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what is benign?
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small, well marginated, slow growth, non-invasive, non metastatic, can compress structures and secrete hormones
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what is malignant?
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rapid growth, can also have necrosis, crab like appearance, tendency to hemorrhage because makes own blood supply, locally invade, ability to metastasize
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appearance of malignant?
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cauliflower/broccoli-like
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*what is low grade?
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well differentiated
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*what is high grade?
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poorly differentiated
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*what is 'stage'?
what is stage based upon? |
degree of growth and spread of neoplasm
size of tumor spread to regional lymph nodes extent of local invasion presence of metastasis |
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roots:
"carcin"? "sarc"? no root? |
malignant epithelial neoplasms
for malignant mesenchymal neoplasms or CT for benign neoplasms |
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suffix:
what do most end in? |
-oma
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prefix:
adeno papillo |
glandular
finger like projections |
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fibro
myxo |
comes from fibroblasts
slime, ECM |
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chondro
osteo |
cartilage
bone |
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leomyo
rhabdomyo |
smooth muscle
skeletal muscle |
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schwanno
hemangio |
schwann cells
blood vessels |
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lymphangio
glomangio |
lymph vessel
tips of fingers and toes-tissues |
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synovio
mesothelio |
synovial membrane
mesothelial cells |
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meningio
lympho |
meninges
lymphatic tissue |
