Flashcards in Tumour classification Deck (59)
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What is the role of surface epithelia?
Protection
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What is the role of glandular epithelia?
Secretion (glands and ducts)
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What is the name for a benign tumour of surface (non glandular/non secretory) epithelium?
Papilloma
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What is the name for a benign tumour of glandular (secretory) epithelium?
Adenoma
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Benign tumours of surface epithelium are further identified by what?
Name of cell type of origin eg. squamous cell
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Benign tumours of glandular/secretory epithelium are further identified by what?
Name of glandular tissue of origin
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What would a benign tumour of squamous surface epithelium be called?
Squamous cell papilloma
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What would a benign tumour of ductal epithelium of the pancreas be called?
Pancreatic cystadenoma
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What are the 4 exceptions to the nomenclature rules for benign epithelial tumours?
1) Melanoma
2) Lymphoma
3) Seminoma
4) Mesothelioma
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What are malignant epithelial tumours called?
Carcinomas
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How are malignant tumours of surface epithelium named?
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?
Prefixing adenocarcinoma with the epithelium source eg. pancreatic adenocarcinoma
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What is important to note when naming epithelial malignant tumours?
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?
Squamous cell papilloma
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What would a benign epithelial tumour of basal cells of the skin be called?
Basal cell papilloma
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What would a benign epithelial tumour of transitional epithelium of the bladder be called?
Transitional cell papilloma
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What would a benign epithelial tumour of the glandular epithelium of the liver be called?
Liver cell adenoma
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What would a benign epithelial tumour of the glandular epithelium of the thyroid be called?
Follicular adenoma (as talking about thyroid follicles)
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What would a malignant epithelial tumour of stratified squamous epithelium be called?
squamous cell carcinoma
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What would a malignant epithelial tumour of basal cells of the skin be called?
basal cell carcinoma
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What would a malignant epithelial tumour of transitional epithelium of the bladder be called?
Transitional cell carcinoma
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What would a malignant epithelial tumour of the glandular epithelium of the colon be called?
colonic adenocarcinoma
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What would a malignant epithelial tumour of the glandular epithelium of the breast be called?
breast adenocarcinoma
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How are mesenchymal tumours named?
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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