Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 1221: Thyroid _____ carcinoma often invades local structures leading to dysphagia or respiratory compromise

Answer: anaplastic

Flashcard 1222: Glomus tumors arise from modified _____ cells of the thermoregulatory glomus body

Answer: smooth muscle

Flashcard 1223: Invasive ductal carcinoma classically forms _____-like structures

Answer: duct

Flashcard 1224: _____ neoplastic tumors invade locally and have potential to metastasize

Answer: Malignant

Flashcard 1225: 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 1226: _____ disease is ductal carcinoma in situ that extends up the ducts to the skin of the nipple

Answer: Paget's

Flashcard 1227: 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 1228: Which ovarian neoplasm is most commonly associated with an increased AFP and alpha 1 antitrypsin?_____

Answer: Yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumor

Flashcard 1229: Immunodeficiency increases the risk for _____ due to lack of immune surveillence for tumors

Answer: cancer

Flashcard 1230: Laryngeal carcinoma can rarely arise from a laryngeal _____

Answer: papilloma