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Neoplasm terms Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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abnormal growth

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neoplasms

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not cancerous, don’t spread, differentiated

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benign

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cancer, grow rapidly, spreads, undifferentiated

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malignant

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localize malignant cancer

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insitu

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cancer goes into the blood stream and lymphatics

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metastasize

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changes the DNA and allows it to become malignant

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oncogenes

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tumor of the epithelial tissues

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carcinoma

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cancer of connective tissue

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sarcoma

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a small growth

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polyp

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burning

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cauterization

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freezing

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cryosurgery

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removing something including surrounding area

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en bloc resection

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taking the whole part out

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excision biopsy

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removing everything

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exenteration

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using electric sparks

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fulgaration

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assisting

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adjuvant

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implanting radioactive seeds

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bracytherapy

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low energy radiation

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electron beams

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using radiation from a distance

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teletherapy

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using radiation deeply

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linear accelerator

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study of amount of drugs and removal of drugs from the body

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chemotherapy (pharmacokinetics)

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decides what methods to use

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modality

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plan

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protocol

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no symptoms at the moment

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remission

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symptoms come back

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relapse

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treating but not curing

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palliative

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in petri dish

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in vitro

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in an animal

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in vivo

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loss of air

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alop

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decrease in production of leukocytes, erythrocytes, and thrombocytes

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myelosuppression

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stimulates B and T cells

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interleukins

32
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fights viruses

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interferon

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something went wrong and changed the DNA causing cancer

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mutigenic

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