Neoplasia Flashcards
Formation of abundant collagenous stroma
Desmoplasia
Benign tumor like condition but disorganized and indigenous tissue
Hamartoma
Tumor like condition that is cytologically and architecturally normal
Ectopic origin
Choristoma
Lack of differentiation of cells that is considered the hallmark of malignancy
Anaplasia
Full thickness dysplasia WITHOUT invasion of basement membrane
Dysplasia
True or False:
All metaplastic epithelium is dysplastic
False
Primary route of metastasis for carcinomas
Lymphatic
Primary route of metastasis for sarcomas
Hematogenous
Most common incidence of cancer for children
ALL
Most common incidence of cancer for women
Breast
Most common incidence of cancer for males
Prostate
Most common cause of death of cancer for women and men
Lung
Normal cellular genes whose products promote cell proliferation
Proto-oncogenes
Mutated or overexpressed versions of proto-oncogenes that function autonomously
Oncogenes
Most common type of abnormality involving proto-oncogenes in human tumors
RAS mutation