Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 601: Which CNS tumor is characterized histologically by closely arranged, thin-walled capillaries with minimal intervening parenchyma? _____

Answer: Hemangioblastoma

Extra: Hemangioblastomas are most often found in the cerebellum. They are associated with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome.

Flashcard 602: After initial spread to regional lymph nodes, melanomas commonly metastasize to the _____ and _____

Answer: brain

Extra: * Ink blot on head and lungs on picture to the right (sketchy mislabeled)

Flashcard 603: DCC is a(n) _____ in the step of adenoma -> adenocarcinoma of the colon

Answer: tumor suppressor gene

Flashcard 604: _____ is a testicular germ cell tumor that forms a homogenous mass with no hemorrhage or necrosis

Answer: Seminoma

Flashcard 605: Do the Langerhans cells in Langerhans cell histiocytosis effectively stimulate primary T cells via antigen presentation? _____

Answer: No (functionally immature)

Extra: Other:

Flashcard 606: What is the most common class of testicular tumor (>95%)? _____

Answer: Germ cell tumors

Flashcard 607: Immunodeficiency increases the risk for _____ due to lack of immune surveillence for tumors

Answer: cancer

Flashcard 608: Downregulation of _____ allows for dissociation and spread of tumor cells

Answer: E-cadherin

Flashcard 609: Is mild/moderate dysplasia reversible? _____

Answer: Potentially

Flashcard 610: The _____ subtype of Hodgkin lymphoma typically presents as an enlarging cervical or mediastinal lymph node in a female

Answer: nodular sclerosis

Extra: Atlas: Other: