NURB3050 Neoplasms Exam Study Guide.
Neoplasm - answerabnormal growth of tissue (not always cancer)
benign or malignant - answera tumor can be
benign - answerwhat type of tumor grows slowly, has a well-defined capsule, is not invasive, is
well-differentiated, has a low mitotic index, and does n...
papilloma - answer✔benign microscopic or macroscopic finger-like projections growing on a
surface
tissues from which they arise; -oma - answer✔A benign tumor is named according to the _____
_____ ____ _____ ______ and include the suffix "______."
mass - answer✔-oma means
from fat cells - answer✔lipoma
leiomyoma - answer✔from smooth muscles of uterus
meningioma - answer✔from meningioma tissue of brain
progress to cancer - answer✔a benign tumor can
cell type from which they arise - answer✔a malignant tumor us named according to the
ability to spread - answer✔what is the deadliest characteristic of a malignant tumor?
Carcinoma in situ (CIS) - answer✔Preinvasive epithelial malignant tumors of glandular
squamous cells or epithelial organ that have not broken through the basement membrane or
invaded the surrounding stroma
base membrane - answer✔A CIS is in the epithelium, but has not invaded the _____ _______
yet.
- remain stable a long time
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