Tumour classification and nomenclature

Question 1

what are benign epithelial tumours which are non glandular called

Answer 1

papilloma.

Question 2

what are benign epithelial tumours which are glandular called.

Answer 2

adenoma.

Question 3

what are 2 rare forms of tumours

Answer 3

germ cell tumour

embryonal tumour.

Question 4

if the benign tumour is surface epithelium what is it characterised by

Answer 4

name of cell type

Question 5

if the benign tumour is glandular or secretary epithelium what is the tumour characterised by

Answer 5

name of the glandular tissue- e.g. colonic.

Question 6

what are the exception tumours which don’t follow the normal nomenclature

Answer 6

melanoma, lymphoma, seminoma, mesothelioma.

Question 7

what are malignant epithelial tumours called

Answer 7

carcinomas

Question 8

if the malignant tumour is surface epithelium what is it characterised by

Answer 8

name of cell type

Question 9

if the malignant tumour is glandular what is it called

Answer 9

adenocarcinoma.

Question 10

what is the suffix for benign mesenchymal tumours

Answer 10

oma

Question 11

what is the suffix for malignant mesenchymal tumours

Answer 11

sarcoma

Question 12

what is the prefix for a smooth muscle tumour

Answer 12

Leiomyo

Question 13

what is the prefix for a skeletal muscle tumour

Answer 13

Rhabdomyo

Question 14

what is the prefix for a adipose tumour

Answer 14

Lipo

Question 15

what is the prefix for a blood vessel tumour

Answer 15

angio

Question 16

why is the prefix for a bone tumour

Answer 16

osteo

Question 17

what is the prefix for a cartilage tumour

Answer 17

chondro

Question 18

what is the prefix for a fibrous tumour

Answer 18

fibro

Question 19

Give a list of the common CNS tumours

Answer 19

Meningioma
Astrocytoma
Gioblastoma multiforme
Oligoendroglioma
Ependyoma
Medullablastoma

Question 20

where are germ cell tumours common

Answer 20

gonads.

Question 21

examples of seminomatous tumours (from the semineferous tubules)

Answer 21

seminoma

Question 22

examples of non-seminomatous germ cell tumours (not from the semineferrous tubules)

Answer 22

Teratoma (Teeth/har/ muscle/neural/cartilage)

Question 23

what age do embryonic tumours occur

Answer 23

very young ,

Question 24

examples of embryonal tumours

Answer 24

retinoblastoma-eye
nephroblastoma- kidney
neuroblastoma (adrenal medulla or nerve ganglia)
hepatoblastoma-liver

Question 25

benign embryonal tumour

Answer 25

pleomorphic salivary adenoma

Question 26

malignant embryonal tumour

Answer 26

carcinosarcoma.

Question 27

define hamartoma

Answer 27

Non-neoplastic overgrowth of normal tissue

Indigenous to the site of occurrence

Question 28

define choristoma

Answer 28

Heterotropic rests
Nodules of organ parenchyma in another organ
e.g. pancreas nodule in the stomach.