Neoplasia: Nomenclature

Question 1

This means new growth.

Answer 1

Neoplasia

Question 2

The collection of cells and stroma composing new growths.

Answer 2

Neoplasm

Question 3

Study of tumors or neoplasms.

Answer 3

Oncology

Question 4

Two types of tumor components.

Answer 4

Parenchyma and Stroma

Question 5

Tumor component compoed of neoplastic cells.

Answer 5

Parenchyma

Question 6

Tumor component composes of connective tissue, vessels, and inflammatory cells.

Answer 6

Stroma

Question 7

Tumors that remain localized at their site f origin an are generally amenable to surgical removal.

Answer 7

Benign

Question 8

Tumors that can invade and destroy adjacent structures and spread to distant sites.

Answer 8

Malignant

Question 9

Extent to which neoplastic parenchymal cells resemble the corresponding normal parenchymal cells, both morphologically and functionally.

Answer 9

Differentation

Question 10

Pertains to a lack of differentation.

Answer 10

Anaplasia

Question 11

Pertains to a replacement of one differentiated cell type by another differentiated cell type.

Answer 11

Metaplasia

Question 12

Pertains to the disordered growth encountered mostly in epithelia.

Answer 12

Dysplasia