Mesenchymal Tumours Flashcards
1
Q
what are bone tumours called?
A
osetoma/ osteosarcoma
2
Q
what are cartilage tumours called?
A
chrondroma/ chondrosacrcoma
3
Q
what are fat tumours called?
A
lipoma/ liposarcoma
4
Q
SM tumours are called
A
leiomyoma/ sarcoma
5
Q
skeletal muscle tumours are called
A
rhabdomyoma/ sarcoma
6
Q
nerve tumours are called
A
neuroma/MPNST
7
Q
blood vessel tumours are called
A
haemangioma/ angiosarcoma
8
Q
how do sarcomas usually spread?
A
local growth is defining feature, very rarely spread via lymphatics but sometimes haematogeneously