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ch. 19 pathological description, cancer medicine

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pathological description
meaning
cystic   forming large open spaces with fluid  
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fungating   mushrooming pattern of growth in which tumor cells pile one on top of another and project from a tissue surface  
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inflammatory   having the features of inflammation  
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medullary   pertaining to large soft fleshy tumors  
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necrotic   containing dead tissue  
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polypoid   growths that are like projections extending outward from a base  
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ulcerating   characterized by an open, exposed surface resulting from the death of overlying tissue  
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verrucous   resembling a wart-like growth  
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alveolar   tumor cells form patterns resembling small, microscopic sacs  
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carcinoma in situ   referring to localized tumor cells that have not invaded adjacent structures  
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diffuse   spreading evenly throughout the affected tissue  
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dysplastic   pertaining to abnormal formation of cells, highly abnormal but nor clearly cancerous appearance  
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epidermoid   resembling squamous epithelial cells, often occurring in the respiratory tract  
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follicular   forming small, microscopic, gland-type sacs  
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nodular   forming multiple areas of tightly packed clusters of cells with lightly populated areas in between  
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papillary   forming small, finger like or nipple like projections of cells  
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pleomorphic   composed of a variety of types of cells  
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scirrhous   densely packed tumors, containing dense bands of fibrous tissue  
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undifferentiated   lacking microscopic structures typical of normal mature cells  
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