Pathology - taxonomy of tumours and cancer

Question 1

Mesenchymal

Answer 1

connective tissue

Question 2

Haemopoietic

Answer 2

white blood cells

Question 3

Carcinoma

Answer 3

epithelium cancer

Question 4

Adenoma

Answer 4

Glandular benign tumour

Question 5

Adenocarcinoma

Answer 5

Glandular cancer

Question 6

Papilloma

Answer 6

Squamous benign tumour

Question 7

SCC ( squamous cell carcinoma)

Answer 7

Squamous cancer

Question 8

Transitional Cell Carcinoma

Answer 8

Bladder cancer

Question 9

A type of tissue characterised by loosely associated cells that lack polarity and are surrounded by a large extraceullar matrix

Answer 9

mesenchyme

Question 10

Sarcoma

Answer 10

malignant cancer of mesenchymal cells

Question 11

Are benign tumours common, or not, in fat

Answer 11

benign tumours in fat are COMMON

Question 12

Lipoma

Answer 12

benign tumour of fatty tissue, usually subcutaneous

Question 13

Liposarcoma

Answer 13

malignant tumour of fatty tissue

Question 14

Osteoma

Answer 14

benign tumour of bone

Question 15

Osteosarcoma

Answer 15

malignant tumour of bone,
rare
in long bones of children

Question 16

Chondro

Answer 16

cartilage

Question 17

Enchondroma

Answer 17

benign tumour of cartilage

Question 18

Chondrosarcoma

Answer 18

malignant tumour of cartilage

Question 19

Rhabdo

Answer 19

means striated

skeletal muscle

Question 20

Rhabdomyoma

Answer 20

benign tumour of skeletal muscle
rare
children

Question 21

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Answer 21

malignant tumour of skeletal muscle
rare
eye, bile duct, gynae tract

Question 22

Leio

Answer 22

smooth

smooth muscle

Question 23

Leiomyoma

Answer 23

benign tumour of smooth muscle

Question 24

Leiomyosarcoma

Answer 24

malignant tumour of smooth muscle

very uncommon

Question 25

Neurofibroma, Schwannoma

Answer 25

benign tumours of nerves

Question 26

Malignant Peripheral Nervous Sheath Tumour

Answer 26

Malignant tumour of nerves

Question 27

Haemangioma

Answer 27

benign tumour of blood vessels

Question 28

Angiosarcoma

Answer 28

malignant tumour of blood vessels

Question 29

Gilomas

Answer 29

CNS tumour

Question 30

Melanocytic

Answer 30

made up of melanocytes, these are cells that produce melanin = dark pigment which gives skin its colour

Question 31

Melanocytic ephelis

Answer 31

freckle

Question 32

Melanocytic naevus

Answer 32

mole

Question 33

Melanocytic melanoma

Answer 33

malignant melanocytic

Question 34

All blood tumours are

Answer 34

malignant

Question 35

Leukaemias

Answer 35

blood tumours that begin in bone marrow, involving a change in the number of WBC

Question 36

Lymphomas

Answer 36

blood tumours that originated in the lympatics system

Question 37

Detection of cancer

Answer 37

Morphology - sometimes not enough | Genetics - karyotype, FISH

Question 38

Stage

Answer 38

HOW FAR

Question 39

Grade

Answer 39

HOW DIFFERENTIATED | Low grade = high differentiation