Neoplasia: Dissemination

Question 1

These are organs in direct communication with the body cavities.

Answer 1

Direct Seeding

Question 2

This follows the natural lymphatic drainage route.

Answer 2

Lymphatic Spread

Question 3

This receives lymph flow from the primary tumor.

Answer 3

Sentinel Lymph Node

Question 4

What is harder to invade between lymph nodes and blood vessels for the tumor?

Answer 4

Blood vessels are harder. Lymphs are easy to invade.

Question 5

What are examples of carcinomas that spread via hematogenous routes?

Answer 5

Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma
Choriocarcinoma
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Question 6

This is the most favored site of hematogenous spread.

Answer 6

Lung and LIver

Question 7

These are some of the cancers that involve bone as the metastatic site.

Answer 7

Prostate, Thyroids, Breast, and Seminoma

Question 8

Between veins and arteries, what is easily affected with the hematogenous spread?

Answer 8

Veins because it is usually thicker and blood flow is slower.

Question 9

This is the most common route taken when cancer is matastatic, and usually at what stage is it evident of bone cancer?

Answer 9

Hematogenous spread, and in stage 3 or 4, it is evident as bone cancer.