Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 221: Pure fetal histology in hepatoblastoma is associated with a _____ prognosis

Answer: good

Flashcard 222: _____ refers to a lack of differentiation.

Answer: Anaplasia

Flashcard 223: Retinoblastoma is composed of small _____philic cells (retinoblasts), with large hyperchromatic nuclei and scanty cytoplasm.

Answer: baso

Flashcard 224: The most common site of rhabdomyosarcoma in adults is _____

Answer: Extremities (typically Pleomorphic variant)

Extra: In adults, rhabdomyosarcoma is rare and most commonly presents as the **pleomorphic variant**, which primarily involves the deep soft tissues of the **extremities**. In contrast, rhabdomyosarcoma in **children** most commonly occurs in the **head and neck** region, followed by the genitourinary tract.

Flashcard 225: The suffix -oma attached to a cell type from which a tumor originates is suggestive of a benign _____ tumor.

Answer: mesenchymal

Flashcard 226: Extragonadal germ cell tumor is most commonly seen in _____.

Answer: mediastinum

Flashcard 227: What type of rhabdomyosarcoma carries the worst prognosis?_____

Answer: Pleomorphic

Flashcard 228: Lung metastasis is more common in _____ thyroid carcinoma.

Answer: Follicular and Anaplastic

Flashcard 229: The most important determinant of prognosis in Wilms tumor is _____.

Answer: histology

Flashcard 230: The most important determinant of prognosis in Wilm's tumor is its _____

Answer: histology