Introduction to Cancer Part 2 Flashcards
What are adenomas classed as?
Secretory Cell Carcinomas
Define basal cells
Stem cells that renew the skin
Name a high risk factor for basal cell carcinoma
UV (sun)
Name two further classifications of some types of cancers (such as breast cancer)
Ductal Carcinoma
Lobular Carcinoma
Name the benign and malignant classifications of mesenchymal tissue derived tumour sarcomas for fat cell origin
Benign= Lipoma
Malignant= Liposarcoma
Name the benign and malignant classifications of mesenchymal tissue derived tumour sarcomas for bone cell origin
Benign= Osteoma
Malignant= Osteosarcoma
Name the benign and malignant classifications of mesenchymal tissue derived tumour sarcomas for smooth muscle cell origin
Benign= Leiomyoma
Malignant= Leiomyosarcoma
Wilm’s Tumour
Childhood Kidney Cancer
Hodgkin’s Disease
Type of lymphoma
Kaposis’s Sarcoma
Cancer of blood vessels- associated with HIV
List the three types of germ cell-derived tumours (GCTs) and give examples
Seminoma (eg testis)
Non-seminoma (eg placenta, yolk sac tumour as well as testis, ovaries etc)
Mixed
Name and define the two types of teratomas
Immature Teratomas- malignant undifferentiated stem cells
Mature Teratomas- benign differentiated cells
Give three examples of central nervous system-derived tumours
What type of these is there not?
Astrocytoma
Glioma
Glioblastoma
No benign counterparts
Two places where lymphomas are produced in
Lymphocytes
Lymphatic System
Two places where myelomas are produced in
Plasma Cells
Bone Marrow
