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Introduction to Neoplasia Flashcards

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What is a tumor?

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A swelling or morbid enlargement

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What is cancer?

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A neoplastic disease, the natural course of which is progressive and possibly fatal

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What is malignancy?

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To act maliciously; cancer with the potential to cause death

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What is a neoplasm?

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Any new, abnormal growth, specifically a new growth of tissue in which the growth is uncontrolled and progressive

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What is oncology?

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The sum of knowledge concerning tumors

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What two criteria do neoplasms have to have met?

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Escaped normal regulatory mechanisms (apoptosis, proliferation, differentiation) and Varying degrees of autonomy without regard for their cellular environment

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What do neoplasms have in regard to function?

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Abnormal function/activity which leads to abnormal structure (structure is how it is diagnosed)

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Are all tumors comprised of cells/tissue neoplasms?

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No

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What are two types of non-neoplastic tumors?

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Hamartoma and Choristoma

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What is a hamartoma?

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A mass of irregularly formed tissue at the site where such tissue is NORMALLY found; some are neoplastic

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What is a choristoma?

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A mass of irregularly formed tissue at the site where such tissue is normally NOT found; not neoplastic

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How do neoplastic tumors arise?

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A normal cellular process or processes that have gone awry

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How do neoplastic tumors come to consist of multiple cell types?

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The initial neoplastic cell will undergo clonal expansion and some of those clones may develop mutations and expand again; after a few clonal expansions you may have a mass that consists of multiple cells with different mutations

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What are the four general categories of “cancer genes”?

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1.) Proto-oncogenes 2.) Tumor suppressor genes 3.) Apoptosis genes 4.) DNA repair genes

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What are proto-oncogenes?

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Growth promoting genes

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How can proto-oncogenes cause cancer?

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If a mutation alters a proto-oncogene to stay on continuously they cause replication out of control (called oncogenes)

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What are tumor suppressor genes?

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Growth inhibiting genes

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How can tumor suppressor genes cause cancer?

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If a mutation occurs that causes loss of function in a tumor suppressor gene it can cause a cell with DNA mutations to go unchecked into replication (usually occurs with other mutations)

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What are the 8 fundamental changes in cell physiology that are hallmarks of cancer?

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Avoiding immune destruction, Evading growth suppressors, Enabling replicative immortality, Tumor-promoting inflammation, Activating invasion and metastasis, Genomic instability, Inducing angiogenesis, Resisting cell death, Deregulating cellular energetics, Sustaining proliferative signaling

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What is a driver mutation?

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A mutation responsible for the tumors irregular behavior and metastatic/persistent behavior

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What is a passenger mutation?

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A mutation that is not needed for the tumors irregular behavior but is a mutation nonetheless

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What extracellular receptors do oncogenes increase the presence of?

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Growth hormones: c-ret (MEN), c-kist (GIST), Her-2/neu (breast/lung)

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What is the most common intracellular proto-oncogene abnormality?

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Mutation is Ras

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What are two important tumor suppressor genes?

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Rb (retinoblastoma), p53 family

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How does HPV cause cancer?

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Product E6 promotes degradation of p53

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How does Li Fraumeni syndrome occur?

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It is a germ line mutation in p53 so every cell in different tissues will have the mutation causing multiple cancers

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Over expression of which gene can extend cell survival and permit proliferation?

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BCLA2

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What occurs in hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC)?

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MLH1, MSH2 are mutated to mismatch repair genes

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What two care taker genes are mutated in the majority of breast and ovarian cancers?

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BRCA-1 and BRCA-2

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What are three common sources of cancer genes?

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Inherited germ line, spontaneous somatic mutations, Viral

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What is tumor invasion?

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A tumor growing into a new part of the tissue or body

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What is metastasis?

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Spread of a tumor to a new tissue or body part that is not connected to the primary or initial tumor

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What are routes of metastasis?

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Lymphatics, Hematogenous, Body surface/Cavity spread, Iatrogenic (surgical)

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How do invading cells make it through the basement membrane?

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By degrading type IV collagen

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What are the clinical presentations of cancer?

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1.) Direct tumor effects 2.) Indirect tumor effects 3.) Screening 4.) Incidental findings

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What are local/direct tumor effects?

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Mass effect: visible/palpable
Destructive effects: Bleeding, bone changes, pain
Alterations in function: increased or decrease in function

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What are paraneoplastic syndromes?

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Distant or systemic effects of neoplasms

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What are the four classifications of paraneoplastic syndromes?

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Endocrinopathies, Nerve and muscle symptoms, Dermatologic, Vascular/Hematologic

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What are examples of endocrinopathies?

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Cushing syndrome: ACTH from small cell lung cancer; Hypercalcemia: PTHRP from squamous cell carcinoma of lung

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How are paraneoplastic neoplasms typically found?

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Based on their symptoms we infer there is a tumor because of their clinical manifestations

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What are cancer screening examples?

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Pap smear, PSA, mammography, colonoscopy

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What are incidental findings?

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Cancer findings by accident typically through imaging for another issue, typically how kidney cancers are found

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How is cancer pathologically evaluated?

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Histology: biopsy or surgical specimen
Cytology: fluid, exfoliative (Pap smear)
Chemistry or molecular diagnostics

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What are the key elements of tumor diagnosis?

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Tissue type (resemblance to normal tissue), Stage (function behavior), Grade (structure appearance)

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What is angiogenesis?

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Growth of new blood vessels to supply the tumor with nutrients

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What happens if a malignant tumor grows too fast?

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The center of the cell mass can become necrotic due to the slow process of angiogenesis and the lack of blood supply

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What is the only classification of lymphoma?

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Malignant lymphomas

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What is pre-invasive epithelial neoplasm?

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A neoplasm still contained within the epithelial layers and therefore is in situ

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What is a DCIS and LCIS?

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A tumor that has not breached the basement membrane in breast cancer (Ductal and lobular)

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What are the following intraepithelial neoplasms PIN, PanIN, CIN?

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Prostate, pancreas, cervix

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What is an intraepithelial neoplasm?

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A neoplasm that has broken through the basement membrane of the epithelium

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What are the two criteria for degree of differentiation of malignant neoplasms?

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Histologic (tissue architecture) and Cytologic (size, shape/contour of individual cells)

53
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What are the four grade differentiations for neoplastic tumors?

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Grade 1: Well differentiated (low grade)
Grade 2: Moderately differentiated (low grade)
Grade 3: Poorly differentiated (high grade)
Grade 4: Undifferentiated (anaplastic)

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What is the most common system for tumor staging?

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TNM

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What does TNM stand for?

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Tumor, Nodal status, Metastasis

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What is the classification system for T?

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Tumor T1-T4: Size/extent of primary tumor

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What is the classification system for N?

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Nodal status N0-N3: Presence and extent of lymph node metastasis

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What is the classification system for M?

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Metastasis M0-M1: Presence of distant metastasis

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What is important to consider in the prognosis of a tumor?

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Type of tumor, extent of tumor growth/spread at the time of diagnosis, co-morbidities

60
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What are the three most common cancers in men?

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Prostate, lung, colorectal

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What are the three most common cancers in women?

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Breast, lung, colorectal

62
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What cancers cause the most deaths in men? Test question

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Lung, prostate, colorectal

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What cancers cause the most deaths in women? Test question

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Lung, breast, colorectal

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What are the 5 primary treatments for cancer?

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Surgery, Radiation, Thermal, Chemotherapy, Biologics

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