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1
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Define neoplasia.

A

new abnormal growth

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Define cancer.

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malignant neoplasms

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Define oncology.

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study of tumors

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What suffix do benign tumors use?

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cell of origin – oma

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Define fibroma.

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benign tumor that is fibrous or developed CT

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Define chondroma.

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benign growth of hyaline cartilage.

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Define adenoma.

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epithelial cell benign tumor; epithelial cells form a glandular structure or are derived from glandular tissue

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Define hemangioma.

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benign tumor of newly formed blood vessels

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Define lymphoma.

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benign tumor of lymphoid tissue

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Define papilloma.

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benign epithelial tumor of the skin or mucous membrane possessing finger-like projections

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Define polyp.

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benign protrusion from a mucous membrane

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What does ‘sarcoma’ indicate?

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malignant tumors that arise from derivatives of mesenchymal tissue (fibrosarcoma and chondrosarcoma)

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What does ‘carcinoma’ indicate?

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malignant tumors derived from epithelial cells (adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma)

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14
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Are mesotheliomas and melanomas malignant or benign?

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Malignant

- they do not follow the naming rules

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How are mixed tumors formed? example?

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  • occurs due to divergent differentiation (clonal cell tumor went in two different pathways)
    EX: mixed (pleomorphic) tumor of the parotid gland. epithelial cells form ducts. connective tissue stoma resembling cartilage.
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What is the name for a tumor derived from more than one germ layer?

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teratoma

  • more than one tissue type may be found in the tumor (teeth, nerve, muscle, epithelium, etc.)
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Define differentiation in terms of tumor cells.

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An assessment to which tumor cells resemble comparable normal cells, both structurally and functionally.

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18
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Define anaplasia.

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State where tumor cells lack differentiation.

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Define pleomorphism.

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Cells and nuclei are variable in size and shape.

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What would be an example of abnormal nuclear structure?

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  • Nuclei contain an abundance of DNA and are hyperchromatic

- nuclei are also larger than normal with large nucleoli

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What type of mitoses are found in a malignant neoplasm?

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  • large numbers of mitoses

- mitotic spindles are unusual and may be tri- quad- or multi-polar

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22
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Almost all ______ tumors grow slowly and are confined to their site of origin.

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benign

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23
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Which tumor, benign or malignant, usually develops a capsule?

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benign

  • malignant tumors usually lack a capsule though slow growing malignant tumors may develop one
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24
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What are four ways tumor cells can metastasize or spread?

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  1. Direct seeding of cavities or surfaces
  2. Lymphatic spread
  3. Hematogenous
  4. Perineural invasion and spread
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Has “carcinoma in situ” metastasized?

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No, still confined to the epithelium

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26
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Which cancers are most likely to spread via the peritoneal cavity?

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colon cancer and ovarian cancer

27
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What body cavities are used for direct seeding?

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  • peritoneal cavity
  • pleural cavity
  • pericardial cavity
  • subarachnoid space
  • joint cavity
28
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What type of metastasis is common in breast cancers?

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lymphatic spread

29
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Which organs are most commonly affected by hematogenous metastasis?

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liver and lungs

30
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Describe perineural invasion.

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  • cancer cells invade and spread in the CT space around a nerve
  • pain generation
31
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Which cancers are commonly associated with perinerual invasion?

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Head and Neck, Prostate, and Pancreas cancers

  • associated with a poorer prognosis
32
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Benign or Malignant: well differentiated; structure may be typical of tissue of origin

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Benign

33
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Benign or Malignant: some lack of differentiation with anaplasia; structure is often atypical

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Malignant

34
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Benign or Malignant: usually progressive and slow rate of growth

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Benign

35
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Benign or Malignant: erratic and may be slow to rapid rate of growth; mitotic figures may be numerous and abnormal

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Malignant

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Benign or Malignant: usually cohesive and expansile, well-demarcated masses that do not invade or infiltrate the surrounding normal tissues

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Benign

37
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Benign or Malignant: locally invasive, infiltrating the surrounding normal tissues; sometimes may seem cohesive and expansile but with microscopic invasion

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Malignant

38
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Benign or Malignant: no metastasis

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Benign

39
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Benign or Malignant: often metastasis; the larger and less differentiated the primary, the more likely the metastases

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Malignant

40
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What cancers are not included in the incidence ratings and why?

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basal and squamous cell cancers

  • skin cancer would be #1 in incidence if all the skin cancers were lumped together
41
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What is the top cancer incidence in men? women?

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prostate/ breast

- both are glandular

42
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What is the #2 cancer incidence in men and women?

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lung

43
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What is the #3 cancer incidence in men and women?

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colorectal

44
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What is the #1 cancer mortality in men and women?

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lung

45
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What is the #2 cancer mortality in men? women?

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prostate/ breast

- both are glandular

46
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What is the #3 cancer mortality in men and women?

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colorectal

47
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Where does prostate adenocarcinoma usually occur?

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in 70% of cases, the adenocarcinoma arises in the peripheral zone of the prostate gland; usually in the posterior location

48
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What does a prostate adenocarcinoma look like histologically?

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malignant glands are crowded and the cytoplasm of the malignant cells is darkly stained

49
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What might you see in the blood of someone with prostate cancer?

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Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and prostate serum acid phosphatae (PSAP) are serum markers of prostate cancer

50
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When are cancer suppressor genes lost? p53 mutations?

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  • cancer suppressor genes are lost early in carcinogenesis

- p53 mutations occur late in the course of the disease

51
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What is necessary for metastasis?

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loss of e-cadherin (a cell adhesion molecule that helps create an intracellular junction)

52
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Where do prostate cancers spread and how?

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hematogenous spread to the vertebral column

53
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Where are 50% of breast cancers found?

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upper lateral quadrant

  • almost all breast cancers are adenocarcinomas
54
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What are the two categories of breast cancers?

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carcinoma in situ and invasive carcinoma

55
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What percentage of breast cancers express estrogen receptors?

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70-80%

some cancer cells overexpress human epidermal growth factor receptors (HER2)

56
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If a cell appears singly or as loose cell clusters, what might the cancer cell be lacking?

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E-cadherin

57
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Mutations of BRCA 1 or 2 occurs in what disease?

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25% of familial breast cancers

58
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From what structure do most lung cancers originate?

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75% of lung cancers originate from the primary, secondary, or tertiary bronchi

  • the bronchial epithelium transforms to cancerous cells
59
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What are the four main categories of lung cancer?

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  1. squamous cell carcinoma (men + smoking)
  2. adenocarcinoma (women + non-smoking)
  3. small cell carcinoma HIGHLY MALIGNANT (smoking)
  4. large cell carcinoma
60
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What are the two architectures of colorectal cancer and which is more likely to be malignant?

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pedunculated or sessile

  • sessile has greater malignant potential
61
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True or False: Right-sided colorectal cancer is more common.

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FALSE

left-sided because descending 18% + sigmoid/rectal 35% > cecum and ascending 38%

62
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What does “T M N” refer to in colorectal tumor staging?

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T- tumor
N- lymph
M- metastases

63
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What does a T3 staging level signify?

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tumor has completely penetrated the colon wall

Tis = mucosa
T1 = submucosa
T2= into wall

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