
A
- fast growth rate
- numerous mitotic figures
- variable differentiation
- hyperchromatic nuclei
- ill defined border
- invasive
- frequently metastasise
