Oncology Terms

Question 1

adenocarcinoma

Answer 1

cancerous tumor of glandular tissue

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adenoma

Answer 2

tumor composed of glandular tissue (benign)

Question 2

carcinoma

Answer 2

cancerous tissue (malignant)

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fibrosarcoma

Answer 3

malignant tumor composed of fiber

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epithelioma

Answer 3

tumor composed of epithelium (benign or malignant)

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fibroma

Answer 3

tumor composed of fiber (benign)

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leiomyoma

Answer 4

tumor composed of smooth muscle (benign)

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leiomyosarcoma

Answer 4

malignant tumor of smooth muscle

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lipoma

Answer 5

tumor composed of fat (benign)

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liposarcoma

Answer 6

malignant tumor of fat

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melanocarcinoma

Answer 6

cancerous black tumor (malignant)

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melanoma

Answer 7

black tumor (primarily of the skin)

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metastasis

Answer 7

beyond control (transfer of cells from one organ to another)

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myoma

Answer 7

tumor composed of muscle (benign)

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neoplasm

Answer 8

new growth (of abnormal tissue, benign or malignant)

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neuroma

Answer 8

tumor composed of nerve (benign)

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rhabdomyoma

Answer 9

tumor composed of striated muscle (benign)

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rhambomyosarcoma

Answer 9

malignant tumor of striated muscle

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sarcoma

Answer 10

tumor of connective tissue (such as bone or cartilage; highly malignant)

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benign

Answer 11

not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery

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biological therapy

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treatment of cancer with biological response modifiers that work with the immune system (aka biotherapy or immunotherapy)

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carcinoma in siti

Answer 12

cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue

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chemotherapy

Answer 12

treatment of cancer with drugs

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encapsulated

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enclosed within a capsule, as with benign or malignant tumore that have not spread beyond the capsule of the organ in which it originated

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hospice

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provides palliative or supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families

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malignant

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tending to become progressively wose and to cause death, as in cancer

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palliative

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providing relief, but not care

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radiation therapy

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treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation (aka radiation oncology and radiotherapy)

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remission

Answer 17

improvement or absence of signs of disease