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Malignant

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Multiply rapidly, invasive and infiltrative, undifferentiated, metastasize

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Benign

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Grow slowly, encapsulated, differentiated, don’t spread

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What are some enviro carcinogens?

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Chemical, radiation, viruses (RNA/DNA), oncogenes (rad/colon cancer,myc/lymphoma, and bcr-abl/ chronic myelogenous leukemia)

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What are some hereditary carcinogens?

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Retinoblastoma, polyposis coli, Wilm’s tumors, Ewig’s sarcomas

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Neoplasm (tumors)

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Growths that arise from normal tissue

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What epithelial carcinomas are found in lung?

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Adenocarcinoma (bronchioloaveolar), large cell, small (oat) cell, squamous cell (epidermoid)

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What epithelial carcinomas are found in reproductive organs?

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Adenocarcinoma of uterus, carcinoma of penis, choriocarcinoma of uterus/testes, cystadenocarcinoma (mucinous/serous) of ovaries, seminoma/embryonal cell carcinoma (testes), squamous cell (epidermoid) carcinoma of vag or cervix

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What epithelial carcinomas found in skin?

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Basal cell, malignant melanoma, squamous cell

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Sarcomas

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Connective tissue origin, 5% of all malignancies

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Where are cystic tumors found?

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Ovarian

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Where are fungating tumors found?

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Colon

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Where are inflammatory tumors found?

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Breast

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Where are medullary tumors found?

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Thyroid/breast

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Where are necrotic tumors found?

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Loss of blood supply

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Where is a polypoid tumor found?

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Colon

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Where is an ulcerating tumor found?

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Stomach

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Verrucous

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Wartlike (gingiva) tumors

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Alveolar

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Tumor cells form patterns resemble small sacs

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Carcinoma in situ

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Localized tumor cells not invaded adjacent structure

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Diffuse

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Spread evenly through affected tissue

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Dysplastic

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Containing abnormal-appearing cells not clearly cancerous

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Epidermoid

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Resembling squamous epithelial cells

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Follicular

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Forming small glandular sacs

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Papillary

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Small finger-like projections of cells

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Pleomorphic
Composed of variety of cells
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Scirrhous
Densely packed tumors, due to dense bands of fibrous tissue
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Undifferentiated
Lacking microscopic structures typical of normal mature cells
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Grade
Degree of maturity or differentiation under microscope
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Stage
Extent of spread in the body
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Core needle biopsy
Small sample from center
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En bloc resection
Resection of large block of tumor and tissue (breast)
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Excision biopsy
Removal and biopsy
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Exenteration
Removal of organ
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Fine needle aspiration biopsy
Fluid removal from lesion
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Fulguration
High frequency electrical current
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Incisional biopsy
Incision into a lesion or a specific part of a lesion
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Brachytherapy
Radiation
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Electron beams
Close to patient or implanted
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External beam radiation (teletherapy)
Beam is far from patient
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Fractionation
Radiation doses split into intervals
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Gray (Gy)
Absorbed dose of radiation energy
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Linear accelerator
Increases the velocity of subatomic particles
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Photon therapy
The smallest unit of radiation therapy
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Proton therapy
Uses protons, less damaging to other tissues
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Radiocurable tumor
Tx may be radiation only
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Radioresistant tumor
Self explanatory
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Radiosensitive tumor
Appears to be sensitive to radiation
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Radiosensitizers
Drugs that make cells more sensitive to radiation
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Simulation
Use of computer to simulate the cancer scenario and tx
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Stereotactic radiosurgery
Surgery using radiation to destroy the lesion
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Alopecia
Baldness
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Fibrosis
Increase in connective tissue
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Infertility
Inability to conceive a child
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Mucositis
Inflammation and ulceration of mucous membranes
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Myelosuppression
Bone marrow depression
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Secondary tumors
New types of tumors
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Xerostomia
Dryness of mouth

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