Neoplasm 1

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Which term describes cells that have lost their unique characteristics that define them as a certain tissue type?

Neoplasia

Tumour

Anaplasia (correct)

Dysplasia

Which term describes the disordered growth characterized by loss of cells uniformity and architectural orientation?

Dysplasia (correct)

Neoplasia

Anaplasia

Tumour

What is the main characteristic of a papilloma?

Benign epithelial neoplasm with visible projections (correct)

Pre-invasive stage of cancer

Malignant tumour arising in connective tissues

Fluid-filled closed sac lined by epithelium

Which term describes a macroscopically visible projection above a surface that projects into a lumen?

Polyp Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of a cyst?

Fluid-filled closed sac lined by epithelium Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of an adenoma?

Benign tumour derived from glands Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of a carcinoma?

Malignant tumour arising in epithelial tissues Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of a sarcoma?

Malignant tumour arising in connective tissues Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the pre-invasive stage of cancer, where the cells have not invaded through the basement membrane?

Carcinoma in situ Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of metastasis?

Spread of a tumour to physically discontinuous sites Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the abnormal growth of tissue that exceeds and is uncoordinated with that of normal tissues?

Neoplasia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ability of a tumour to invade through the basement membrane into surrounding tissues?

Invasion Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the appearance of the cells in a tumour?

Grade Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the size of the cellular mass and how far it has spread from where it originated in a tumour?

Stage Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the pre-cancerous neoplastic process that affects the squamous, glandular or transitional cell epithelium without evidence of invasion?

Intraepithelial neoplasia Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the dark staining of the nucleus in a tumour due to an abundance of DNA?

Hyperchromatic of nucleus Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the disturbed orientation of cells in a tumour, where the cells grow in a disorganized fashion?

Loss of polarity Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the central areas of a growing tumour when the blood supply cannot keep up, resulting in tissue death?

Ischemic necrosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical nature of a mature teratoma?

Benign Signup and view all the answers