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?

Carcinogenesis (B) 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?

Metastasis (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of a tumour?

A neoplasm presenting as a mass/lesion (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

A layer of fibrous tissue and compressed normal tissue at the border (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a hallmark of cancer cells?

A high nucleus-to-cytoplasm ratio (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary pathway of metastasis for malignant neoplasms?

Lymphatic (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of a neoplasm?

An abnormal growth of tissue (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic feature of poorly differentiated malignant neoplasms?

Few cells that resemble cells of the organ of origin (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Teratoma (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Benign tumours are slow-growing, while malignant tumours are fast-growing (C) 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?

Local invasion (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of malignant neoplasms?

Local invasion (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Adenoma (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of a neoplasm?

A new growth of abnormal tissue (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Ability to invade and spread (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of genetic mutations in cancer cells?

Acquisition of cancer hallmarks (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

Metastasis (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Genetic disorder caused by DNA mutations (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Merkel cell carcinoma (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

Epigenetic change (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

Neoplasm (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Resemblance to cells of organ of origin (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a complication of benign leiomyoma?

All of the above (D) 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?

Malignancy (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Dysplasia (D) Signup and view all the answers

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What is the term for new growth of cells?

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

What is the term for a tumour that is malignant?

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

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

What is the definition of a tumour?

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

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

What is a hallmark of cancer cells?

What is the primary pathway of metastasis for malignant neoplasms?

What is the definition of a neoplasm?

What is a characteristic feature of poorly differentiated malignant neoplasms?

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

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

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

Which of the following is a characteristic of malignant neoplasms?

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

What is the definition of a neoplasm?

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

What is the result of genetic mutations in cancer cells?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is a complication of benign leiomyoma?

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

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

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