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Neoplasia terminology 1 Flashcards

1
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one word to describe neoplasai

A

new growth

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2
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define neoplasia

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collection of new cells resulting from genetic changes that enabled AUTONOMOUS/UNREGULATED proliferation

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3
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what type of population is neoplasia

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monoclonal

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4
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tumor

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swelling (neoplastic swelling)

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5
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malignant tumor

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can invade, destroy adjacent structures and/or metastasize

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6
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what is the hallmark for malignant tumor

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matastasize

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Polyp

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marcroscopic projection above a mucosal sruface

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sessile polyps

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dome-shaped

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9
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parenchyma

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neoplastic red cells

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10
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stroma

A

connective tissue and blood vessels

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11
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desmoplasia

A

collagenous stroma

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12
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scirrhous

A

dense desmoplasia making tumor rock hard

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13
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generally if it ends in -oma what type of cancer is it

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benign

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14
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what ending does the word have if it s malignant cancer

A
  • carcinoma
  • sarcoma
  • glioma
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15
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sarcoma

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malignant mesenchyme

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16
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rhabdomyoma

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benign tumor trying to be skeletal muscle

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17
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rhabdomyosarcoma

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malignant tumor trying to skeletal muscle

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18
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lipoma

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benign tumor of fat cells

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19
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liposarcoma

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malignant tumor of fat cells

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20
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lymphoma

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malignant lymphoid tissue

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21
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leukemia

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malignant white blood cells floating blood stream

22
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plasmacytoma (one place)
multiple myeloma (multiple places)
A

malignant plasma cells,

23
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melanoma

A

malignant melanocytes

24
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Nevus

A

benign proliferation of melanocytes

moles

25
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glioma

A

malignant bran/CNS

26
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glioblastoma

A

malignant tumor of astrocytes

27
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oligodendroglioma

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malignant tumor of oligodendroglial cells

28
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meningioma

A

benign tumor of meningeal cells

29
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mesothelioma

A

malignant mesothelial cells

30
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hepatoma what is the older name

A

hepatocellular carcinoma

31
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Seminoma

A

subtype of malignant germ cells in testes

32
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dysgerminoma

A

subtype of malignant germ cells in ovary

33
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carcinoma

A

epithelial derived

34
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squamous cell carcinoma

A

malignant squames

35
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adenocarcinoma

A

malignant glands

36
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papillary cystadenocarcinoma

A

malignent finger-like projections in a tumor derived from glands making a cyst

37
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undifferentiated carcinoma

A

malignant where-this-started

38
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choriocarcinoma

A

placental origin

39
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mixed tumor

A

single clone with different lines of differentiation

40
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give examples of a mixed tumor

A 
pleomorphic ademona ( salivary gland) 
carcinosarcoma/malignant mixed mullerian tumor
41
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mixed tumors can be what type of cancers

A

benign or malignant

42
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carcinosarcoma/malignant mixed mullerian tumor

A

uncommon uterine tumor with both malignant glands and stroma

43
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pleomorphic ademona ( salivary gland)

A

squamous and adeno components with cartilage

44
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IN MIXED TUMORS, ALL THE HISTOLOGIC SLIDES LOOK LIKE

A

NEOPLASTIC

45
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desmoplaisa and stroma reacting to a neoplasm are made genetically of what

A

NORMAL CELLS

46
Q

teratoma

location

A

cells of >1 germ cell layer

tests/ovary, can be in midline

47
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mature benign teratoma

A

mature elements

hair, teetch

48
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mature cystic teratoma

A

common tumor of ovary

may have teeth and hair

49
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hamartoma

A

right cells for the right place, but with wrong arrangement

50
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what type of cancer is hamartoma

A

benign, clonal proliferation

51
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choristoma (heterotopic rest)

A

wrong cells in wrong place, but with right arrangement

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