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What is the role of surface epithelia?

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Protection

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What is the role of glandular epithelia?

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Secretion (glands and ducts)

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What is the name for a benign tumour of surface (non glandular/non secretory) epithelium?

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Papilloma

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What is the name for a benign tumour of glandular (secretory) epithelium?

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Adenoma

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Benign tumours of surface epithelium are further identified by what?

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Name of cell type of origin eg. squamous cell

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Benign tumours of glandular/secretory epithelium are further identified by what?

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Name of glandular tissue of origin

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What would a benign tumour of squamous surface epithelium be called?

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Squamous cell papilloma

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What would a benign tumour of ductal epithelium of the pancreas be called?

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Pancreatic cystadenoma

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What are the 4 exceptions to the nomenclature rules for benign epithelial tumours?

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1) Melanoma
2) Lymphoma
3) Seminoma
4) Mesothelioma

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What are malignant epithelial tumours called?

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Carcinomas

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How are malignant tumours of surface epithelium named?

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Prefixing carcinoma with the cell of origin eg. squamous cell carcinoma

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How are malignant epithelial tumours derived from glandular/ductal epithelium named?

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Prefixing adenocarcinoma with the epithelium source eg. pancreatic adenocarcinoma

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What is important to note when naming epithelial malignant tumours?

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Reference is often made to the degree of differentiation in epithelial malignant tumours eg. moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma

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What would a benign epithelial tumour of stratified squamous epithelium be called?

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Squamous cell papilloma

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What would a benign epithelial tumour of basal cells of the skin be called?

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Basal cell papilloma

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What would a benign epithelial tumour of transitional epithelium of the bladder be called?

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Transitional cell papilloma

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What would a benign epithelial tumour of the glandular epithelium of the liver be called?

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Liver cell adenoma

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What would a benign epithelial tumour of the glandular epithelium of the thyroid be called?

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Follicular adenoma (as talking about thyroid follicles)

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What would a malignant epithelial tumour of stratified squamous epithelium be called?

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squamous cell carcinoma

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What would a malignant epithelial tumour of basal cells of the skin be called?

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basal cell carcinoma

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What would a malignant epithelial tumour of transitional epithelium of the bladder be called?

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Transitional cell carcinoma

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What would a malignant epithelial tumour of the glandular epithelium of the colon be called?

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colonic adenocarcinoma

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What would a malignant epithelial tumour of the glandular epithelium of the breast be called?

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breast adenocarcinoma

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How are mesenchymal tumours named?

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Tissue or cell of origin followed by -OMA

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What would a benign tumour of bone be called?
Osteoma
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What would a benign tumour of adipose tissue be called?
Lipoma
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What would a benign tumour of smooth muscle be called?
Leiomyoma
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What would a benign tumour of skeletal muscle be called?
Rhabdomyoma
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What would a benign tumour of a blood vessel be called?
Angioma / Haemangioma
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What would a benign tumour of cartilage be called?
Chondroma
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What would a benign tumour of fibrous tissue be called?
Fibroma
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How are malignant mesenchymal tissues named?
Cell or tissue of origin followed by SARCOMA
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What would a malignant tumour of bone be called?
osteosarcoma
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What would a malignant tumour of skeletal muscle be called?
Rhabdomyosarcoma
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What would a malignant tumour of smooth muscle be called?
Leiomyosarcoma
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What would a malignant tumour of blood vessels be called?
Angiosarcoma
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What would a malignant tumour of cartilage be called?
Chondrosarcoma
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What would a malignant tumour of adipose tissue be called?
Liposarcoma
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What would a malignant tumour of fibrous tissue be called?
Fibrosarcoma
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What is a benign tumour of melanocytes called?
Melanocytic Nevus
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What is a malignant tumour of melanocytes called?
Melanoma
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What are the possible names for a malignant tumour of blood cells? 3
Leukaemia Lymphoma Myeloma
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What is a tumour of the meninges called?
Meningioma
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What is a tumour of astrocytes called?
Astrocytoma (Glioblastoma multiforme is from a type of astrocyte)
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Name 5 types of CNS tumours?
1) Meningioma 2) Astrocytoma 3) Oligoendroglioma 4) Ependymoma 5) Medulloblastoma
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How are CNS tumours graded?
WHO grading I to IV
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Germ cell tumours are common in what organs?
Gonads
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What are seminomatous tumours called?
Seminoma
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What is a teratoma?
A non-seminomatous germ cell tumour | teeth/hair/muscle/neural/cartilage
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Who do embryonal tumours occur in?
Occurs in very young,
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Name 4 kind of embryonal tumours?
1) Retinoblastoma 2) Nephroblastoma (Wilms) 3) Neuroblastoma 4) Hepatoblastoma
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What are embryonal tumours?
Tumours with histological resemblance to embryonic cells of that organ
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Is a pleomorphic salivary adenoma benign or malignant?
Benign
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What is a carcinosarcoma?
Malignant tumour with carcinomatous and sarcomatous components
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Name 4 malignant tumours with benign names?
1) Melanoma 2) Mesothelioma 3) Myeloma 4) Lymphoma
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What is a hamartoma?
non-neoplastic overgrowth of normal tissue which is indigenous to the sight of origin (different to choristoma!) A tumour like lesion which exhibits uncoordinated growth, usually benign and consist of atleast 2 mature cell types normally found in the tissue of the organ in which the lesion lies eg. lung harmatoma contains cartilage and bronchial epithelium
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What are harmatomas associated with?
Developmental abnormalities
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What is a choristoma?
Nodules of non-neoplastic organ parenchyma in another organ eg. normal (non neoplastic) pancreas nodule in stomach
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Why are harmatomas clinically relevant?
They can be mistaken for neoplasms on imaging and can be associated with genetic syndromes eg. tuberous sclerosis

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