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Neoplasia Flashcards

1
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Tumor means

A

swelling, refers to mass (usually neoplastic)

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Neoplasia

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excessive autonomous growth

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Hyperplasia

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increase in cell number

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Metaplasia

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change from one cell type to another

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5
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Dysplasia

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disordered cell growth

*used for preneoplastic epithelial proliferation

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Anaplasia

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lack of cell differentiation

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7
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Neoplasia

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excessive, autonomous growth

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8
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Normal hyperplasia example

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breast growth during pregnancy, nursing

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Metaplasia classic example

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Barrett’s esophagus–intestinal metaplasia of esophagus lining

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10
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Preneoplastic epithelial proliferation is

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a Dysplasia.
microscopically–cytologic and architectural abnormalites
Reversible

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11
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Dysplasia can also mean

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non-neoplastic growth abnormality

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non-neoplastic growth abnormality, examples:

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renal dysplasia

hip dysplasia

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13
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Big difference between Metaplasia vs Dysplasia

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Metaplasia–reactive process, not pre-neoplastic

Dysplasia-pre-neoplastic

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14
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Neoplasia (breast) Benign

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Fibroadenoma

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Neoplasia (breast) malignant

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adenocarcinoma

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16
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Neoplasia (anaplasia) is not

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reversible

17
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3 traits of neoplastic cell growth

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autonomous
excessive,
disorganized

18
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Benign tumor cells remain at site of origin and grow as a ____

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encapsulated mass

19
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to name a benign tumor

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add suffix -oma

20
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to name a malignant tumor

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eptithelial—carcinoma

mesenchymal–sarcoma

21
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mesenchymal origin tissues

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adipose, cartilage, muscle

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epithelial origin tissues

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gland, squamous

23
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papilloma is ?

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benign

24
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adenoma is ?

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benign

25
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melanoma

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malignant, melanosarcoma

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seminoma

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malignant, testicular cell carcinoma

27
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lymphoma

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malignant, lymphosarcoma

28
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leukemia

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malignant, lymphosarcoma

29
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hepatoma

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malignant, hepatocellular carcinoma

30
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Tumor ___ has more predictive value than ___

A

staging / grading

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