Neoplasia — Flashcards

Which type(s) of cells line the fibrovascular projections of a papillary carcinoma of the breast? _____

Metastasis to the lung is most often from _____, colon, prostate, and bladder cancer

Mutations that cause _____ of the PDGFB proto-oncogene can precipitate development of an Astrocytoma by creating an autocrine loop

Histological examination of oncocytoma reveals large _____ophilic cells (owing to an abundance of mitochondria) arranged in distinct nests.

Elevated hCG can be a paraneoplastic syndrome, such as in _____ or large cell carcinoma of lung

Hint: neuro

Squamous cell carcinoma is CK 7 _____ and CK 20 negative

Adenomatous polyps with a _____ histology have less malignant potential than villous histology (tubular or villous)

Pleomorphic adenoma is a slow growing _____ tumor that is potentially malignant

Luminal B subtype of breast cancer can be ER/PR _____ve and HER2 +/-ve, with high Ki67

The classic location for _____ cell carcinoma is the lower lip