Neoplasia — Flashcards

Patients with neuroblastomas may have metastases that cause spinal cord compression due to _____ invasion

_____ carcinoma is a malignant germ cell tumor of the ovary or testis composed of large primitive cells

What is the most common malignancy in the small intestine? _____

What cell type is characteristic of a rhabdomyosarcoma?_____

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

Some fibrocystic-related changes carry increased risk for invasive carcinoma, which applies to _____ breast(s)

Presence or absence of which three receptors or genes are most important in predicting response to treatment of breast cancer?_____

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

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

One subtype of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast is _____ carcinoma, which is characterized by malignant cells floating in 'pools of mucus'