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Tumour Classification (19) Flashcards

1
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Common

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Epithelium, mesenchymal, melanocytes, blood and related cells, CNS tumours

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Less common

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Germ cell tumour, embryonal tumours, others

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3
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Benign surface epithelial

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Cell type Papilloma (Squamous cell papilloma)

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4
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Benign glandular/secretory epithelial

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Glandular tissue Adenoma

Pancreatic cystadenoma

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5
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Exceptions

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Melanoma, lymphoma, seminoma, mesothelioma

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6
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Malignant epithelial

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Carcinomas

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7
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Malignant glandular/ductal

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Adeno carcinoma

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8
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All benign mesenchymal tumours have suffix

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(Tissue/cell of origin) - oma

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9
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Smooth muscle prefix

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Leiomyo

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10
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Skeletal muscle prefix

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Rhabdomyo

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11
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Adipose prefix

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Lipo

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12
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Blood vessel prefix

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Angio

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13
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Bone prefix

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Osteo

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14
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Cartilage prefix

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Chondro

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15
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Fibrous prefix

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Fibro

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16
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Malignant mesenchymal tumours have suffix

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(Tissue/cell of origin) - sarcoma

17
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Melanocytes

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Melanin producing cells in bottom layer of skin’s epidermis

18
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Melanocytic Nevus

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Benign

19
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Melanoma

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Malignant

20
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Malignant tumour of blood cell

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Leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma

21
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CNS tumours

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Meningioma, astrocytoma (glioblastoma multiforme), oligoendroglioma, ependymoma, medulloblastoma

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Germ cell tumours

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Seminomatous tumours (seminoma), Non-seminomatous germ cell tumours (teratoma)

23
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Where are germ cell tumours common?

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In gonads

24
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Embryonal tumours

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Very young,

25
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Examples of embryonal tumours

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RetinoBLASTOMA, NephroBLASTOMA, NeuroBLASTOMA, HepatoBLASTOMA

26
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Pleomorphic salivary adenoma

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Benign of salivary glands

27
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Carcinosarcoma

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Ovaries - malignant

28
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Hamartoma

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Non-neoplastic overgrowth of normal tissue, stays at site of occurrence, developmental abnormalities

29
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Examples of hamartoma

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Lung hamartoma

30
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Choristoma

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(Heterotypic rests), nodules of organ parenchyma in another organ

31
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Examples of choristoma

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Normal (non-neoplastic) pancreas nodule in stomach

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