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Flashcards in Cancer Deck (5)
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1
Q

What is a tumour?

A

Any kind of mass forming lesion:

Neoplastic, inflammatory or hamartomatous

2
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What is a neoplasm?

A

Autonomous growth of tissue which has escaped normal constraints of cell proliferation

3
Q

What are Hamartomas?

A

Localised benign overgrowths of one or more mature cell types, representing architectural but not cytological abnormalities e.g. In lung, composed of cartilage and bronchial tissue

4
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What are Heterotopias?

A

Normal tissue found in parts of the body where they are usually not present

5
Q

How are cancers staged?

A

TNM
Tumor - size extent of local invasion
Nodes - # of nodes involved
Metastases - presence of distant metastases