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Neoplasia Flashcards

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Neoplasm

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An abnormal mass of tissue, whose uncoordinated and excessive growth exceeds that of normal tissues and persists after the cessation of the initial stimulus.

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Are tumors autonomous?

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Yes, but they depend on the host for nutrition.

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Characteristics of Benign Tumors

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Cohesive, slow/limited growth, well circumscribed, lobulated, encapsulated, mobile.

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How can benign tumors be lethal?

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If they’re in very sensitive areas like the heart (atrial myxoma) or the brain (meningioma).

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Characteristics of malignant tumors

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Aggressive and limitless growth, invasion/destruction of adjacent structures, poorly demarcated. Infiltrating borders.

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How are neoplasms named?

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Named for the tissue they are becoming, or for the tissue from which they are derived.

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Leiomyoma, and cancerous equivalent

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Smooth muscle benign tumor. Leiomyosarcoma.

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Adenoma and cancerous equivalent

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Glandular epithelium benign tumor, adenocarcinoma.

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Hamartoma

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Disorganized growth of indigenous tissue. Ex: disorganized bile ducts in the liver

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Choristoma

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Normal architecture in the wrong location, happens during development. Ex: heterotopic pancreas in the stomach.

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Parenchyma vs Stroma

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P: The tumor. S: supporting cells and connective tissue.

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Hyperplasia

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Increase in the number of cells.

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Metaplasia

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Replacement of one mature cell type with another. Ex: Columnar to squamous in the lungs of smokers.

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Dysplasia

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Loss of cell uniformity and orientation. Generally with epithelium, where the cells grow in number. First sign on way to malignant neoplasm.

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Desmoplasia

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A collagenous fibrosis reaction to invasion.

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Anaplasia

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Complete lack of differentiation. Certainly a malignancy.

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Grading of Neoplasms

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Assigning a level of differentiation. Grade predicts future behavior.

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Criteria for determining grade

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Uniformity, nuclei, mitoses, architecture

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What is abnormal about cancer cell nuclei?

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They are enlarged and elongated, hyperchromatic, increased nucleus to cytoplasm ratio. Prominent nucleoli.

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What is abnormal about cancer cell uniformity?

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Pleomorphism: large variation in size and shape.

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What is abnormal about cancer cell mitoses?

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Higher number relative to healthy cells. Atypical shapes of mitotic cells. Sometimes tripolar.

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What is abnormal about cancer cell architecture?

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Loss of polarity and luminar orientation.

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Clinically detectable rate of tumor growth vs rate that’s incompatible with life

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10^9 (30 doublings) vs 10^12 (40 doublings)

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Rate of tumor growth dependent on…

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Doubling time, growth fraction (% of neoplastic cells dividing), rate of cell loss. Growth fraction most important.

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Susceptibility to chemotherapy determined by…

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Growth Fraction.

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How does surgery affect growth fraction?

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Increases it! Increasing susceptibility to chemo.

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What is easier to resect, benign or malignant growth?

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Benign, good borders. Malignant tumors have terrible borders and cause a desmoplastic response if they have infiltrated surrounding tissue, increasing collagen and fibrous tissue.

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Carcinoma in situ

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Dysplasia that involves that entire thickness of epithelium. Seen generally in the cervix, the thin squamous cells at the top are replaced by rounded cells all the way through.

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Metastasis

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Remote tumor deposits, a keystone feature of malignant tumors. Correlates with tumor grade

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3 means of metastasis

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Lymphatic spread- carcinomas spread through regional lymph nodes. Hematogenous spread- through vessels, generally to liver and lungs. By both carcinomas and sarcomas. Seeding of cavities- pleura and peritoneum, carcinomas.

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Tumor Staging

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T (Size of primary tumor, 0-4), N (number/location of regional nodes), M (metastases, number sites). More important for prognosis than grading.

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Paraneoplastic syndrome

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A comorbidity of cancer, unrelated to the tumor’s location.

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Trousseau Syndrome

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Causes venous thrombosis and a hypercoagulable state. Found with cancers like pancreatic carcinoma.

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What tumor suppressor is lost leading to polyp formation?

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APC

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When is p53 lost? What is the consequence?

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Usually late stage, causes development of full blown carcinoma.

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Things associated with invasion and metastasis

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Loss of cadherins, ecm degradation by metalloproteases, increased attachment and migration, angiogenesis.

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Causes of skin cancer:

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UVB exposure causes pyrimidine dimers.

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Cause of melanoma vs non-melanoma skin cancer

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Intensity of light in melanoma, total exposure in non-melanoma.

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Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma caused by…?

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HPV

40
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Cribiform

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A gland within a gland

2013/2014 (23 decks)

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