Neoplasms

Question 1

parenchyma

Answer 1

transformed or neoplastic cells

Question 2

stroma

Answer 2

non-neoplastic supporting tissue

Question 3

clonal

Answer 3

entire parenchyma of neoplasm arises from on genetically altered cell

Question 4

scirrhous desmoplastic neoplasm

Answer 4

rock hard stroma (collagen)

Question 5

cancer

Answer 5

a malignant neoplasm

Question 6

carcinoma

Answer 6

epithelial malignant neoplasm

Question 7

sarcoma

Answer 7

mesenchymal malignant neoplasm

Question 8

lymphoma

Answer 8

a mass producing malignancy fromed by lymphoid cells

Question 9

leukemia

Answer 9

a non-mass producing malignancy of hematopoietic cells

Question 10

carcinosarcoma

Answer 10

combined epithelial and mesenchymal malignancy

Question 11

melanoma

Answer 11

melanocytic malignant neoplasm

Question 12

squamous cell papilloma

Answer 12

benign stratified squamous tumor

Question 13

squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 13

malignant stratified squamous tumor

Question 14

basal cell carcinoma

Answer 14

malignant tumor of basal cells of skin or adnexa

Question 15

hamartoma

Answer 15

non-neoplastic tumor-like malformation d/t faulty development in an organ, composed of abnormally arranged tissue elements

Question 16

choristoma

Answer 16

non-neoplastic congenital heterotopic (ectopic) rest of cells. Normal tissue in abnormal location.

Question 17

Cowden syndrome

Answer 17

autosomal dominant, PTEN mutation. Propensity to develop hamartomas (usually skin and thyroid hamartomas)

Question 18

anaplasia

Answer 18

lack of differentiation

Question 19

pleomorphism

Answer 19

variation in size and shape of cells/nuclei