Neoplasm: Disorders Of Cell Growth Flashcards
Hypertrophy?
Pathological or physiological increase in cell size
Hyperplasia?
Increase in number or cells
Atrophy?
Decrease in number of cells
Metaplasia?
Change in formation, one fully differentiate cell type changing into another fully differentiated cell type
Tumour?
Swelling
Neoplasia?
An abnormal growth of tissue
It persists even after cessation of the stimuli
Due to uncoordinated proliferation
Benign neoplasm?
A neoplasm that does not invade or metastasise
Carcinoma?
Cancer if epithelial cells
Sarcoma?
Malignant connective tissue tumour
E.g. osteosarcoma
Leukemia?
Malignant blood
Not typically mass forming
Lymphoma?
Malignant tumour of lymphoid cells
Seminoma?
Arise from germ cells in the testes
Melanoma?
Malignant tumour if melanocytes in the skin
Are all neoplasms tumours?
Yes
choristoma?
Abnormal growth of normal tissue structures and an unusual site