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RH - neoplasia - how are tumours named? Flashcards

1
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What are the basic classifications of cells/tissue type?

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Mesenchymal
Epithelial
Haematopoetic & lymphoid cells
Miscellaneous

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Which cells are classified as mesenchymal?

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Connective tissue, fibroblasts, urothelium and chondrocytes

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Which cells are classified as epithelial?

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Endothelium, apocrine gland cell and squamous cells

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What cells are classified as haematopoietic & lymphoid cells?

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Lymphocytes, mast cells and plasma cells.

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Which cells are classified as miscellaneous?

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Astrocyte, germ cells and Sertoli cells.

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What is the suffix of a benign mesenchymal tumour?

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-oma

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What is the suffix of a malignant mesenchymal tumour?

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-sarcoma

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What is the name of a benign fibrocyte tumour?

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Fibroma

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What is the name of a malignant fibrocyte tumour?

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Fibrosarcoma

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What is the name of a benign striated muscle tumour?

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Rhabdomyoma

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What is the name of a malignant striated muscle tumour?

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

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What is the name of a benign chondrocyte tumour?

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Chondroma

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What is the name of a malignant chondrocyte tumour?

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Chondrosarcoma

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What is the name of a benign osteocyte tumour?

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Osteoma

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What is the name of a malignant osteocyte tumour?

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Osteosarcoma

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What is the name of a benign adipocyte tumour?

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Lipoma

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17
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What is the name of a malignant adipocyte tumour

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Liposarcoma

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What is the name of a benign vascular endothelial tumour?

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Haemangioma

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What is the name of a malignant vascular endothelial tumour?

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Haemangiosarcoma

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What is the name of a benign smooth muscle tumour?

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Leiomyoma

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21
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What is the name of a malignant smooth muscle tumour?

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Leiomyosarcoma

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What is the word sarcoma used to indicate?

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A malignant tumour or mesenchymal origin - especially if the cell of origin is uncertain.

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What is the suffix used for benign non-glandular epithelial tumours?

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Papilloma

24
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What is the suffix used for malignant non-glandular epithelial tumours?

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Carcinoma

25
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What is the name of a benign squamous cell tumour?

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Squamous papilloma

26
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What is the name of a malignant squamous cell tumour?

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Squamous cell carcinoma

27
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What is the suffix used for benign glandular epithelial tumours?

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Adenoma

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What is the suffix used for malignant glandular epithelial tumours?

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Adenocarcinoma or carcinoma

29
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What is the name of a benign apocrine gland tumour?

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Apocrine adenoma

30
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What is the name of a malignant apocrine gland tumour?

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Apocrine carcinoma (or adenocarcinoma)

31
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What is the name of a benign intestinal tumours?

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Intestinal adenoma

32
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What is the name of a malignant intestinal tumour?

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Intestinal adenocarcinoma

33
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What is the word carcinoma used to indicate?

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A malignant tumour of epithelial origin - especially if the cell of origin is uncertain.

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What is the name of a benign urothelial (transitional cell) epithelium tumour?

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Urothelial (or transitional cell) papilloma

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What is the name of a malignant urothelial (transitional cell) epithelium tumour?

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Urothelial (or transitional cell) carcinoma

36
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What is the name of a benign pancreatic exocrine gland epithelium tumour?

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Pancreatic adenoma

37
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What is the name of a malignant pancreatic exocrine gland epithelium tumour?

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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

38
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What is the name of a benign thyroid follicular epithelium tumour?

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Thyroid adenoma

39
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What is the name of a malignant thyroid follicular epithelium tumour?

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Thyroid carcinoma

40
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What is the name of a benign hepatocyte tumour?

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Hepatocellular adenoma

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What is the name of a malignant hepatocyte tumour?

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Hepatocellular carcinoma

42
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What is the name of a benign renal tubular epithelium tumour?

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Renal adenoma

43
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What is the name of a malignant hepatocyte tumour?

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Renal carcinoma

44
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What is the name of a Sertoli cell tumour?

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Sertoli cell tumour

45
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What is the name of an interstitial (Leydig) cell tumour?

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Interstitial (Leydig) cell tumour

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What is the name of an astrocyte tumour?

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Astrocytoma

47
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What is the name of an oligondendrocyte tumour?

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Oligodendroglioma

48
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What is the name of a germ cell (testis) tumour?

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Seminoma

49
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What is the name of a germ cell (ovary) tumour?

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Dysgerminoma

50
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What is the name of a benign melanocytes tumour?

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Melanocytoma

51
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What is the name of a malignant melanocyte tumour?

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Malignant melanoma

52
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What is the name for a plasma cell tumour, and what tissues does this involve?

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Plasmacytoma

Soft tissues - skin, subcutis, alimentary tract

Mostly benign

53
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What is the name of a malignant bone marrow tumour?

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Myeloma

54
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What is a lymphoma?

A

Malignant neoplastic lymphocytes in solid lymphoid organs/tissues

55
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What is leukaemia?

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A malignant neoplasm arising in the bone marrow.
Erythroid, myeloid or lymphoid origin.
May have detectable neoplastic cells circulating in the blood.

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