Neoplasia Flashcards

1
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Define Neoplasia

A

Process of tumor formation

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2
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Define Neoplasm

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“New growth” Cells originally derived from normal tissues have undergone heritable genetic changes. Unresponsive to normal growth controls and expand beyond normal boundaries

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3
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Define Oncology

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Study of tumors

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4
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What are the 2 components of a neoplasm?

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  • Parenchymal - Stroma
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5
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What is the Stroma made up from?

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Connective tissue AND blood vessels

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6
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What is desmoplasia?

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Formation & development of collagen-rich fibrous connective tissue stroma

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7
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Define Hyperplasia

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Proliferation of cells

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8
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Define Metaplasia

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When one adult cell type is changed to another.

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9
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Define Dysplasia

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Proliferation of cells and change in morphology of those cells

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10
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If you see hyperplasia, does it mean a tumor will develop?

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No, just monitor the tumor. As it has potential to grow.

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11
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Does Atypical Hyperplasia have a good prognosis?

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Yes, but you would want to remove it asap because you do not want the growth to progress

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12
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What kind of prognosis does Carcinoma In Situ have?

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Good prognosis. It hasn’t infiltrated the basement membrane yet.

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Define Carcinoma in Situ

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Malignant in organ, but is confined w/in the basement membrane

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14
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Invasive is when the growth has penetrated the _______ ________.

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Cell membrane

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15
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Give an example of metaplasia:

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Smokers - lose function of their mucociliary escalator and cells are replaced with squamous cells.

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16
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Metaplasia: reversible change OR irreversible change?

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REVERSIBLE change

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17
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Often epithelium changes to _______ epithelium.

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Squamous

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18
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Epithelium changes to squamous epithelium in p with ___________ and p who ________.

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  • Vit. A deficiency - Smoke
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19
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Dysplasia aka

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Carcinoma in situ

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20
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In Dysplasia/carcinoma in situ:

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  • Entire epithelium is replaced by Dysplasia cells - Still have basement membrane intact - No orderly differentiation of squamous cells
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21
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There are different classifications of tumors.

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  • Mesenchymal tumors - Epithelial tumors - Undifferentiated tumors - Mixed tumors
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22
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Mesenchymal tumor orgin is….

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Mesoderm orgin

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23
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Benign mesenchymal tumor suffix:

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“oma”

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24
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Malignant mesenchymal tumor suffix:

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“sarcoma”

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25
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Is a lymphoma malignant or benign?

A

MALIGNANT!

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26
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Epithelial tumor orgin is…

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endoderm / ectoderm orgin

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27
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Benign epithelial tumor:

A
  • Papilloma - Polyp
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28
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Papilloma

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Growth from an epithelial surface

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29
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Polyp

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Projects from mucosal surface

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30
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Nomenclature: Benign bone tumor

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Osteoma

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31
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Nomenclature: Malignant bone tumor

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Osteosarcoma

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32
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Malignant epithelial tumor:

A

Carcinoma

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33
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Explain the nomenclature on malignant epithelial tumors

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Add organ of orgin Does it arise from glandular structures? Does it induce desmoplasia? Does it produce mucin?

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34
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Example of a malignant epithelial tumor that arises from glandular structures:

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Adenocarcinoma— it is a glandular structure that could be releasing hormones

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35
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Is Carcinoma in situ Malignant?

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YES! Just hasn’t broken through basement membrane yet

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36
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What is an adenocarcinoma

A

Malignant tumor of the thyroid

37
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Are most Undifferentiated Tumors benign or malignant?

A

MALIGNANT

38
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___________ tumors: have become so different from the cell of orgin, you are unable to tell what the orgin is. Prognosis is poor.

A

UNDIFFERENTIATED TUMOR

39
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Mixed Tumors:

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Multiple cell types derived from a single or multiple germ cell layers

40
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The following are examples of ________ Tumors: - Mammary tumors in dogs - Teratomas - Nephroblastomas

A

MIXED TUMORS

41
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Mixed mammary tumors in dogs can either benign or malignant. T or F?

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TRUE. > 50% are benign

42
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Teratomas:

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  • Totipotent germ cells - Have tissues from all embryonic cell layers - Teeth / hair / bone etc can be found in tumor
43
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Teratomas are most frequently found in what organ of what species?

A

Testicles of HORSES

44
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To find out if a tumor is benign or malignant, what do you need to do?

A

Histology

45
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4 things that you need to consider when differentiating benign and malignant

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  • differentiation / anaplasia - rate of growth - local invasion - presence of metastasis
46
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What is meant by differentiation / anaplasia?

