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33 Cards in this Set
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benign
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carcinoma
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malignant epithelial neoplasm
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sarcoma
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malignant connective tissue neoplasm
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adenoma/adenocarcinoma
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glandular
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fibroma/fibrosarcoma
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fibrocyte
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lipoma/liposarcoma
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fat cell
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leiomyoma/leiomyosarcoma
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smooth muscle
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osteoma/osteosarcoma
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bone
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Borderline
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difficult to tell based on histology whether it is malignant or benign
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cystic
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having closed sacs with distinct membrane and developing abnormally in a body cavity or structure
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ulcerated
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breaks in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration, and necrosis of epithelial tissue and often pus
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desmoplastic
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characterized by formation of fibrous tissue
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papillary
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finger-like growths with central stalk and epithelial surface
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polypoid
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resembling a polyp
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villous
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covered or furnished with villi
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anaplastic
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cells have reverted to relatively undifferentiated state
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pleomorphic
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taking many forms
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schirrhous
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hard, slow-growing tumor having a preponderance of fibrous tissue
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rhabdomyosarcoma
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malignant neoplasm of striated muscle cells
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Teratoma
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multiple lines of differentiation in a single neoplasm
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Hamartoma
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malformation
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dysplasia
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abnormal anatomic structure due to abnormal growth or development
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neoplasia
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process of tumor formation
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hyperplasia
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normal cells increasing in number
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hypertrophy
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size of cells increases, but not the number
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stroma
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supporting matrix or framework of organ/neoplasm
connective tissue; non-clonal Scant: soft, fleshy Dense: scirrhous |
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Parenchyma
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clonally proliferating cells of a neoplasm
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Chondroma
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benign neoplasm of cartilage
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hemangioma
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benign neoplasm with blood vessel phenotype
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lymphangioma
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benign neoplasm with lymphatic phenotype
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Differentiation
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extent to which neoplastic cells mimic their normal counterpart
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hyperchromasia
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increased density of nuclear chromatin
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carcinoma in situ
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cells at the top look like the cells at the bottom but it hasn't transgressed the basement membrane zone yet.
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