Names Of Tumours

Question 1

Fibroma

Answer 1

Fibrous tissue (benign)

Question 2

Osteoma

Answer 2

Bone (benign)

Question 3

Chondroma

Answer 3

Cartilage (benign)

Question 4

Lipoma

Answer 4

Fat (benign)

Question 5

Neuroma

Answer 5

Nerve (benign)

Question 6

Neurofibroma

Answer 6

Nerve sheath (benign)

Question 7

Glioma

Answer 7

Glial cells (benign)

Question 8

-sarcoma

Answer 8

Malignant neoplasm of connective tissue

Question 9

Leiomyosarcoma

Answer 9

Malignant neoplasm of smooth muscle

Question 10

Osteosarcoma

Answer 10

Bone (malignant)

Question 11

Fibrosarcoma

Answer 11

Fibrous tissue (malignant)

Question 12

Chondrosarcoma

Answer 12

Cartilage (malignant)

Question 13

Liposarcoma

Answer 13

Fat (malignant)

Question 14

Malignant glioma

Answer 14

Glial cells (malignant)

Question 15

Which neoplasms are automatically regarded as malignant?

Answer 15

Lymphoid (Lymphoma- hodgkins, non hodgkins), haematopoietic (acute and chronic leukaemia)

Question 16

Teratomas

Answer 16

These are tumours which contain cells representing one or more germ cell layer

Question 17

Seminoma

Answer 17

Tumour of germ cells that only contain cells from one germ cell layer

Question 18

Leiomyoma

Answer 18

smooth muscle (Benign)

Question 19

What is the colloquial name for ovarian teratomas?

Answer 19

Dermoid cysts

Question 20

Where did the name Leukaemia come from?

Answer 20

Leukos- white in greek. Haem- blood.

Question 21

Give a few examples of where adenocarcinomas could form

Answer 21

Breast, stomach, colon, oesophagus, pancreas

Question 22

Give examples of where squamous cell carcinoma could form

Answer 22

Lung, skin, larynx

Question 23

Give examples of where transitional cell carcinomas could form

Answer 23

Bladder, uterus