MRCS Cancer exam part 2 questions &
answers 2024/2025
Define hypertrophy - ANSWERSincrease in cell size use to an increased number of organnels or proteins.
NO and MORPHOLOGY of the cells remains the same
give physiological and pathological examples of hypertrophy - ANSWERSpatio: exercise - atheletes
pathological: cardiomyopathy
Define atrophy - ANSWERSdecrease in cell size due to decrease in no of organeels/ proteins
path and pshyio of atrophy - ANSWERSpatio- old
path0 OP
dystrophy - ANSWERStissue or organ deign due to malnutrition or disease
Define hyperplasia - ANSWERScontrolled growth of cell due to stimulus which cells are responding to
explore of hyperplasia physio and path - ANSWERSpyshio- o and em thickening
BPH androgen
anaplasia - ANSWERSloss of differentiation of cells; reversion to a more primitive cell type
Metaplasia definition - ANSWERSreversible change in which 1 type of terminally diff cell differntieia into
another
external stimulus so it is better suited ot new environment
example of metaplasia - ANSWERSBarrett's esophagus
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