level: Neoplasia
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Neoplasia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Metaplasia | Replacement of one cell type for another |
| Dysplasia | disordered cell growth due to an accumulation of non lethal mutuations |
| Tumour | Mass or swelling |
| Neoplasm | Abnormal mass of tissue, the growth of which exceeds as is uncoordinated with that of the normal tissues and persists in the same excessive manner after cessation of stiumuli which evoked the change |
| Benign | neoplasm which is localised and cannot spread |
| Malignant | a neoplasm which can invade and destroy adjacent structures and spread to distant sites |
| Metastatis | Spread of cancer to a distal site |
| Driver mutations | Push cells to malignant phenotype |
| Passenger mutations | Are inconsequential |
| Classification of neoplasms | Behaviour- benign or malignant |
| Bone pain may prelude | Metastatic deposits |
| Paraneoplastic | Where T-cells invade host tissues |