Flashcards in Naming neoplasms Deck (26)
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1
what is the suffix for benign and malignant neoplasms?
benign: - oma
epithelial malignant (90%): -carcinoma
stromal malignant (10%): -sarcoma
2
what is the difference between in-situ and invasive neoplasms
in-situ = no invasion through epithelial basement membrane
invasive = penetrated through basement membrane
3
leukaemia is?
malignant neoplasm of blood-forming cells arising in the BM
4
lymphoma is?
malignant neoplasm of lymphocytes, mainly affecting lymph nodes, eg Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
5
myeloma is?
malignant neoplasm of plasma cells
6
germ cell neoplasms arise from?
pluripotent cells, mainly in testis or ovary
7
neuroendocrine tumours arise from?
cells distributed throughout the body
8
"-blastomas" are?
neoplasms mainly occuring in children, formed from immature precursor cells, e.g. nephroblastoma
9
a polyp is?
abnormal growth of tissue projecting from a mucous membrane
10
describe 3 different types of polyps
- papilloma: any tumour with finger-like projections
- sessile: slightly raised
- pedoncle: polyp at end of stalk
11
adenoma is?
benign tumour of epithelial tissue with glandular origin and/or characteristics
12
squamous cell papilloma is?
benign papilloma of squamous epithelial tissue
13
adenocarcinoma is?
malignant tumour of epithelial tissue with glandular origin and/or characteristics
14
basal cell carcinoma is?
malignant skin tumour
15
leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma are?
benign and malignant smooth muscle neoplasm
16
fibroma and fibrosarcoma are?
benign and malignant fibrous tissue neoplasm
17
osteoma and osteosarcoma are?
benign and malignant bone neoplasm
18
chondroma and chondrosarcoma are?
benign and malignant cartilage neoplasm
19
lipoma and liposarcoma are?
benign and malignant fat neoplasm
20
neuroma is?
benign nerve neoplasm
21
neurofibroma is?
benign nerve sheath neoplasm
22
glioma and malignant glioma are?
benign and malignant glial cell neoplasm
23
teratoma is?
tumour with tissue or organ components resembling normal derivatives of more than one germ layer.
24
seminoma is?
malignant teratoma in testes
25
dermoid cyst is?
benign teratoma in ovaries
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