PMI: Oncology

Question 1

adenocarcinoma

Answer 1

cancerous tumor of the glandular tissue

Question 2

adenoma

Answer 2

tumor composed of glandular tissue (benign)

Question 3

carcinoma (CA)

Answer 3

cancerous tumor (malignant)

Question 4

epithelioma

Answer 4

tumor composed of epithelium (benign or malignant)

Question 5

fibroma

Answer 5

tumor composed of fibrous tissue (benign)

Question 6

fibrosarcoma

Answer 6

malignant tumor composed of fibrous tissue

Question 7

leiomyoma

Answer 7

tumor composed of smooth muscle (benign)

Question 8

leiomyosarcoma

Answer 8

malignant tumor of smooth muscle

Question 9

lipoma

Answer 9

tumor composed of fat (benign)

Question 10

liposarcoma

Answer 10

malignant tumor of fat

Question 11

melanocarcinoma

Answer 11

cancerous black tumor (malignant)

Question 12

melanoma

Answer 12

black tumor (primarily of skin)

Question 13

metastasis (pl. metastases)

Answer 13

beyond control, transfer of cells from one organ to another, malignant

Question 14

myoma

Answer 14

tumor composed of muscle (benign)

Question 15

neoplasm

Answer 15

new growth (of abnormal tissue, benign or malignant)

Question 16

neuroma

Answer 16

tumor composed of nerve tissue (benign)

Question 17

rhabdomyoma

Answer 17

tumor of striated muscle

Question 18

sarcoma

Answer 18

tumor of connective tissue (i.e. bone or cartilage, highly malignant)

Question 19

benign

Answer 19

Not malignant, non-recurrent, favorable for recovery

Question 20

biological therapy

Answer 20

Treatment of cancer with biological response modifiers (BRM) that work with immune system (AKA biotherapy, immunotherapy)

Question 21

carcinoma in situ

Answer 21

Cancer in early stage before invading surrounding tissues

Question 22

chemotherapy

Answer 22

Treatment of cancer with drugs

Question 23

encapsulated

Answer 23

Enclosed within a capsule, benign or malignant tumors that have not spread beyond capsule of the organ which it originated

Question 24

hospice

Answer 24

Provides palliative or supportive care for terminally ill patients and their family

Offered for those with prognosis < 6 months which curative forms of treatment are no longer possible or desired

Question 25

malignant

Answer 25

Tending to become progressively worse to cause death

Question 26

palliative

Answer 26

Providing relief but not cure

Symptom management is provided to relieve suffering in all stages of disease, not limited to care at the end of life.

Can be given with curative or life-prolonging treatment, or hospice care

Question 27

radiation therapy (XRT)

Answer 27

Treatment of cancer with radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation (AKA radiation oncology, radiotherapy)

Question 28

remission

Answer 28

Improvement or absence of signs of disease

Question 29

Neoadjuvant therapy

Answer 29

Cancer treatment that precedes any other treatment (i.e. administering chemotherapy or radiation therapy to a patient before surgery)

Question 30

Adjuvant chemotherapy

Answer 30

Use of chemotherapy after or in combination with another form of cancer treatment (i.e. administering chemotherapy after surgery or with radiation therapy)

Question 31

Brachytherapy

Answer 31

Use of radiotherapy, source of radiation placed within or close to the area being treated

Question 32

Biological Therapy

Answer 32

Treatment of cancer with use of man-made biological response modifiers (BRM) that occur naturally in the body.

Alter immune system’s interaction with cancer cells to restore, direct, or boost the body’s ability to fight disease.

Examples:
rituximab (Rituxan) - monoclonal antibody, lymphomas
Thalidomide - multiple myeloma
Interferon - lymphomas