Neoplasia Nomenclature

Question 1

Epithelial neoplasias account for about ___% of all neoplasias

Answer 1

85%

Question 2

What is epithelioma?

Answer 2

Benign non-glandular neoplasia of epithelial origin

Question 3

What is papilloma?

Answer 3

Benign non-glandular neoplasia of epithelial origin

Question 4

What is carcinoma?

Answer 4

Malignant non-glandular neoplasia of epithelial origin

Question 5

What is adenoma?

Answer 5

Benign glandular neoplasia of epithelial origin

Question 6

What is adenocarcinoma?

Answer 6

Malignant glandular neoplasia of epithelial origin

Question 7

Mesenchymal neoplasias account for ___% of all neoplasias

Answer 7

<15%

Question 8

What is fibroma?

Answer 8

Benign fibrous tissue neoplasia of mesenchymal origin

Question 9

What is fibrosarcoma?

Answer 9

Malignant fibrous tissue neoplasia of mesenchymal origin

Question 10

What is lipoma?

Answer 10

Benign fat neoplasia of mesenchymal origin

Question 11

What is liposarcoma?

Answer 11

Malignant fat neoplasia of mesenchymal origin

Question 12

What is angioma?

Answer 12

Benign vascular tissue neoplasia of mesenchymal origin
Well differentiated mass of capillaries

Question 13

What is angiosarcoma?

Answer 13

Malignant vascular tissue neoplasia of mesenchymal origin

Question 14

What is leiomyoma?

Answer 14

Benign smooth muscle neoplasia of mesenchymal origin

Question 15

What is leiomyosarcoma?

Answer 15

Malignant smooth muscle neoplasia of mesenchymal origin

Question 16

What is rhabdomyoma?

Answer 16

Benign striated muscle neoplasia of mesenchymal origin
Heart of young child

Question 17

What is rhabdomyosarcoma?

Answer 17

Malignant striated muscle neoplasia of mesenchymal origin

Question 18

What is osteoma?

Answer 18

Benign bone neoplasia of mesenchymal origin

Question 19

What is osteosarcoma?

Answer 19

Malignant bone neoplasia of mesenchymal origin

Question 20

What is chondroma?

Answer 20

Benign cartilage neoplasia of mesenchymal origin

Question 21

What is chondrosarcoma?

Answer 21

Malignant cartilage neoplasia of mesenchymal origin

Question 22

What type of neoplasia are infectious mononucleosis and other lymphoproliferative diseases?

Answer 22

Benign lymphoid tissue and lymphocyte neoplasia of hematopoietic and immune system origin

Question 23

Malignant lymphoma/lymphosarcoma start where?

Answer 23

Lymph nodes

Question 24

Malignant lymphocytic leukemia/B and T cell leukemias start where?

Answer 24

Bone marrow

Question 25

What is reticular cell sarcoma?

Answer 25

Malignant lymphoid tissue and lymphocyte neoplasia of hematopoietic and immune system origin

Question 26

What is Hodgkin disease?

Answer 26

Malignant lymphoid tissue and lymphocyte neoplasia of hematopoietic and immune system origin

Question 27

What is thymoma?

Answer 27

Benign or malignant thymus neoplasm of hematopoietic and immune system origin

Question 28

What is granulocytosis?

Answer 28

Benign granulocyte (generally non-neoplastic) neoplasia of hematopoietic and immune system origin

Question 29

What is myelogenous leukemia?

Answer 29

Granulocytic leukemia Malignant granulocyte neoplasia of hematopoietic and immune system origin

Question 30

What is multiple myeloma?

Answer 30

Malignant plasma cell neoplasia of hematopoietic and immune system origin

Question 31

What is polycythemia vera?

Answer 31

Benign erythrocyte neoplasm of hematopoietic and immune system origin Can be catastrophic

Question 32

What is erythroleukemia?

Answer 32

Malignant erythrocyte neoplasia of hematopoietic and immune system origin

Question 33

Hematopoietic neoplasias represent around ___% of all cancers in humans

Answer 33

0.5%

Question 34

What is the normal hematocrit (WBC/RBC) ratio?

Answer 34

42% +/- 5%

Question 35

If a neoplasia is labeled "-blastoma", what can be assumed?

Answer 35

Found in a child, tend to be diagnosed at birth

Question 36

What is astrocytoma?

Answer 36

Benign brain glial cell neoplasia of nervous system origin

Question 37

What is oligodendroglioma?

Answer 37

Benign brain glial cell neoplasia of nervous system origin

Question 38

What is glioblastoma multiforme?

Answer 38

Malignant brain glial cell neoplasia of nervous system origin

Question 39

What is meningioma?

Answer 39

Benign meninges neoplasia of nervous system origin

Question 40

What is meningeal sarcoma?

Answer 40

Malignant meninges neoplasia of nervous system origin

Question 41

What is ganglioneuroma?

Answer 41

Benign neuron neoplasia of nervous system origin

Question 42

What is neuroblastoma?

Answer 42

Malignant neuron neoplasia of nervous system origin

Question 43

What is pheochromocytoma?

Answer 43

Benign or malignant adrenal medulla neoplasia of nervous system origin

Question 44

How is pheochromocytoma diagnosed?

Answer 44

Via urine test: hyper secretion of catecholamines

Question 45

What is retinoblastoma?

Answer 45

Malignant retina neoplasm of nervous system origin

Question 46

What is melanoma?

Answer 46

Malignancy of melanocytes

Question 47

What is seminoma?

Answer 47

Malignancy of testes

Question 48

What is dermoid cyst/teratoma?

Answer 48

Malignancy of body tissue Tumor composed of all 3 germ layers Mature means benign; immature means malignant

Question 49

What is Krukenburg tumor?

Answer 49

Malignant adenocarcinoma of ovaries