Wk 4: Intro Neoplasia
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What is the term for new growth of cells?

  • Neoplasm (correct)
  • Tumour
  • Metaplasia
  • Carcinoma

    • What is the classification of a tumour derived from epithelial tissue?

  • Carcinosarcoma
  • Sarcoma
  • Metaplasia
  • Carcinoma (correct)

    • What is the term for a tumour that is malignant?

  • Metaplastic
  • Malignant (correct)
  • Benign
  • Neoplastic

    • What is the process by which a benign tumour can transform into a malignant one?

    <p>Carcinogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the ability of cancer cells to invade and spread to other parts of the body?

    <p>Metastasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of a tumour?

    <p>A neoplasm presenting as a mass/lesion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic feature of a well-differentiated malignant neoplasm?

    <p>A layer of fibrous tissue and compressed normal tissue at the border</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a complication of a malignant neoplasm?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a hallmark of cancer cells?

    <p>A high nucleus-to-cytoplasm ratio</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary pathway of metastasis for malignant neoplasms?

    <p>Lymphatic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of a neoplasm?

    <p>An abnormal growth of tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic feature of poorly differentiated malignant neoplasms?

    <p>Few cells that resemble cells of the organ of origin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a tumour that arises from multiple germ layers?

    <p>Teratoma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between a benign and a malignant tumour?

    <p>Benign tumours are slow-growing, while malignant tumours are fast-growing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the ability of a tumour to move through tissue and express enzymes to 'dissolve' surrounding tissue?

    <p>Local invasion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of malignant neoplasms?

    <p>Local invasion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a tumour that arises from epithelial cells?

    <p>Adenoma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of a neoplasm?

    <p>A new growth of abnormal tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key difference between a benign and a malignant tumour?

    <p>Ability to invade and spread</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of genetic mutations in cancer cells?

    <p>Acquisition of cancer hallmarks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of a tumour spreading to a distant site?

    <p>Metastasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of cancer according to the text?

    <p>Genetic disorder caused by DNA mutations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following skin tumours is least associated with UV light?

    <p>Merkel cell carcinoma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a possible cause of Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in non-skin sites?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a change in a cell's DNA that is not inheritable?

    <p>Epigenetic change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the abnormal growth of cells that can be benign or malignant?

    <p>Neoplasm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of a benign neoplasm?

    <p>Resemblance to cells of organ of origin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a complication of benign leiomyoma?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the growth of abnormal cells that can invade and spread to other parts of the body?

    <p>Malignancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a benign tumour that can transform into a malignant one?

    <p>Dysplasia</p> Signup and view all the answers

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