Week one Flashcards
Malignant lipocytes
Liposarcoma
Malignant squamous cell
Squamous cell carcinoma
Benign squamous cells
Squamous cell papilloma
Benign tumors from fibrous cells
Fibroma
Benign tumors from lipid cell
Lipoma
Malignant tumors
1-Epithelial (carcinoma)
2-Mesenchymal (sarcoma)
3-blood ( leukemia)
Examples of carcinomas
Squamous cell carcinoma
Fibrosarcoma
What is tumor?
Abnormal growth due to changes in genes which control cell growth, survival, aging
Classifications of tumors (2)
1-Depending on clinical behavior
2-Depending on the cell of origin
Classification of tumor depends on the clinical behavior
1-benign (innocent, east to cure, easy to remove by surgical procedure)
2-malignant (Aggressive, difficult to cure, difficult to remove
New growth
Neoplasia = cancer
An abnormal mass or tissue
Neoplasm
Tumors end with Oma but refer to malignant not benign
Lymphoma,
mesothelioma,
melanoma,
seminoma
Basal cell carcinoma
Most innocent malignant tumor that has good prognosis
Renal epithelial cells
Renal cell carcinoma
Fibrous tissue
Fibrosarcoma