Neoplasms and Cysts (Q2,Ch. 7)

Question 1

Neoplasia

Answer 1

abnormal New Growth

Question 2

Oncology

Answer 2

The study of neoplasms (cancers/tumors)

Question 3

Neoplasms

Answer 3

Tumors; An abnormal mass of tissue that exhibits uncoordinated and excessive growth

Question 4

Benign Tumor

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Nonmalignant; A tumor that is not recurrent or progressive

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Malignant Tumor

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Cancers; Tumors that infiltrate tissue with crablike extensions

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Metastasis

Answer 6

The spread of cancer

Question 7

-oma Rule

Answer 7

(usually) describes a benign neoplasm (tumor)

(Exceptions: MGL- melanoma, glioma, lymphoma)

Question 8

-sarcoma

Answer 8

means a malignant tumor that arises from connective tissues

Question 9

-carinoma

Answer 9

means a malignant tumor that arises from epithelial tissues

Question 10

Cancers of the glands

Answer 10

Adenoma: Benign neoplasms of epithelia origin (any gland).

Adenocarcinoma: Malignant neoplasm of glands

• Epithelial tissue

Question 11

Papilloma

Answer 11

Benign wart-like tumors caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
- Epithelial tissue

Question 12

Condyloma

Answer 12

Warts
- Epithelial tissue

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Dysplasia

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The presence of abnormal cells on the surface of the skin (pre-cancer)

Question 14

Polyps

Answer 14

Abnormal tissue growth on a mucous membrane
- Epithelial tissue

Question 15

Types of bone tumors

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Osteoma: Benign tumor originating in or consisting of bone tissue

Osteosarcoma: Malignant Bone tumor

• Connective tissue

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Tumors of fat cells

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Lipoma:Benign tumors composed of fat cells, and they may occur in any fat tissues

Liposarcoma: malignant tumor of fat cells
- Connective tissue

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Tumors of vessels

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Angioma: Benign tumor that affects vessels

Angiosarcoma Malignant tumor; a rare type of cancer that forms in the lining vessels

• Connective tissue

Question 18

Tumors of blood vessels

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Hemangioma: Benign tumor of blood vessels
Hemangiosarcoma: malignant tumor of blood vessels

• connective tissue

Question 19

Lymphangioma

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Benign tumor of lymph vessels
- connective tissue

Question 20

Fibroma

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Benign tumor of fibrous tissue
- connective tissue

Question 21

Benign Tumors of Connective Tissue

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Osteoma
Chondroma
Lipoma
Angiomas: Hemangioma, Lymphangioma
Fibroma

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tumors of striated muscle

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Rhabdomyoma: Benign tumors of striated muscle

Rhabdomyosarcoma: malignant tumor that effects striated muscle

• Muscle tissue

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Tumors of smooth muscle

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Leiomyoma: Benign tumors of smooth muscle

Leiomyosarcoma: malignant tumor that grows in the smooth muscles.

• Muscle tissue

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Neuroma

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Benign tumors of nervous tissue
- Nervous tissue

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Melanoma

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Malignant tumor of melanocytes - Epithelial tissue

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Malignant tumor of epidermis - Epithelial tissue

Question 27

Transitional Cell Carcinoma

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malignant cells form in the renal pelvis and ureter - Epithelial tissue

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Basal Cell Carcinoma

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malignant tumor of the skin -Epithelial tissue

Question 29

Postmortem Conditions Associated with Neoplasms

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1) Emaciation 2) Dehydration 3) Cachexia: malnutrition and the general wasting of the body 4) Discoloration 5) Hemorrhage 6) Tissue Deformation 7) Extravascular Obstruction

Question 30

Cyst

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A sac within or on the body surface containing air or fluid; closed pocket or pouch of tissue that can be filled with air, fluid, pus, or other material.

Question 31

Ovarian Cyst

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Fluid-filled sac that develops in the ovary and consists of one or more chambers

Question 32

Sebacious Cysts 🧀

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- A closed sac found under the skin containing a cheeslike material formed from skin secretions Also known as: epidermal cysts, keratin cysts, or epidermoid cysts; commonly found on the face, neck, and trunk

Question 33

Glioma

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malignant (cancerous) tumor; a growth of cells that starts in the brain or spinal cord. - Nervous tissue

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Lymphoma

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malignant tumor of the lymph system (the tissues and organs that produce, store, and carry white blood cells that fight infections) - Connective tissue

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Fibrosarcoma

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a malignant tumor of fibrous tissue - Connective tissue

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Types of tumors of bone cartilage

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Chondroma: benign tumor of bone cartilage Chondrosarcoma: malignant cancer that forms in bone cartilage - Connective tissue

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Emaciation

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the state of being abnormally thin or weak (abnormally lean)

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Cachexia

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Malnutrition and the general wasting away of the body