Neoplasms

Question 1

What does the term neoplasia mean?

Answer 1

Abnormal growth of cells in the body

Question 2

What are 3 differences between benign and malignant tumours?

Answer 2

malignant is faster growing
malignant is bigger
malignant is more irregular outlined

Question 3

What is the common benign neoplasm of covering epithelium?

Answer 3

Papilloma

Question 4

What are the 2 types of tumours?

Answer 4

Benign & malignant

Question 5

What is the term when normal cells transfer to cancer cells ?

Answer 5

Carcinogenisis

Question 6

What are 3 benign examples

Answer 6

Adenoma
Lypomas
Myomas

Question 7

What form a thin layer of tissue that cover glands

Answer 7

Adenomas

Question 8

What grow from fat cells

Answer 8

Lypomas

Question 9

What grow from muscle or in the walls of blood vessels

Answer 9

Myomas

Question 10

Malignant examples

Answer 10

Epithelial - carcinoma
Connective tissue - sarcoma
Haemopoetic tissue - leukaemia

Question 11

Most benign tumours are contained within a what ?

Answer 11

Fibrous capsule & grow slowly
They cause pressure

Question 12

Risk factors of malignant

Answer 12

Age
Tobacco use
Alcohol
Sunlight
Infection

Question 13

3 features of benign neoplasia

Answer 13

Slow growing
surrounded by a capsule
Doesn’t spread not fatal

Question 14

Features of malignant neoplasia

Answer 14

Fast growing
Non encapsulated
Fatal if untreated

Question 15

Benign epithelial neoplasms

Answer 15

Papilloma
Adenoma

Question 16

Benign connective tissue neoplasm

Answer 16

Fibroma

Question 17

What is the most common malignant neoplasm of the oral cavity

Answer 17

Squamous cell carcinoma

Question 18

Survival rate of lip

Answer 18

77%

Question 19

Survival rate of tongue?

Answer 19

26%

Question 20

Survival rate of floor of mouth?

Answer 20

17.6%

Question 21

Clinical features of SSC?

Answer 21

unhealing ulcer
Firmness
Pain with no obvious cause
Lump

Question 22

Malignant connective tissue neoplasia

Answer 22

Lukaemia