Neoplasia I

Question 1

Neoplasm

Answer 1

Mass of tissue that grows excessively and keeps growing even if you remove the stimulus that started it off
Autonomous growth

Question 2

Tumor

Answer 2

Swelling

Commonly a neoplasm

Question 3

Benign tumor

Answer 3

Nonleathal tumor (though it can depend on the location)

Question 4

Malignant tumor

Answer 4

Leathal tumor which participates in metastasis

Question 5

Cancer is a _____ tumor.

Answer 5

Malignant

Question 6

What are the signs of a benign tumor?

Answer 6

Small
Slow-growing
Non-invasive
Well-differentiated
Stays localized

Question 7

What are the signs of a malignant tumor?

Answer 7

Large
Fast growing
Invasive
Poorly differentiated
Metastasizes

Question 8

Adenoma

Answer 8

Benign tumor arising from glandular cells may or may not be functional

Question 9

Leiomyoma

Answer 9

Benign tumor arising from smooth muscle cells

Question 10

Chondroma

Answer 10

Benign tumor arising from chondrocytes

Question 11

Papilloma

Answer 11

Finger-like projections

Question 12

Polyp

Answer 12

Project forward, forming a lump

Question 13

Cystadenoma

Answer 13

Hollow spaces (cysts) inside

Question 14

Carcinomas

Answer 14

Arise in epithelial tissue

Question 15

Adenocarcinoma

Answer 15

Malignant tumor of glandular cells

Question 16

Squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 16

Malignant tumor of squamous cells

Question 17

Sarcomas

Answer 17

Arise in mesenchymal tissue

Question 18

Chondrosarcoma

Answer 18

Malignant tumor of chondocytes

Question 19

Angiosarcoma

Answer 19

Malignant tumor of blood vessels

Question 20

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Answer 20

Malignant tumor of skeletal muscle cells

Question 21

What do mixed tumors show?

Answer 21

Divergent differentiation which can be benign or malignant

Question 22

Pleomorphic adenoma

Answer 22

Gland + fibromyxoid stroma

Question 23

Fibroadenoma

Answer 23

Glands + fibrous tissue

Question 24

Mesotheliomas

Answer 24

Epithelial/spindle cells, benign/malignant

Question 25

Teratomas

Answer 25

Contain all 3 germ layers and usually benign

Question 26

What malignant tumors sound benign?

Answer 26

Lymphoma
Mesothelioma
Seminoma
Melanoma

Question 27

Which non-tumors sound like tumors?

Answer 27

Hamartoma (mass of disorganized indigenous tissue)

Choristoma (heterotopic rest of cells)

Question 28

What names seem to come from nowhere?

Answer 28

Nevus
Leukemia
Hydatidiform mole