Neoplasm

Question 1

Tumor

Answer 1

a mass of cells that arises because of overgrowth

Question 2

Neoplasm

Answer 2

An abnormal mass of tissue in which the growth exceeds and is uncoordinated
with that of normal tissue

Question 3

Anaplasia

Answer 3

• Change in structure and orientation of cells
• Loss of differentiation and reversion to a primitive form

Question 4

Benign

Answer 4

A neoplasm that contains well-differentiated cells that are clustered together in a single mass

Question 5

Malignant

Answer 5

A neoplasm that contains cells with less differentiation and have the ability to metastasize

Question 6

Metastasis

Answer 6

The transfer or spread of cancer cells from one site to another (distant sites)

Question 7

stage 0 (in situ) cancer

Answer 7

indicates that the cancer is
where it started (in situ) and hasn’t spread to surrounding tissue

Question 8

stage I (Early Stage)

Answer 8

the cancer is small and
hasn’t spread to lymph nodes or distant sites

Question 9

stage II & III (Locally Advanced)

Answer 9

the cancer has grown, and may have spread to nearby tissues or lymph node

Question 10

stage IV (Metastatic)

Answer 10

The cancer has spread from where it started to at least one other body organ

Question 11

Grade 1

Answer 11

Cancer cells that resemble normal cells and aren’t growing rapidly

Question 12

Grade 2

Answer 12

Cancer cells that don’t look like normal cells and are growing faster than normal cells

Question 13

Grade 3

Answer 13

Cancer cells that look abnormal and may grow or spread more aggressively

Question 14

Paraneoplastic Syndromes

Answer 14

Signs/Symptoms related to sites not directly affected by the cancer

Question 15

Systemic Manifestations

Answer 15

Weight loss, wasting of muscle tissue & fat