Exam 3: Section 5 Flashcards
There are more than ___ types of cancer
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Remission of cancer
Signs/symptoms are reduced
Cure of cancer
No traces of disease
Won’t recur
MC cause of cancer related death in US
Lung cancer
Which results in the most cancer-related death, each year?
Colorectal cancer
A benign, glandular tumor is
An adenoma
Leukemia
WBC cancer
Marrow/ blood
Papilloma
Outgrowth (wart)
Hamartoma
Overgrowth of nearly normal cells
A tumor that originates from multiple germ cell layers is known as
Teratoma
Cancer is a ___ disorder
Genetic
Common characteristics of cancer
- Invasive/ spread
- Autonomous, resist growth inhibition
- Evade death and immune system
- Limitless replication, angiogenesis
Differentiation
Degree to which tumor cells resemble their cell of origin
Well differentiated tumor cells are similar to
Progenitor cell
Anaplasia
Lack of differentiation in neoplasticism cells
Lack of specialization
Mixed tumor
Multiple tissue types from monoclonal origin
Examples of a mixed tumor
Fibroadenoma of female breast
Pleomorphic adenoma
Components of neoplasm
- Parenchyma
2. Stroma
Parenchyma
Genetically altered component of tumor
Determines biological nature
Determines name
Stroma
Tissues that support and surround parenchymal mass
Provide blood supply and supportive structure to tumor
Benign tumors are ____ and don’t ___
Localized
Metastasize
Benign tumors are unlikely to cause death, but may cause complications due to
Tissue compression problems
Pressure on vessels, nerves, glands
Macroscopic papilloma is a
Wart
Hamartoma are almost always
Benign
