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Names Of Tumours Flashcards

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Fibroma

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Fibrous tissue (benign)

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Osteoma

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Bone (benign)

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Chondroma

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Cartilage (benign)

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Lipoma

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Fat (benign)

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Neuroma

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Nerve (benign)

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Neurofibroma

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Nerve sheath (benign)

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Glioma

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Glial cells (benign)

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-sarcoma

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Malignant neoplasm of connective tissue

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Leiomyosarcoma

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Malignant neoplasm of smooth muscle

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Osteosarcoma

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Bone (malignant)

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Fibrosarcoma

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Fibrous tissue (malignant)

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Chondrosarcoma

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Cartilage (malignant)

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13
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Liposarcoma

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Fat (malignant)

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Malignant glioma

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Glial cells (malignant)

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Which neoplasms are automatically regarded as malignant?

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Lymphoid (Lymphoma- hodgkins, non hodgkins), haematopoietic (acute and chronic leukaemia)

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Teratomas

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These are tumours which contain cells representing one or more germ cell layer

17
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Seminoma

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Tumour of germ cells that only contain cells from one germ cell layer

18
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Leiomyoma

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smooth muscle (Benign)

19
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What is the colloquial name for ovarian teratomas?

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Dermoid cysts

20
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Where did the name Leukaemia come from?

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Leukos- white in greek. Haem- blood.

21
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Give a few examples of where adenocarcinomas could form

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Breast, stomach, colon, oesophagus, pancreas

22
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Give examples of where squamous cell carcinoma could form

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Lung, skin, larynx

23
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Give examples of where transitional cell carcinomas could form

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Bladder, uterus

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