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Unit 4.5 and 4.6 Flashcards

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New Growth - “an abnormal mass of tissue, with excessive and uncoordinated growth that persists after the original stimulus is absent”

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neoplasia

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originally used to describe inflammation, now the term implies “neoplasia”

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tumor

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doesn’t invade local tissues but may still cause disease

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benign

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invades and spreads within the body (metastasis), resulting in death

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malignant

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5
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What type of progression in neoplasia?

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stepwise

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a disorderly pattern of growth (ill defined term)

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dysplasia

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7
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loss of differentiation:

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anaplasia

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For tumors there is/are usually ___ cell(s) of origin. What are the two categories of cells they can be?

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1; mesenchymal or epithelial

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9
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For a mesenchymal tumor, we use the suffix _____ for benign tumors, and __________ for malignant tumors.

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-oma; -sarcoma

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tumors that can arise from endoderm, mesoderm, or ectoderm:

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epithelial

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benign epithelial tumor, from a gland, or making a tubular pattern:

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adenoma

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benign epithelial tumor that is exyophytic/frondose (sticking out from a surface) from a skin or mucosal surface

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papilloma

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benign epithelial tumor that is smooth and bulging from the mucosal surface

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polyp

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14
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Adenocarcinoma has a:

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glandular pattern

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15
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malignant epithelial tumors have the suffix:

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-carcinoma

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preinvasive form, neoplasm remains within the epithelium without invasion

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carcinoma in-situ

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17
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tumors that demonstrate stratified squamous epithelium

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squamous cell carcinoma

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tumors that produce abundant mucin

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mucinous carcinoma

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19
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formation of abundant collage stroma (scirrhous response) around areas of tumors:

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desmoplasia (a type a carcinoma)

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Indicates that the tumor is particularly invasive:

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desmoplasia

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21
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mixed tumors =

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multiple cell types

22
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stem cell origin tumors -

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differentiates into various mature cell types

23
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disorganized mature cells in a normal location

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hamartoma

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normal mature tissue in an abnormal site (dermoid)

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choristoma

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What are the differentiation characteristics of benign tumors? (3)

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  • well differentiated
  • structure similar to tissue of origin
  • no anaplasia
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What are the differentiation characteristics of malignant tumors (3)?

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  • poorly differentiated
  • tissue of origin may be unclear
  • variable anaplasia
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What are the growth rate characteristics of benign tumors (4)?

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  • slow, progressive
  • rare mitoses
  • normal mitoses
  • little necrosis
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What are the growth rate characteristics of malignant tumors (4)

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  • rapid growth
  • frequent mitoses
  • abnormal mitoses
  • necrosis
29
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What is local invasion like for benign tumors (3)?

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  • no invasion
  • cohesive growth
  • capsule often present
30
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What is the local invasion like for malignant tumors (3)?

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  • invasion
  • infiltration
  • no capsule
31
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variation in cell size

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Anisocytosis

32
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variation in nuclear size

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anisokaryosis

33
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variation in cell shape

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pleomorphism

34
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nuclei become darker due to increased DNA content:

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hyperchromasia

35
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Neoplastic cells escape the normal limits of what three things?

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  • cell division
  • stimulatory/inhibitory factors
  • apoptosis
36
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If neoplastic cells evade most regulatory mechanisms, why is tumor growth not exponential?

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still have irreversible cell cycle arrest and cell death within the tumors

37
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arrests normal cell cycle to allow DNA repair:

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p53 (tumor suppressor)

38
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What can help to arrest the cell life cycle at checkpoints G1/S and G2/M?

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DNA damage

39
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damaged cells permanently arrest in G1, a result of p53 or retinoblastoma pathways:

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senescence

40
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the time before a tumor is clinically detectable:

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latent period

41
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Neoplasia has stepwise development. What are the 3 steps?

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  1. initiation
  2. promotion
  3. progression
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the introduction of an irredversible genetic change by a carcinogen (stable mutation in the DNA) - may allow a selective advantage in the cell:

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initiation (1st step in stepwise development of neoplasia)

43
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stimuli (promoters - non mutagenic) cause the growth of the initiated cells - a benign tumor

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promotion (2nd step in stepwise development of neoplasia)

44
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Benign tumors become malignant - a complex and poorly understood process of genetic and epigenetic changes in the tumor cells

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progression (3rd step in the stepwise development of neoplasia)

45
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the connective tissues (collagen, proteins, glycoproteins, vessels, fibroblasts, and immune cells)

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stroma

46
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Stroma may form a capsule around the tumor which helps:

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limit spread

47
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an extensive fibrous reaction is often referred to as a:

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scirrhous response

48
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a defining characteristic of malignancy:

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metastasis

49
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How do malignant tumors spread to different sites in the body?

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lymphatics, blood vessels, and/or direct dissemination

50
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penetrate endothelium and access the vessel lumen

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intravasation

51
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To move through the body, epithelial cells prefer the __________ while mesenchymal cells prefer ____________.

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lymphatics; blood vessels

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