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Growth Disorders Flashcards

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Neoplasia

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New growth

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Neoplasm

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Abnormal mass of tissue which is uncoordinated of normal tissue

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Tumour

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Was inflammation now neoplasm

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Cancer

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Malignant tumour

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Oncology

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Study of neoplasms

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What are the two basic components of a growth

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Parenchyma- rapid growth of neoplastic cells

Stroma- bv connective tissues supportive network

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What is a benign tumour

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Grows by expansion innocent and amendable by surgery

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What is a malignant tumour

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Invades and destructs and can spread locally or distant

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How can cancer mets travel

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Lymph nodes
Blood
Epthetlium
Epithelial lined spaces 
Seeding or body cavities
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What are the common sites of mets

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Lymph nodes
Liver
Lungs
Brain
Skin 
Bone
Endocrine
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X4 examples benign tumours

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

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WhAt is leukaemia

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

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What is lymphoma

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Malignant cells in lymphoid tissues
Hodgekins- mixed cells
Non hodgekins

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What is a teratoma

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

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Non neoplastic pre malignant conditions

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Chronic inflammation = varicose leg ulcer = skin cancer

Cirrhosis of the liver = heptocellular carcinoma

Chronic ulcerative colitis = adenocarcanoma large intestine

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Examples of neoplastic pre malignancy

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Familial polyposis Coli = adrnocarcinoma

Intra epithelial neoplasia= nuclear changed without breaking basement membrane

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Cancer grading system

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Grade: how bad it looks 
Stage: has it spread
T- size
N- lymph node 
M- distance to met
18
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What is paraneoplastic syndrome

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Tumour associated syndromes

Not caused by the tumour or hormone production

19
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Endocarditis

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Non endocrine cancer

In the small lung can cause Cushing syndrome

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Hypercalaemia

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Caused by bone reabsorption

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Neuropathic

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Peripheral neuro pathways
Cerebellar degeneration
Myopathy

22
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Thrombic disorders

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Thrombophlebitis migration

Carcinoma of bronch

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Mucoculaneous

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Acanthosis high

Dermaomysis

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