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what is the suffix for benign tumors
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-oma
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fibroma
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benign tumor in fibrous tissue
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chondroma
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benign tumor in cartilaginous tissue
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adenoma
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a benign epithelial neoplasm derived from glands
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polyp
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a bengin neoplasm that produces a macroscopically visible projection above a mucousal surface and projects, for example, into the gastric or colonic lumen
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what is the word for a bengin glandular tumor
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adenoma
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malignant tumors arising in mesenchymal tissue
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sarcomas
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malignant neoplasms of epithelial origin
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carcinomas
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teratoma
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contains recognizable cells from more than one germ cell layer, sometimes all 3
they originate from totipotent cells and have the capacity to differentiate into any cell type |
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neoplasia
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new growth, both benign or malignant
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hamartoma
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normal indigenous cells to the body that lack appropriate architecture and structure to create a disorganized mass
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normal indigenous cells to the body that lack appropriate architecture and structure to create a disorganized mass
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hamartoma
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architecturally normal tissue in the wrong location
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choristoma
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normal organized pancreatic tissue found in the stomach would be called
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choristoma
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leiomyoma
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benign tumor of smooth muscle
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rhabdomyoma
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benign tumor of striated muscle
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pleomorphic adenoma
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shows divergent differentiation from one cell layer
example: benign mixed salivary tumor |
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a mature teratoma is
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benign
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an immature teratoma is
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malignant
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2 oncogene mutations that act in conjuction with eachother to cause neoplasms
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RAS and MYC oncogenes
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