Module 10: Tumor Immunology (SA)

Question 1

Neoplasm

Answer 1

an abnormal mass of tissue whose growth is rapid and uncoordinated
May be benign or malignant

Question 2

Cancer

Answer 2

a cellular malignant tumor, the natural course of which is fatal

Question 3

Tumor

Answer 3

a swelling or a defined mass of tissue

Benign or malignant

Question 4

Benign

Answer 4

localized growth which is not malignant or recurrent

Question 5

malignant

Answer 5

growth which tends to become progressively worse due to disruption of normal cell function, invasion of healthy tissue and metastasis

Question 6

Metastasis

Answer 6

spreading from the primary location to other areas

Question 7

invasive

Answer 7

move to tissues surrounding the primary site

Opposite to “in situ”

Question 8

Protooncogene

Answer 8

gene in a host cell which is involved in regulation of cell growth

Question 9

Oncogene

Answer 9

gene that encodes a protein capable of inducing cellular transformation (cancer) often through inappropriate cell growth leading to neoplastic transformation
“cancer causing gene”