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The extent that it resembles the normal parenchymal cells

47
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Benign tumor will have _____ differentiated cells

A

WELL differentiated cells

48
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Malignant tumor will have ______ differentiated cells

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Can have well differentiated OR completely undifferentiated cells

49
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Anaplasia is characterized by:

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  • pleomorphism (not uniform shape) - abnormal nuclear morphology - high mitosis rate - loss of polarity
50
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Is Anaplasia a hallmark characteristic of malignancy?

A

NO!

51
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Growth rate correlates with…

A

Level of differentiation

52
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A malignant tumor grows ______ than a benign tumor.

A

FASTER

53
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A bending tumor grows _____ than a malignant tumor.

A

SLOWER

54
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  • Rate of cell proliferation & - Rate of programmed cell death (apoptosis)
A

Are the main mechanisms of Growth Rate

55
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Many neoplasms arise because of alterations in the necrosis pathway. T or F?

A

FALSE! Neoplasms arise b/c or alterations in the APOPTOTIC pathway!!

56
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Does local invasion look well demarcated?

A

In a malignant tumor, demarcations will be hard to see.

57
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Malignant tumors are infiltrative and invade & destroy surrounding tissue. What kind of pattern is this?

A

CRAB LIKE

58
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Crab like pattern =

A

CANCER / Malignant

59
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Cancer cells characterized by autonomous behavior and unchecked proliferation. This means…

A

They no longer respond to their environment

60
Q

Metastases are tumor implants discontinues with the ___________ tumor.

A

Primary tumor

61
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What is the HALL MARK OF MELIGNANCY??

A

Presence / Absence of Metastasis

62
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The more aggressive and more rapidly a tumor grows and the larger it is, it is more likely to ……..

A

metastasize

63
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Are mammary carcinomas (malignant) more common in CATS or DOGS?

A

CATS

64
Q

Pedunculated peritoneal lipomas: Malignant or benign?

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BENIGN — just a tumor of fat

65
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Why do we care about pedunculated peritoneal lipomas?

A

B/c they can become very large and twist. And as a result of decreased perfusion = NECROSIS HORSES!!!!

66
Q

What are the different pathways of spread?

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  • Transcoelomic spread - Lymphatic spread - Hematogenous spread
67
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Transcoelomic spread:

A

Seeding of body cavities and surfaces

68
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Lymphatic spread:

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First metastasize @ lymphatic, then into systemic circulation

69
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Hematogenous spread:

A

Blood.

70
Q

Primary CARCINOMAS spread via…

A

LYMPHATICS

71
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Primary SARCOMAS spread via…

A

HEMATOGENOUS

72
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Metastatic Cascade:

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1- loss of caderhin & catenin function 2- interim & other receptors bind to ECM components 3- degradation of BM and ECM (increase protease activity) 4- migration

73
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What is the first step of the metastatic cascade?

A

loss of caderhin & catenin function

74
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Tumor heterogeneity

A

Generated during the growth of the tumor > accumulation of the heritable changes in tumor cells

75
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Generation of subclones:

A

Tumor heterogeneity

76
Q

What is this called?

A

Dysplasia

aka

Carcinoma in situ

77
Q

Is this tumor benign or malignant?

A

BENIGN

78
Q

What is this?

What species is it commonin?

How does it spread?

A

Gastric Carcinoma

Horses

Transcoelomic > peritoneal carcinoma

79
Q

What is this and how does it spread?

A

Hepatocellular carcinomas metastasis via

transcoelomic spreading

80
Q

Is this benign or malignant?

A

MALIGNANT

81
Q

What is this showing?

What species is this most common in?

How does it spread?

A

Mammary Carcinoma in a cat

Spreads via lymphatics

82
Q

Since this is nodular looking….Is this a neoplasm or inflammation?

A

Neoplasm: meningioma

there is no exudate present, defined solid lesion

83
Q

What is this showing?

A

Metaplasia

84
Q

What is this?

How does it spread?

A

Metastatic mammary carcimona

Spread via lymphatics

85
Q

Kidney from a pig. What is the most likely tumor it

could be?

Tissue of origin?

Benign or malignant?

Also seen in thoracolumbar junction of the spinal

cord in what species?

A

Nephroblastoma

Renal Orgin / metanephric blastoma

benign

German Shepherds

86
Q

What is this?

Can it cause necrosis?

A

Pedunculated peritoneal lipomas

yes - is twists mesentary

87
Q

What are these?

Where are they most commonly seen?

A

Teratomas

Equine testicles

88
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A