Oncology Chapter Terms Flashcards
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Anaplasia
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Loss of differentiation of cells. Reversion to a more primitive cell type
2
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Brachytherapy
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Radiotherapy that uses insertion of sealed containers into body cavities or radioactive seeds directly into the tumor
3
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Carcinogens
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Agents that cause cancer: chemicals and drugs, radiation and viruses
4
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Carcinoma
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Cancerous tumor made of cells of epithelial origin
5
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Chemotherapy
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Treatment with drugs
6
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Dedifferentiation
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Loss of differentiation of cells
7
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Differentiation
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Specialization of cells
8
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Encapsulated
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Surrounded by a capsule. (Benign tumors are encapsulated
9
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Grading of tumors
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Evaluating the degree of maturity of tumor cells or degree of differentiation
