ALU 101 - Cancer Exam Actual Questions And Verified
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Cancer - Answer aggressive proliferation of abnormal cells
Tumors - Answer nearly all are tumors, but not all of cancerous
Neoplasms - Answer Tumors are neoplasms, a new growth (malignant and benign)
What is the biggest difference from normal cell growth - Answer propensity to
relentlessly reproduce
Mitotic activity - Answer cell-dividing activity
Tumor growth factor - Answer cells that continue to replicate. The higher the fraction,
the more rapidly the growth
Double timing - Time taken by a tumor to double its size
Arterial wall and cartilage - Resistant to invasion and may act as physical barriers to
tumor growth
Stroma- Connective tissue matrix supporting that most malignant neoplasms develop
Tendency to metastasize- What is the main difference between malignants and benighs?
Where do tumors normally metastasis to? Lymph nodes
, Tumors 'seed' body cavity - Answer disseminate that ruptures and scatters tumor
deposits (ie. Ovarian cancer)
Metastasized prognosis - Answer worsens once the cancer metastasizes
Carcinomas - Answer Most common form of cancer and arises in epithelial tissues.
Spread by both lymphatic and venous embolization
Sarcoma - Answer malignant rumor of connective tissue origin (bone, cartilage,
voluntary and involuntary muscles)
Teratomas may be benign or malignant arising from primitive cell capable of
differentiating into various mature cells lines. Pathology report must be scrutinized very
carefully
Benign tumors 1. removed to rule out cancer
2. growth pattern is by expansion
3. growth rate: slow
4 cells: normal
5. mitotic activity: little to none
6. metastasis: extremely low
7. effect on host: usually insignificant
Malignant Tumors 1. growth pattern: infiltration
2. growth rate: often rapid
3. cells: normal to anaplastic
nn4 mitotic activity: minimal to extensive
5. metastasis: common
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