Introduction to Pathology - Dr. Wendt Flashcards
Cancer Definition
Any malignant neoplasm
Tumor Definition
A nonspecific term meaning lump or swelling
Neoplasm Definition
Meaning new growth, may be benign or malignant
Neoplasia Definition
A process of expansion due to defects in the molecular controls that regulate cellular proliferation and/or cell death
Hyperplasia Definition
An increase in organ or tissue size due to an increase in the number of cells. Can be physiologic, compensatory, or pathologic
Metaplasia Definition
An adaptive, substitution of one type of adult tissue to another type of adult tissue
Dysplasia Definition
An abnormal cellular proliferation in which there is loss of normal architecture
Anaplasia Definition
A loss of structural differentiation
Desmoplasia Definition
The formation and proliferation of connective tissues and cells
Carcinoma Definition
Malignant neoplasm of epithelial cell origin
Adenoma Definition
An epithelial neoplasm which produces or is derived from glandular tissue
Papilloma Definition
Benign tumor of surface epithelium in which neoplastic cells grow outward in finger like fibrovascular stalks
Teratoma Definition
A germ cell neoplasm made of several different differentiated cell/tissue types
Sarcoma Definition
Malignant neoplasm with origin in mesenchymal tissues or its derivatives
Lymphoma and Leukemia Definition
Malignant neoplasms of hematopoietic tissues
Blastoma Definition
is a type of cancer, more common in children, that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells, often called blasts. Examples are nephroblastoma, medulloblastoma and retinoblastoma
Melanoma Definition
is a type of cancer of pigment producing cells (melanocytes) in the skin or the eye (uveal Melanoma)
Normal epithelial tissues are very ____________
organized
_______ and ________ can stain small intestinal epithelium
Hematoxylin; Eosin
H&E
Unlike carcinomas, sarcomas arise from…
…soft tissues such as muscle, fat, blood vessels, nerves and tendons.
Although rare, they can be very aggressive and metastatic
Leukemia is a…
cancer of the white blood cells of hematopoietic origin
Lymphomas arise from…
cells that populate lymph nodes
Staging of carcinomas - Numerical staging system:
0 I II III IV
0: In situ carcinoma, no sign of local invasion.
I: microscopic invasion of surrounding tissue.
II:4-9 Surrounding Lymph nodes are involved
III: 10 or more surrounding lymph nodes are involved
IV: Distant metastases are detected
Staging of carcinomas are largely based on…
tumor size, location and number