Neoplasia — Flashcards

Which tumor suppressor gene is associated with melanoma and pancreatic cancer? _____

AML is a neoplastic accumulation of _____ (>20%) in the bone marrow

Histologically, actinic keratosis displays hyperplastic keratinocytes with cytologic _____ in the stratum _____ layer

Which ovarian tumor is associated with cuboidal cells in a rosette pattern with an eosinophilic center or "coffee bean" nuclei? _____

In acute monocytic leukemia, blasts characteristically infiltrate the _____

Neoplasia is new tissue growth which has three characteristics that distinguish it from hyperplasia and repair: 1 - It is _____ 2 - It is irreversible 3 - Generally speaking, it is monoclonal*

What pediatric CNS tumor is composed of cells with long "hairlike" processes? _____

Acute lymphoblastic lymphoma is defined as a neoplastic proliferation of blasts _____ _____% in the bone marrow _____ lymphoid mass

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CML is distinguished from a leukemoid reaction (benign neutrophilia) by presence of increased _____

DCC gene is a tumor suppressor gene, and thus inactivating mutations are associated with _____ cancer