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Neoplasm Nomenclature and Principles Flashcards

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What tissue are most cancers derived from?

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Epithelium (85% of all tumors)

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What is neoplasia?

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New growth that is autonomous and beyond normal physiological constraints

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What is a neoplasm?

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Solid mass or tumor of new growth

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What is a tumor?

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An unspecified mass that may or may not be neoplastic

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All tumors are neoplasms (TRUE/FALSE)?

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FALSE
(all neoplasms are tumors)

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What is oncology?

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The study of masses (cancer, tumors)

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What is a benign neoplasm?

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  • A mass that does not have the ability to invade tissue and become malignant
  • Localized and well differentiated with clear borders
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What is a malignant neoplasm?

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  • Cancer, a mass that has the capability to invade tissues
  • Poorly differentiated with unclear borders, invasive with the ability to metastasize
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What is differentiation in regards to cancer?

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  • The degree of resemblance of a tissue to the tissue of origin
  • The process of becoming different by modification
  • To change from relatively generalized to specialized as in development
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What does the suffix “oma” imply?

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Benign growth

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What does the suffix “sarcoma” imply?

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Malignant growth of mesencyhmal origin

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What does the suffix “carcinoma” imply?

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Malignant growth of epithelial origin

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What are examples of tissues that develop a “carcinoma”?

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Liver, squamous cells, bronchi, trachea

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What does the prefix “adeno” imply?

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Neoplastic growth of glandular epithelium

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What are examples of tissues that develop an “adenocarcinoma”?

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Stomach, esophagus, thyroid, breast, pancreas

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Differentiation of tissue involves going from _______________ to ________________?

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General, specific

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What is a well-differentiated neoplasm?

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A neoplasm that looks similar to the tissue of origin with which it arose from

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What is a poorly-differentiated neoplasm?

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A neoplasm that is bizarre, disorderly, and unrecognizable compared to the tissue of origin

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What does an undifferentiated neoplasm indicate about the behaviour of the neoplasm?

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A neoplasm that is malignant and invasive

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Patients with a well-differentiated neoplasm are (More/Less) likely to survive for a longer period of time?

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More

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Patients with an anaplastic neoplasm are (More/Less) likely to survive for a longer period of time?

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Less

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What is anaplasia?

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Lack of or loss of cell differentiation in a tissue; undifferentiated

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A benign neoplasm tends to be ________ differentiated?

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Well

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A malignant neoplasm tends to be ____________ differentiated or ____________?

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Poorly, anaplastic

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What is hyperchromatism?

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Darkening of nuclei with chromatin clumping and large nucleoli indicative of rapid division

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What is pleomorphism?

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Variation in the size and shape of cells and their nuclei

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What is the most important evidence of malignancy?

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Invasion through the primary site

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What is invasion?

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Growth of a primary tumor into surrounding host tissue of origin

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What are the two basic components of tumors?

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  • Parenchyma of proliferating neoplastic cells
  • Supportive stroma of CT and blood vessels
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What is desmoplasia?

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Formation of abundant dense CT stroma in a cancerous tissue with a “hard and stony” feel

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A nine year old girl hits the proximal part of her elbow and a bump forms. A radiograph is taken at the metaphysial region of the elbow where the bump has formed. A biopsy is taken and the bump closely resembles hyaline cartilage. The bump is easy to move upon palpation. What is the likely diagnosis?

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Chondroma

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32
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What nomenclature describes a benign non-glandular epithelial tissue?

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Epithelioma or papilloma

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What nomenclature describes a malignant non-glandular epithelial tissue?

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Carcinoma

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34
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What nomenclature describes a benign glandular epithelial tissue?

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Adenoma

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35
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What nomenclature describes a malignant glandular epithelial tissue?

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Adenocarcinoma

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36
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What nomenclature describes a benign fibrous tissue?

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Fibroma

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37
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What nomenclature describes a malignant fibrous tissue?

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Fibrosarcoma

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38
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What nomenclature describes a benign fat tissue?

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Lipoma

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39
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What nomenclature describes a malignant fat tissue?

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Liposarcoma

40
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What nomenclature describes a benign vascular tissue?

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Angioma

41
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What nomenclature describes a malignant vascular tissue?

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Angiosarcoma

42
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What nomenclature describes a benign smooth muscle tissue?

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Leiomyoma

43
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What nomenclature describes a malignant smooth muscle tissue?

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Leiomyosarcoma

44
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What nomenclature describes a benign striated muscle tissue?

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Rhabdomyoma

45
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What nomenclature describes a malignant striated muscle tissue?

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

46
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What nomenclature describes a benign bone tissue?

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Osteoma

47
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What nomenclature describes a malignant bone tissue?

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Osteosarcoma

48
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What nomenclature describes a benign cartilage tissue?

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Chondroma

49
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What nomenclature describes a malignant cartilage tissue?

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Chondrosarcoma

50
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What disease is considered a benign neoplasm of lymphocytes or lymphoid tissue?

