Type Of Tumour Flashcards
2 types of tumour…
Benign
Malignant
Benign tumours do not actually destroy surrounding tissue or spread to other origin. They are…
Slow growing and stay within one tissue
Do not spread to other parts of he body and are not usually life threatening
May cause damage if they press in an important blood vessel or nerve
When removed do not usually grow back
Malignant tumours invade…
Surrounding tissues and cells break off from the main tumour
Malignant tumours can cause secondary tumours to form elsewhere in the body by spreading via the…
Bloodstream or lymphatic system
These form a new tumour somewhere else and are life threatening unless caught at an early stage
A tumour behind as an abnormal mass in one tissue of the body, as it grows it develops its own…
Blood and lymph vessels
The first tumour that stays in one place is a…
Primary tumour
As the primary tumour grows, some of the cells break off and spread into the blood or lymph vessels, these cells travel around the body and can set up new tumours in other parts of the body called…
Secondary tumours
The spreading of tumour cells (cancer) from one part of the body to another is…
Metastasis
Plural metastases
