Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 1451: _____ nevi are raised papules, most commonly seen in adults

Answer: Intradermal

Flashcard 1452: What type of breast cancer may present with signet ring cells?_____

Answer: Lobular carcinoma (both in situ and invasive)

Flashcard 1453: Prostatic adenocarcinoma may be graded using the _____ grading system

Answer: Gleason

Flashcard 1454: Cyst formation within end-stage kidneys during dialysis increases risk for _____

Answer: renal cell carcinoma

Flashcard 1455: What aggressive variant of squamous cell carcinoma can develop at sites of chronic inflammation / previously traumatized or scarred skin?_____

Answer: Marjolins ulcer

Flashcard 1456: What is the malignant potential of a mature cystic teratoma in males?

Answer: All are considered malignant (in post-pubertal males)

Flashcard 1457: What is the most common primary benign CNS tumor in adults? _____

Answer: Meningioma

Extra: Meningioma is the most common primary brain tumor in adults and is typically benign. Note: - Most common brain tumor overall: Metastasis - Most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults: Glioblastoma multiforme (a Grade IV Astrocytoma) - Most common primary brain tumor in children: Pilocytic astrocytoma (benign) or Medulloblastoma (malignant) depending on the specific question.

Flashcard 1458: Does transitional cell carcinoma via the papillary pathway develop as a high-grade or low-grade tumor? _____

Answer: Low-grade tumor

Flashcard 1459: What is the mechanism that results in malignancy from the L-MYC oncogene?_____

Answer: amplification

Flashcard 1460: What cell type is characteristic of a rhabdomyosarcoma?_____

Answer: Rhabdomyoblast