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Infectious mononucleosis

51
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What nomenclature describes Hodgkin’s disease?

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Lymphoma

52
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What nomenclature describes a malignant lymphocyte or lymphoid tissue?

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Lymphoma

53
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What nomenclature describes both a benign and malignant neoplasm of thymus tissue?

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Thymoma

54
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What nomenclature describes a benign granulocyte neoplasm?

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Granulocytosis

55
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What will be shown on a patient’s CBC if they have been given a diagnosis of granulocytosis?

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Increased granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils)

56
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What nomenclature describes a malignant granulocyte neoplasm?

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Myelogenous leukemia (Granulocytic leukemia)

57
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What nomenclature describes a malignant plasma cell neoplasm?

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Multiple myeloma

58
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What nomenclature describes a benign erythrocyte (RBC) neoplasm?

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Polycythemia vera

59
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What will be evident in a patients blood if they have polycythemia vera?

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Increased blood hematocrit (% RBC in blood)

60
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What nomenclature describes a malignant erythrocyte neoplasm?

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Erythroleukemia

61
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What nomenclature describes a benign brain glial cell neoplasm?

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Astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma

62
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What nomenclature describes a malignant brain glial cell neoplasm?

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Glioblastoma multiforme

63
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What nomenclature describes a benign meningeal neoplasm?

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Meningioma

64
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What nomenclature describes a malignant meningeal neoplasm?

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Meningeal sarcoma

65
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What nomenclature describes a benign neuron neoplasm?

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Ganglioneuroma

66
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What nomenclature describes a malignant neuron neoplasm?

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Neuroblastoma

67
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What nomenclature describes both a benign and malignant adrenal medulla neoplasm?

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Pheochromocytoma

68
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What nomenclature describes a malignant retina neoplasm?

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Retinoblastoma

69
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What nomenclature describes a benign neoplasm of the adrenal medulla?

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Pheochromocytoma

70
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What nomenclature describes a malignant neoplasm of the adrenal medulla?

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Pheochromocytoma

71
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What nomenclature describes a malignant neoplasm of the skin?

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Melanoma

72
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A melanoma is a (Benign/Malignant) neoplasm of the skin?

A

Malignant

73
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What nomenclature describes a malignant testicular neoplasm?

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Seminoma

74
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A seminoma is a (Benign/Malignant) neoplasm of the testicles?

A

Malignant

75
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A lymphoma is a (Benign/Malignant) neoplasm of the lymph nodes or lymphocytes?

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Malignant

76
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What is a dermoid cyst or teratoma?

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  • tumour containing all 3 germ layers
  • Monstrous tumor of mixed histogenetic origin containing skin, hair, teeth, nails etc.
77
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What is the nomenclature given to a benign dermoid cyst?

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Mature teratoma

78
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What is the nomenclature given to a malignant dermoid cyst?

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Immature teratoma

79
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A mature teratoma is a (Benign/Malignant) neoplasm?

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Benign

80
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An immature teratoma is a (Benign/Malignant) neoplasm?

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Malignant

81
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What nomenclature describes a malignant bone marrow neoplasm?

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Leukemia

82
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What is a Krukenburg tumor?

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Malignant ovarian tumor caused by the Mets spread of stomach cancer to the ovaries causing infertility

83
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What can the metastatic pattern of the stomach cause in the ovaries?

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Krukenburg tumor

84
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The suffix “blastoma” implies what?

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Cancer is more likely to occur in children

85
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Benign neoplasms are (Encapsulated/Non-encapsulated)?

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Encapsulated

86
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Benign neoplasms are (Invasive/Non-invasive)?

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Non-invasive

87
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Benign neoplasms undergo (Rapid growth/Slow or no growth)?

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Slow or no growth

88
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Benign neoplasms are metastatic (TRUE/FALSE)?

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FALSE

89
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Malignant neoplasms are metastatic or capable of becoming metastatic (TRUE/FALSE)?

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TRUE

90
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Malignant neoplasms are (Encapsulated/Non-encapsulated)?

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Non-encapsulated

91
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Malignant neoplasms are (Invasive/Non-invasive)?

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Invasive

92
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Malignant neoplasms undergo (Rapid growth/Slow or no growth)?

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Rapid growth

93
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Malignant neoplasms are relatively anaplastic (TRUE/FALSE)?

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TRUE

94
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If a mass is highly mobile upon palpation, the mass is likely (Benign/Malignant)?

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Benign

95
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A (Malignant/Benign) neoplasm is easy to remove via surgical excision?

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Benign

96
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A malignant neoplasm is easily removed via surgical excision (TRUE/FALSE)?

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FALSE

97
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Patient presents with pain in the lateral thigh with a lump present. Biopsy shows bizarre cells, hyperchromatic nuclei, and is unrecognizable from normal skeletal muscle tissue in the thigh. What is a likely diagnosis for this patient?

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

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