Tumour Nomenclature and Introduction

Question 1

Neoplasia

Answer 1

Uncontrolled, abnormal growth of cells or tissues in the body

• Abnormal Mass of Tissue growing at rate exceeding normal tissue
• Persists in excessive manner after cessation of stimulus which evokes change

Question 2

Racial Differences across gender of cancer incidence

Answer 2

Males - Blacks & Whites have higher incidences than asians

Females - Whites have higher incidences than asians and blacks

Question 3

Surivival Rate of Breast Cancer

Answer 3

80%

Question 4

Survival Rate of Lung Cancer

Answer 4

5%

Question 5

Anaplasia

Answer 5

Loss of cell differentiation

Question 6

Dysplasia

Answer 6

Presence of abnormal cells within tissue that is not cancerous but may become cancer

They regress after a stimulus is lost

Question 7

Hyperplasia vs Neoplasia

Answer 7

Hyperplasia grows when exposed to stimulus but will digress when stimulus is removed

Neoplasia continues after loss of stimulus

Question 8

Hallmarks of cancer

Answer 8

Question 9

Importance of differentiation in cancer

Answer 9

Failure to achieve cellular differential is a feature of malignant neoplasms, allows prediction of a tumour’s likely behaviour

Question 10

Differentiation of a tumour

Answer 10

Used to describe difference in appearance between cells of a tumour and the cell types they are derived from

Well differentiated tumours have a better prognosis

Question 11

Be vaguely aware

Question 12

Also be vaguely aware

Question 13

Compare: Well Differentiated Tumours, Poorly Differentiated Tumours, Undifferentiated/Anaplastic Tumours

Answer 13

Well differentiated tumour: Composed of cells which very closely resemble the cell of origin

Poorly differentiated tumour: Composed of cells which bear little resemblance to the cell of origin, but just enough to enable the original cell type to be identified

Anaplastic tumour: Composed of cells which are so undifferentiated that their cell of origin is unknown

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Question 15

Discuss Breast Cancer Progression

Answer 15

Question 16

Metastasis

Answer 16

The spreading of a malignant tumour to form secondary tumour

**This is the fatal feature of cancers

Question 17

Benign or Malignant

Answer 17

Benign

Question 18

Benign or Malignant

Answer 18

Malignant

Question 19

Benign or Malignant

Answer 19

Benign

Question 20

Benign or Malignant

Answer 20

Question 21

Factors for cancer classification

Answer 21

Type of Tissues in which cancer originates
Location in body where cancer first developed
Benign or Malignant

Question 22

Epithelial Tumours

Answer 22

Question 23

Mesenchymal Tumour

Answer 23

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Question 27

Malignant Tumour of Fibroblasts

Answer 27

Fibrosarcoma (double check this)