Tumour Pathology 1

Question 1

A tumour (neoplasm) can be defined as what?

Answer 1

An mass which growth uncoordinated from adjacent tissue

Question 2

What are the two types of tumour (neoplasm)?

Answer 2

Benign and malignant

Question 3

What is the defining characteristic of benign tumours?

Answer 3

Less likely to cause pathological issues

Question 4

What is malignancy?

Answer 4

A fundamental property of cancer whereby cells invade other tissues (metastasis) and are able to grow into secondary tumours

Question 5

What is the most common type of cancer of both sexes respectively?

Answer 5

Men - Prostate

Women - Breast

Question 6

Why is tumour classification important?

Answer 6

Important in understanding tumour behaviour and can help determine the outcome and therapy required

Question 7

Tumours which originate from epithelial tissue can be which two types?

Answer 7

Glandular or squamous

Question 8

Benign glandular tumours are called what?

Answer 8

Adenoma

Question 9

Aden-sarcoma describes what kind of tumour?

Answer 9

Malignant tumour of glandular epithelium

Question 10

What is the correct classification of both benign and malignant squamous epithelial tumours?

Answer 10

Squamous papilloma (benign) and Squamous carcinoma (malignant)

Question 11

What three kinds of connective tissue tumour can there be?

Answer 11

Bone, fat and fibrous tissue

Question 12

Give the correct name for the two types of bone tumour

Answer 12

Osteoma and osteo-sarcoma

Question 13

Tumours of fat cells are known as what?

Answer 13

Lipoma and lipo-sarcoma

Question 14

Fibrous tissue tumours are known as what?

Answer 14

Fibroma and fibro-sarcoma

Question 15

Blood cancer is also known as what?

Answer 15

Leukaemia

Question 16

Central nervous tissue neoplasm is known as what?

Answer 16

Astrocytoma

Question 17

Peripheral nervous system neoplasm is know as what?

Answer 17

Schwannoma

Question 18

Lymphoma describes what?

Answer 18

Malignancy of lymphoid tissue

Question 19

Germ cell cancer form what type if tumour?

Answer 19

Teratomas

Question 20

Ovaria teratomas are typically benign/malignant?

Answer 20

Benign

Question 21

Testicular teratomas are typically benign/malignant?

Answer 21

Malignant

Question 22

What kind of growth pattern do benign tumours show?

Answer 22

Non-invasive

Question 23

What does the presence of a capsule typically indicate about a tumour?

Answer 23

It’s benign

Question 24

Metastasis of a tumour shows what?

Answer 24

Malignancy

Question 25

Function of benign tumour cells are similar to what?

Answer 25

The function of the tissue its originated from

Question 26

Benign tumours are rarely fatal. True or false?

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Malignant tumours show what kind of growth pattern?

Answer 27

Invasive

Question 28

Malignant tumours will show what kind of function compared to cells its originated from?

Answer 28

Dysfunction - do not operate in the same way

Question 29

Malignant tumours rarely cause death. True or false

Answer 29

False

Question 30

What six things must you consider before making a diagnosis of malignant tumour?

Answer 30

• Growth pattern (invasive/non-invasive)
• Presence of capsule
• Evidence of metastasis
• Appearance of cells
• Function of cells
• Behaviour