Neoplasia — Flashcards

Smooth muscle can give rise to a _____ (benign) and leiomyosarcoma (malignant)

_____ carcinoma of the lung may produce PTHrP leading to hyper-calcemia

Which four carcinomas route hematogenously?_____ChoriocarcinomaRenal cell carcinomaHepatocellular carcinoma

_____ cystadenocarcinoma may present with pseudomyxoma peritonei, which is an intraperitoneal accumulation of mucinous material, usually from a GI, ovarian, appendiceal tumor

_____ is the assessment of the size and spread of a cancer

Almost all _____ are calretinin positive, which is negative in most carcinomas

_____ carcinoma, a subtype of invasive ductal carcinoma, is characterized by cancer within dermal lymphatics

Invasive carcinomas become metastatic when they invade the _____ or blood

Ovarian carcinoma is associated with '_____', which occurs from seeding of the peritoneum with layers upon layers of tumor cell growth

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome is also known as "SBLA" Syndrome, which stands for:S - _____B - Breast CancerL - LeukemiaA - Adrenal Gland tumor