Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 751: Is ependymoma typically seen in adults or children? _____

Answer: Children

Extra: * Boy standing next to PEN outlining VENTRICLE drawing: ePENdymoma common in children Atlas:

Flashcard 752: Cavernous hemangiomas should NOT be _____ due to risk of fatal hemorrhage

Answer: biopsied

Flashcard 753: Do both alleles of a tumor suppressor gene need to be mutated in order for expression of disease? _____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 754: Which of the following is a discrete tumor mass arising from lymph nodes? _____

Answer: Lymphoma

Flashcard 755: Two distinct etiologies of oral cancer _____

Answer: Tobacco/Alcohol use; HPV (human papilloma virus)

Flashcard 756: _____ is the malignant proliferation of prostatic glands

Answer: Prostate adenocarcinoma

Flashcard 757: Gastric carcinoma is subclassified into _____ and diffuse types

Answer: intestinal

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Flashcard 758: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a very aggressive tumor arising from the pancreatic _____

Answer: ducts

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Flashcard 759: Which of the following is a lymphoid / myeloid neoplasm with widespread involvement of bone marrow? _____

Answer: Leukemia

Flashcard 760: The tumor cells of pilocytic astrocytomas stain positive for _____

Answer: GFAP

Extra: * BRAF mutation leads to autoactivation of abnormal Atlas: