Chapter 7 High Yield Flashcards
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What kind of tumor is derived from glands and applied to benign epithelial neoplasms?
Adenoma
What benign epithelial neoplasm has visible finger like or warty projections?
Papilloma
A poly with glandular tissue is called what?
Adenomatous polyp
Malignant tumors arising from solid mesenchymal tissues are called what?
Sarcoma
Malignant neoplasms of epithelial cell origin are called what?
Carcinomas
What is the most common mixed tumor?
Capable of producing what?
Salivary gland mixed tumor
Epithelial and myoepithelial cells
What is the term applied to a heterotopic rest of cells?
Choristoma
What refers to variation of size and shape of cancer cells?
Pleomorphism
What best describes carcinoma in situ?
Dysplastic changes are marked and involve the full thickness of the epithelium
Lesions DO NOT penetrate the BM
What malignant cancers invade early but rarely metastasize?
Gliomas
Basal cell carcinoma of the skin
What are the 3 pathways of spread of cancer?
Direct seeding of body cavities or surfaces
Lymphatic spread
Hematogenous spread
In direct seeding of body cavities, sometimes appendiceal carcinomas or ovarian carcinomas fill the peritoneal cavity with what?
Pseudomyxoma peritonei
Where do carcinomas of the breast in the upper outer quadrant disseminate 1st to?
Inner quadrants?
Axillary LN
LNs along internal mammary arteries
Where do carcinomas of the lung in the major respiratory passages metastasize first to?
Perihilar tracheobronchial and mediastinal nodes
Renal cell carcinoma invades what structure?
Renal vein then the IVC
Hepatocellular carcinoma often penetrates what?
Portal and hepatic radicles
Breast carcinoma preferentially spreads to where?
Bone
Bronchogenic carcinoma preferentially spreads to where?
Adrenals and brain
Neuroblastoma preferentially spreads to where?
Liver and bones
Describe the following for malignant cancers:
Differentiation
Rate of growth
Local invasion
Metastasis
Lack differentiation (anaplasia)
Erratic, slow or rapid
Locally invasive
Frequent
Describe the following for benign cancers:
Differentiation
Rate of growth
Local invasion
Metastasis
Well differentiated
Progressive and slow
Cohesive
Absent
What are the most common tumors in Men?
Bitches?
Prostate, lung, colon
Breast, lung, colon
What is responsible for a large majority of cervical carcinoma and increasing fraction of head and neck cancers?
HPV
What cancer is associated with benzene?
AML