What is the relative risk of developing invasive breast carcinoma with epithelial hyperplasia (fibrocystic changes)? _____
Salivary gland tumors are most commonly _____ (benign or malignant)
Polycythemia vera is characterized by _____ WBCs
Testicular sex cord-stromal tumors are composed of Sertoli cells and/or Leydig cells and are usually _____ (malignant potential)
An example of when the tumor staging factor of tumor size / invasiveness is the most important is in _____
Granulosa cell tumors have a scattering of _____ cells, which give the mass a yellow color on gross inspection
If a patient inherits or develops a mutation in a _____ gene, the complementary allele must be deleted/mutated before cancer develops
_____ is a malignant tumor of nasopharyngeal epithelium
Does lichen sclerosus present with increased risk for squamous cell carcinoma?_____
The initial growth phase of melanoma is characterized by _____ growth horizontally along the epidermis and superficial epidermis
Characteristics of benign vs malignant tumors
Flashcards
Nomenclature of neoplasms
Flashcards
Carcinogenesis models
Flashcards
Oncogenes and proto-oncogenes
Flashcards
Tumor suppressor genes
Flashcards
DNA repair genes and cancer
Flashcards
Epigenetic mechanisms in cancer
Flashcards
Apoptosis and cancer
Flashcards
Tumor angiogenesis
Flashcards
Tumor invasion and metastasis
Flashcards
Carcinogenic agents
Flashcards
Paraneoplastic syndromes
Flashcards
Tumor immunology
Flashcards
Get full access to all flashcards, spaced repetition, and progress tracking.
Scan to download app
Enter your email to get your 85% OFF code and unlock the full USMLE question bank on the app.