Neoplasia: Pathologic Characteristics and Terminology

What is the extent to which neoplasms resemble their parenchymal cells of origin, both morphologically and functionally?

Which term refers to the lack of differentiation in neoplasms?

What do well-differentiated cells in benign neoplasms closely resemble?

What is the term used for the infiltration, invasion, and destruction of surrounding tissues by malignant neoplasms?

Which type of spread is defined by the spread of a tumor to sites that are physically discontinuous with the primary tumor?

Which type of spread is more typical of carcinomas?

What feature of malignant neoplasms includes pleomorphism, hyperchromatism, and prominent single or multiple nucleoli?

'Dysplastic epithelium' is recognized by a loss in the uniformity of individual cells and in their architectural orientation. What is this an example of?

'Loss of polarity' and 'atypical mitoses' are examples of which feature associated with neoplasms?

What do benign neoplasms do not do?

Which term is used to describe a benign epithelial neoplasm that grows on the surface and produces fingerlike fronds?

What type of tumor is characterized by invading and destroying adjacent structures, as well as spreading to distant sites?

Which term is attached to the cell type to describe a fibrous tissue tumor?

What does the suffix -oma attached to the cell type 'fibrous tissue' indicate?

Which term is used to describe a mass that projects above the mucosal surface?

Which type of tumor involves mesenchymal cells of the blood?

What type of neoplasm is amenable to local surgical removal?

Which term is used to describe mature or immature cells or tissues derived from more than one germ cell layer?