Neoplasia: Pathoma, BRS, First Aid Flashcards
What is neoplasia?
New tissue growth that is Unregulated, irreversible, and monoclonal
What does monoclonal mean?
Neoplastic cells are derived from a single mother cell
Clonality was historically determined by what?
G6PD enzyme isoforms
Clonality of B lymphocytes is determined by what?
Ig light chain phenotype ratio of kappa to lambda
What is hyperplasia?
Increase in number of cells
What is metaplasia?
One adult cell type is replaced by another usually due to irritation and or environmental exposure
What is dysplasia?
Abnormal growth with loss of cellular orientation, shape, and size
What is anaplasia?
Abnormal cells lacking differentiation
Resemble primitive cels of same tissue
What is desmoplasia?
Fibrous tissue formation in response to neoplasm
What 3 -plasia’s are reversible?
What 3 -plasia’s are not?
Reversible: Hyper, Meta, Dys
Irreversible: Ana, Neo, Desmo
What does well-differentiated mean in neoplasia?
If it closely resembles the tissue of origin
Neoplasias are separated how?
Define each
- Benign: Well differentiated, slow growing, well demarcated, possibly encapsulated, remain local and do not metastasize
- Malignant: May be poorly differentiated, erratic growth, Invade locally and metastasize
Name benign and malignant neoplasia in the epithelium
Benign: Adenoma, papilloma
Malignant: Adenocarcinoma, Papillary carcinoma
Name benign and malignant neoplasia in the mesenchyme/fat
Benign: Lipoma
Malignant: Liposarcoma
Name benign and malignant neoplasia in the lymphocytes?
Benign: None
Malignant: Lymphoma or Leukemia
Name benign and malignant neoplasia in the blood vessels?
Benign: Hemangioma
Malignant: Angiosarcoma
Name benign and malignant neoplasia in the smooth muscle
Benign: Leiomyoma
Malignant: Leiomyosarcoma
Name benign and malignant neoplasia in the striated muscle
Benign: Rhabdomyoma
Malignant: Rhabdomyosarcoma
Name benign and malignant neoplasia in the CT
Benignt: Fibroma
Malignant: Fibrosarcoma
Name benign and malignant neoplasia in the bone?
Benign: Osteoma
Malignant: OSteosarcoma
What is the most defining characteristic of malignancy?
Metastasis
What do anaplastic cells exhibit? (4)
Pleiomorphism
Hyperchromatism (Dark nuclei)
Bigger nuclei
Prominent nucleoli
What does carcinoma mean?
Malignancy of epithelial cells
Squamous cell carcinoma originates where?
Stratified squamous epithelium of skin, mouth, esophagus, vagina and places with squamous metaplasia
How is squamous cell carcinoma marked?
Production of keratin
Transitional cell carcinoma arises where?
Transitional cell epithelium of urinary tract
Adenocarcinoma is a carcinoma of what?
Glandular epithelium