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What is PSA used for?
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to screen for prostatic cancer
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All benign tumors are?
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Well differentiated
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Tumors grading is determined by
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Cytologic Appearance
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The most common malignant tumor among United States Adult Males is what?
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Prostatic carcinoma
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Paraneoplastic Syndromes are?
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Caused by the ectopic production and secretion of bioactive substances.
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Encapsulation is a feature of?
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benign tumors
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Malignant tumors are?
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anaplastic
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Wilms tumor is what?
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a malignant tumor of the kidney
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Seminoma is what?
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is a testicular malignant tumor
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Tumors arise from clonal growth of cells that have incurred what?
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mutations in four classes of genes
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What is Rhabdomyoma
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a benign tumor of skeletal muscle
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Athenia, anorexia and anemia are manifestation of what?
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cachexia
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What is Navus?
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a benign tumor of melanocytes
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what is Chondroma?
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a benign tumor of cartilage
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Cachexia is caused by what?
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a release of cytokines by the tumor or host
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What is Rhabdomyoma
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a benign tumor of skeletal muscle
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Athenia, anorexia and anemia are manifestation of what?
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cachexia
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What is Navus?
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a benign tumor of melanocytes
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what is Chondroma?
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a benign tumor of cartilage
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Cachexia is caused by what?
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a release of cytokines by the tumor or host
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The autosomal recessive dominant predisposition to hereditary cancers are linked to what?
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inherited defects in DNA repair
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Carcinomas are what?
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malignant tumors of epithelial tissue origin
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What is a Dermoid Cyst?
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a mixed tumor
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Liomyoma is what?
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a benign tumor of smooth muscle
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what are Angiomas?
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tumors of vessels
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What is Osteoma?
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a benign parenchymal cell tumor
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The most deadly malignant tumor among United States Adults is what?
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Cancer of the lung
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Sarcoma spreads through what?
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the blood
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what is mesothelioma?
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a malignant tumor of the pleura
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What is a Hydatitiform mole?
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a benign tumor of the placenta
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What is Osteoma?
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a benign parenchymal cell tumor
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The most deadly malignant tumor among United States Adults is what?
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Cancer of the lung
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Sarcoma spreads through what?
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the blood
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what is mesothelioma?
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a malignant tumor of the pleura
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What is a Hydatitiform mole?
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a benign tumor of the placenta
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What is Osteoma?
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a benign parenchymal cell tumor
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The most deadly malignant tumor among United States Adults is what?
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Cancer of the lung
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Sarcoma spreads through what?
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the blood
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what is mesothelioma?
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a malignant tumor of the pleura
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What is a Hydatitiform mole?
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a benign tumor of the placenta
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The most common malignant tumor among United States adult females is what?
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Breast carcinoma
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The autosomal dominant predisposition to hereditary cancers are linked to what?
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inheritance of a germ-line mutation of cancer suppressor genes
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immature teratoma is what?
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a mixed malignant tumor
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How do malignant tumors spread?
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infiltration
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what is Adenoma?
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a benign tumor of glandular epithelium.
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How is Tumor staging determined?
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surgical exploration of imaging
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"tumor progression" is described based on what?
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the accumulation of mutations and increasing malignancy activity
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what is Choriocarcinoma?
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a malignant tumor of the placenta
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What is Paplioma?
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a benign tumor of surface epithelium
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What are Sarcomas?
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malignant tumors of connective tissue orgin
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How is Tumor staging determined?
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surgical exploration of imaging
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"tumor progression" is described based on what?
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the accumulation of mutations and increasing malignancy activity
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what is Choriocarcinoma?
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a malignant tumor of the placenta
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What is Paplioma?
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a benign tumor of surface epithelium
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What are Sarcomas?
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malignant tumors of connective tissue orgin
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What are Leukemias?
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malignant tumors of the hematopieotic cells of the bone marrow.
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What is Melanoma?
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a malignant tumor of melanocytes
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Analpasia is indicative of what?
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poorly or completely undifferentiated tumor
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what is a Lipoma?
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a benign tumor of fat cells
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How do Benign tumors spread?
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expansion
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