Forensic Pathology Test 4 Flashcards
A sac like cyst that presents itself on the ovaries
Ovarian cyst
An enclosed sac like pouch with a definite wall that usually contains liquid solid, or semi solid material
Cyst
A cyst that contains teeth or hair inside the cyst
Dermoid Cyst
A cyst that forms on an oil glad
Sebaceous or Wen cyst
Excessive growth; an increase in size of a body part or organ by an increase in size of the cells already present
Hypertrophy
An increase in size of a body part or organ due to increased functional demand like the pregnant uterus.
Physiological hypertrophy
Increase in size of a body part or organ due to disease like Whelm’s disease
Pathological hypertrophy
Increase in size of a body part or organ to compensate loss of a similar or unpaired organ.
Compensatory hypertrophy
An increase in size of a body part or organ by an increase in the number of cells making it up
Hyperplasia
The replacement of one type of tissue with another type of tissue that is no9t normally found in that part of the body like oat cell carcinoma
Metaplasia
Tumors are also known as
Neoplasms
Generally contain the suffix OMA and they will not kill
Benign tumors
Generally contain a suffix of sarcoma or carcinoma; they will kill
Malignant tumors
A malignant tumor of connective tissue is a
Sarcoma
A malignant tumor of a epithelial tissue is a
carcinoma
A benign tumor of a gland like the breast
Adenoma-glandular
Stalk like growths found mostly in the nasal cavities and intestinal tract
Papilloma or Polyp
A single benign pigmented tumor
Nevus or Mole
A benign tumor of skeletal tissue
Rhabdomyoma
A benign tumor of smooth muscle tissue
leiomyoma
A benign tumor of the bone
osteoma
a benign tumor of the cartilage
chondroma
a benign tumor of fat
lipoma
a benign tumor of vascular tissue
angioma
a benign tumor of blood vascular tissue
hemangioma
a benign tumor of lymph vascular tissue
lymphangioma
a benign tumor of fibrous tissue
fibroma
a benign tumor of the nervous system
neuroma
a malignant pigmented tumor
melanoma
a malignant tumor of the squamous cell also known as skin cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
a malignant tumor of glandular epithelial tissue also known as breast cancer
adenocarcinoma
a malignant tumor of transitional cells also known as bladder cancer
transitional cell carcinoma
a malignant tumor of a basal cell, mostly found on the face or cheeks
basal cell carcinoma
a malignant tumor of the bone also known as bone cancer
osteosarcoma
a malignant tumor of of cartilage such as laryngeal cancer
chondrosarcoma
a malignant tumor of fatty connective tissue that infiltrates
liposarcoma
a malignant tumor of fibrous connective tissue
fibrilesarcoma
a malignant tumor that originated in the blood vascular tissue
angiosarcoma
a malignant tumor of blood vascular tissue
hemangiosarcoma
a malignant tumor of lymph vascular tissue
lymphangiosarcoma
a malignant tumor of the lymphoid tissue
lymphoma
a malignant tumor present on the left side of a males neck
Hodgkins
a malignant tumor of muscle tissue
myosarcoma
a malignant tumor of skeletal muscle tissue
rhabdomyosarcoma
a malignant tumor the smooth visceral muscle tissue such as esophageal cancer
leiomyosarcoma
a malignant tumor of nerve tissue like a brain tumor
glioma
a widespread hemorrhage scattered throughout the body petchial size
purpura
