,tissue name + "-oma" ex. osteoma = benign bone tumor
16. malignant neoplasms
Answer
cancer atypical cell structure
lose differentiation or resemblance to origin cell irregular growth; no capsule
invade adjacent cells more blood supply
17. what is the hallmark sign of malignancy?
Answer
ability to metastasize or spread to distant sites
18. naming epithelial tissue tumors
Answer
tissue name + "carcinoma"
19. naming mesenchymal tissue tumors
Answer
tissue name + "sarcoma"
20. How do most cancers metastasize?
Answer
in the blood or the lymph
21. What do cancer cells need in order to survive in the body?
Answer
nutrition/O2/en- ergy
evade the immune system more resilient to normal cells
22. What abilities does the tumor need to metastasize?
, produce enzymes that can lyse through their current organ cavity
enzymes to get into the blood/lymph system withstand pressure and new environment avoid the
immune system/WBCs
23. where do surviving cancer cells go when they leave the lymph nodes?
Answer
-
enter venous blood and are carried to major organs
Answer
bone, lungs, and brain
24. what is another name for an original tumor?
Answer
primary neoplasm
25. What is another name for the metastatic site?
Answer
secondary neoplasm
26. What is the growth fraction (GF) of a tumor?
Answer
ratio of dividing cells/ G0 cells (resting)
27. What types of cancers have a high growth fraction?
Answer
aggressive cancers
28. what kind of tissues are chemotherapeutic drugs much more toxic to?
Answer
tis- sues that have a high growth fraction (aggressive cancers)
29. What is the doubling time (TD) of a tumor?
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