Tumour Pathology 1

Question 1

Tumour is __________ tissue mass/growth

Answer 1

abnormal/uncontrollable
irreversible
grows - despite removing initial stimulus
can be benign or malignant
benign do not cause problem unless in imp physio region: brain stem

Question 2

Cancer is ________ tumour and can __________

Answer 2

1. malignant 2. invade and metastasize (spread to other sites)

Question 3

Common types of cancer

Answer 3

1. Breast
2. Lung
3. Prostate
4. Colon
5. Melanoma

Question 4

Common cancer in female

Answer 4

Breast

Question 5

Common cancer in male

Answer 5

Prostate

Question 6

Cancer with High Survival rate

Answer 6

Melanoma (highest), Breast, Prostate

Question 7

Cancer with low Survival rate

Answer 7

colon (quite high), ovary, lung (lowest survival rate)

Question 8

Cancer classified by _________ and __________

Answer 8

Tissue of origin and benign vs malignant

Question 9

Epithelial - glandular - benign tumour

Answer 9

Adenoma

Question 10

1. Epithelial - glandular - malignant tumour

2. Epithelial - squamous - benign tumour

Answer 10

1. Adeno-carcinoma

2. Squamous papilloma

Question 11

CT-Fat-Benign (1) and malignant (2) tumour

Answer 11

1. Lipoma 2. Liposarcoma

Question 12

Squamous-carcinoma

Answer 12

Epithelial - squamous - malignant tumour

Question 13

Osteoma

Answer 13

CT-bone-benign tumour

Question 14

CT-bone-malignant tumour

Answer 14

Osteo-sarcoma

Question 15

CT-Fibrous tisc-Benign (1) and malignant (2) tumour

Answer 15

1. Fibroma 2. Fibro-sarcomma

Question 16

Tumours of neural tisc

1. Astrocytoma
2. Schwannoma

Answer 16

1. CNS (A comes before S; C comes before P)

2. PNS

Question 17

Germ cell tumours (Teratomas)

1. Benign
2. Malignant

Answer 17

1. Ovary teratomas

2. Testes teratomas

Question 18

Which tumour?

Non-invasive, encapsulated, well differentiated/normal cells, rarely cause death

Answer 18

Benign

Question 19

Which tumour?

Invasive, metastasise(spread), tumour/abnormal cells, loss of normal function

Answer 19

Malignant