Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 1221: What is the most common variant of melanoma?_____

Answer: Superficial spreading

Flashcard 1222: _____ is the most common primary malignant liver tumor in adults

Answer: Hepatocellular carcinoma (hepatoma)

Flashcard 1223: What is the most common type of thyroid carcinoma? _____

Answer: Papillary Carcinoma (80%)

Flashcard 1224: Which carcinogen is associated with the following types of cancer?_____ Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin Angiosarcoma of the Liver Lung Cancer

Answer: Arsenic

Flashcard 1225: A malignant mesenchymal tumor is a _____

Answer: sarcoma

Extra: Benign mesenchymal tumors generally end in the suffix **-oma** (e.g., lipoma, fibroma, osteoma). **Malignant** mesenchymal tumors are called **sarcomas** (e.g., liposarcoma, fibrosarcoma, osteosarcoma).

Flashcard 1226: _____ disease is ductal carcinoma in situ that extends up the ducts to the skin of the nipple

Answer: Paget's

Flashcard 1227: Which ovarian neoplasm is most commonly associated with an increased AFP and alpha 1 antitrypsin?_____

Answer: Yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumor

Flashcard 1228: Carcinomas can also directly seed _____ structures

Answer: peritoneal

Flashcard 1229: _____ colonic polyps are due to a neoplastic proliferation of glands

Answer: Adenomatous

Flashcard 1230: Tumor _____ defines the degree of cellular differentiation and mitotic activity

Answer: grading