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what is a tumour?

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  • neoplasm (“new growth”)
  • usually one cell type with supporting tissue structures (neoplastic cells and stroma)
  • autonomous (response to physiological stimuli lost or abnormal, allowing unregulated growth)
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what are features of benign tumours?

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  • well circumscribed
  • slow growth
  • no necrosis
  • non-invasive
  • no metastasis
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what are features of malignant tumours?

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  • poorly circumscribed
  • rapid growth
  • often necrotic
  • invasive
  • metastasis
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what are the clinical effects of benign tumours?

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  • dont invade or metastasise
  • not always clinically benign

space occupying effects:

  • obstruction
  • epilepsy
  • conduction abnormalities

haemorrhage:

  • pulmonary
  • GI

hormone production:

  • pituitary
  • adrenal
  • endocrine pancreas
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how can tumours spread?

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  • directly invade locally
  • via lymphatics
  • via bloodstream (haematological)
  • via body cavities (transcoelomic)
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where do prostate tumours generally metastasise to?

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bone

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where do lung tumours generally metastasise to?

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  • brain

- adrenals

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where do breast tumours generally metastasise to?

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  • lung
  • liver
  • bone
  • brain
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where do ovarian tumours generally metastasise to?

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  • peritoneal cavity
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what are macroscopic features of benign tumours?

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  • intact surfaces
  • exophytic growth
  • homogeneous cut surface
  • circumscribed or encapsulated edge
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what are macroscopic features of malignant tumours?

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  • heterogeneous cut surface due to necrosis
  • ulcerated surface
  • endophytic growth
  • vascular permeation
  • irregular infiltrative edge
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what are microscopic features of benign tumours?

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  • resemble tissue of origin
  • well circumscribed
  • well differentiated
  • minimal nuclear polymorphism
  • mitotic figures normal
  • no necrosis
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what are features of malignant tumours?

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  • variable resemblance
  • poorly circumscribed
  • variable differentiation
  • variable pleomorphism may be anaplastic
  • mitotic figures abnormal
  • necrotic
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what are cytological features of malignancy?

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  • high nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio
  • nuclear hyperchromasia
  • nuclear pleomorphism
  • abnormal chromatin structure
  • abnormal mitotic figures
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how are stages of tumours classified?

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T - tumour size
N - degree of lymph node involvement
M - extent of distant metastases

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what is Tis stage of malignant neoplasms?

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in situ, non-invasive (confined to epithelium)

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what is T1 stage of malignant neoplasms?

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small, minimally invasive within primary organ site

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what is T2 stage of malignant neoplasms?

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larger, more invasive within primary organ site

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what is T3 stage of malignant neoplasms?

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larger and.or more invasive beyond margins of primary organ site

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what is T4 stage of malignant neoplasms?

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very large and/or very invasive, spread to adjacent organs

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what is N0 stage of malignant neoplasms?

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no lymph node involvement

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what is N1 stage of malignant neoplasms?

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nearby lymph node involvement

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what is N2 stage of malignant neoplasms?

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regional lymph node involvement

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what is N3 stage of malignant neoplasms?

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more distant lymph node involvement

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what is M0 stage of malignant neoplasms?
no distant metastases
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what is M1 stage of malignant neoplasms?
distant metastases present
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what are the stages of dukes' staging system for colorectal cancer?
A - confined to bowel B - through bowel wall but no lymph node involvement C - lymph nodes involved D - distant spread
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what types of tumours are benign epithelial tumours?
papillomas or adenomas
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what type of tumours are malignant epithelial tumours?
carcinomas, adenocarcinomas
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what type of tumours are malignant connective tissue tumours?
sarcomas
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what are sarcomas?
malignant connective tissue tumours
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what are carcinomas?
malignant epithelial tumours
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what are papillomas or adenomas?
benign epithelial tumours
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how are names of benign connective tissue tumours decided?
begin with term denoting cell of origin e.g. lipoma
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what type of teratoma is almost always benign?
ovarian
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what type of teratoma is more often malignant?
testicular
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what are hallmarks of cancer?
- self-sufficiency in growth signals - insensitivity to anti-growth signals - tissue invasion & metastasis - limitless replicative potential - sustained angiogenesis - evading apoptosis
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what are features of a teratoma?
- contains elements of all 3 embryonic germ cell layers - of germ cell origin - benign and malignant forms
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What is the aide memoire for tumours?
In - incidence A - age Surgeons - sex Gown - geographical distrubution Physicians - predisposing factors May - macroscopic features Make - microscopic features Some - spread Progress - prognosis
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what are the names of benign and malignant tumours of squamous cell origin?
B - squamous cell papilloma | M - squamous cell carcinoma
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what are the names of benign and malignant tumours of transitional cell origin?
B - transitional cell papilloma | M - transitional cell carcinoma
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what are the names of benign and malignant tumours of basal cell origin?
B - basal cell papilloma | M - basal cell carcinoma
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what are the names of benign and malignant tumours of glandular cell origin?
B - adenoma | M - adenocarcinoma
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what are the names of benign and malignant tumours of smooth muscle origin?
B - leiomyoma | M - leiomyosarcoma
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what are the names of benign and malignant tumours of striated muscle origin?
B - rhabdomyoma | M - rhabdomyosarcoma
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what are the names of benign and malignant tumours of adipose tissue origin?
B - lipoma | M - liposarcoma
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what are the names of benign and malignant tumours of blood vessel origin?
B - angioma | M - angiosarcoma
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what are the names of benign and malignant tumours of bone origin?
B - osteoma | M - osteosarcoma
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what are the names of benign and malignant tumours of cartilaginous origin?
B - chondroma | M - chondrosarcoma
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what are the names of benign and malignant tumours of mesothelial origin?
B - benign mesothelioma | M - malignant mesothelioma
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what are the names of benign and malignant tumours of synovial origin?
B - synovioma | M - synovial sarcoma
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how many tumour cells can repopulate a tumour?
1 in 10^3 –10^4 cells

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