Growth Disorders

Question 1

Neoplasia

Answer 1

New growth

Question 2

Neoplasm

Answer 2

Abnormal mass of tissue which is uncoordinated of normal tissue

Question 3

Tumour

Answer 3

Was inflammation now neoplasm

Question 4

Cancer

Answer 4

Malignant tumour

Question 5

Oncology

Answer 5

Study of neoplasms

Question 6

What are the two basic components of a growth

Answer 6

Parenchyma- rapid growth of neoplastic cells

Stroma- bv connective tissues supportive network

Question 7

What is a benign tumour

Answer 7

Grows by expansion innocent and amendable by surgery

Question 8

What is a malignant tumour

Answer 8

Invades and destructs and can spread locally or distant

Question 9

How can cancer mets travel

Answer 9

Lymph nodes
Blood
Epthetlium
Epithelial lined spaces 
Seeding or body cavities

Question 10

What are the common sites of mets

Answer 10

Lymph nodes
Liver
Lungs
Brain
Skin 
Bone
Endocrine

Question 11

X4 examples benign tumours

Answer 11

Adenoma- glands
Papilloma- finger like projections
Cystadenoma- cystic masses
Polyp- attached to surface may or may not be neoplasm

Question 12

WhAt is leukaemia

Answer 12

Neoplastic
Occurs in haemotietic stem cells
Spills into the blood stream
Malignant always

Question 13

What is lymphoma

Answer 13

Malignant cells in lymphoid tissues
Hodgekins- mixed cells
Non hodgekins

Question 14

What is a teratoma

Answer 14

Mixed cell tumour.
Various cell types and all 3 germ layers
B or M
E.g occur in the ovaries

Question 15

Non neoplastic pre malignant conditions

Answer 15

Chronic inflammation = varicose leg ulcer = skin cancer

Cirrhosis of the liver = heptocellular carcinoma

Chronic ulcerative colitis = adenocarcanoma large intestine

Question 16

Examples of neoplastic pre malignancy

Answer 16

Familial polyposis Coli = adrnocarcinoma

Intra epithelial neoplasia= nuclear changed without breaking basement membrane

Question 17

Cancer grading system

Answer 17

Grade: how bad it looks 
Stage: has it spread
T- size
N- lymph node 
M- distance to met

Question 18

What is paraneoplastic syndrome

Answer 18

Tumour associated syndromes

Not caused by the tumour or hormone production

Question 19

Endocarditis

Answer 19

Non endocrine cancer

In the small lung can cause Cushing syndrome

Question 20

Hypercalaemia

Answer 20

Caused by bone reabsorption

Question 21

Neuropathic

Answer 21

Peripheral neuro pathways
Cerebellar degeneration
Myopathy

Question 22

Thrombic disorders

Answer 22

Thrombophlebitis migration

Carcinoma of bronch

Question 23

Mucoculaneous

Answer 23

Acanthosis high

Dermaomysis