Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 1201: What histological finding may be associated with mesothelioma?_____

Answer: Psammoma bodies

Flashcard 1202: 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 1203: _____ disease is ductal carcinoma in situ that extends up the ducts to the skin of the nipple

Answer: Paget's

Flashcard 1204: One type of a rare ovarian surface epithelial tumor is an _____ tumor, which is composed of endometrial-like glands and is usually malignant

Answer: endometrioid

Flashcard 1205: Which ovarian neoplasm is most commonly associated with an increased AFP and alpha 1 antitrypsin?_____

Answer: Yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumor

Flashcard 1206: What is the most common class of testicular tumor (>95%)? _____

Answer: Germ cell tumors

Flashcard 1207: Gross examination of a renal cell carcinoma reveals a _____ (color) mass

Answer: golden-yellow

Flashcard 1208: The malignant cell of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma is a _____

Answer: rhabdomyoblast

Flashcard 1209: _____ is a testicular germ cell tumor that forms a homogenous mass with no hemorrhage or necrosis

Answer: Seminoma

Flashcard 1210: Dysgerminoma is equivalent to its male testicular counterpart, termed a _____

Answer: seminoma