Neoplasia

Question 1

Define Apoptosis

Answer 1

Programmed cell death used during early development to eliminate unwanted cells and it causes no inflammation or scarring. It is physiological and pathological.

Question 2

Define Metaplasia

Answer 2

Normal change from one normal/well-differentiated cell type to another normal/well-differentiated cell typ

Question 3

Define Hyperplasia

Answer 3

Increase in cell number

Question 4

Define Hypertrophy

Answer 4

Increase in cell size therefore cells are bigger

Question 5

Define neoplasia

Question 6

Define tumour

Question 7

Define Malignancy

Question 8

Define dysplasia

Question 9

Define angiogenesis

Question 10

Homogenous vs heterogenous

Question 11

Invasion/infiltrative

Question 12

Encapsulated

Question 13

Metastasis

Question 14

Carcinoma-in-situ

Question 15

Differentiated

Question 16

Nomenclature of tumour

Question 17

Why are carcinomas the most common cancer diagnosed in adults?

Question 18

Describe the pathogenesis of the 2 most common primary lung cancers.

Question 19

List the main difference between benign & malignant tumours

Question 20

List the 3 main routes of metastasis & common sites affected.