Terminology of Neoplasia

Question 1

Cancer is a common term to describe…?

Answer 1

Malignant neoplasms

Question 2

A malignancy of glandular cells is termed…?

Answer 2

Adenocarcinoma

Question 3

What suffix is generally used to describe a benign tumor?

Answer 3

-oma (fibroma, lipoma, etc.)

Question 4

What suffix is generally used to describe malignant tumors?

Answer 4

-sarcoma (fibrosarcoma, liposarcoma, etc.)

Question 5

What is the cellular origin of a sarcoma?

Answer 5

Mesenchymal cells (bone, connective tissue, cartilage)

Question 6

Anaplasia is…?

Answer 6

Lack of differentiation

Question 7

What term describes the presence of abnormal cells in a tissue?

Answer 7

Dysplasia

Question 8

The transformation of one cell type to another differentiated cell type is termed?

Answer 8

Metaplasia

Question 9

Malignant tumors are described as pleomorphic. What does this mean?

Answer 9

Variation in size and shape of cells

Question 10

A tumor derived from all three germ layers is called a…?

Answer 10

Teratoma

Question 11

A tumor that results from a developmental flaw is a…?

Answer 11

Choristoma