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TDommel
YTI- Med Term II- Oncology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the three causes of cancer. | enviromental, hereditary, biological |
| What are the two classifications of neoplasms? | benign or malignant |
| When a secondary tumor site occurs from the primary, it is called ________________ | metastasis |
| Cancer is the presence of a _________________ | malignant growth (tumor) |
| Who grades and stages tumors? | pathologist |
| Outcome, prediction, end and estimate of chance,are all words used in a ____________ | prognosis |
| Malignancies that originate from bone, fat, muscle, cartilage, bone marrow, and cells of the lymphatic system. | sarcoma |
| Develops in cartilage | fibrosarcoma |
| Develops in bone tissue | osteosarcoma |
| Develops in nerve cells in bone marrow | Ewing Sarcoma |
| Non-cancerous growths composed of the same type of cells as the tissue in which they are growing are called? | Benign Neoplasm |
| Composed of cells that are invasive and spread to remote regions of the body are called? | Malignant Neoplasm |
| adren/o | gland |
| blast/o | immature or embryonic cell |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| mut/o | genetic change |
| onc/o | tumor |
| radi/o | radiation, x-rays, radius |
| -blast | immature or embryonic cell |
| -oma | tumor |
| -plasia | formation, growth |
| -plastic | formative |
| -plasm | formation, growth |
| ALL | chronic myelogenous or myelocytic leukemia |
| BRCA | Breast cancer gene |
| BX | Biopsy |
| CEA | Carcinoembryonic antigen |
| Chemo | Chemotherapy |
| CML | Chronic myelocytic leukemia |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| DRE | Digital Rectal Exam |
| ER | Estrogen Receptor |
| FNA | Fine Needle Aspiration |
| HD | Hodgkin's Disease |
| Mets | metastasis |
| NHL | non-Hodgkin's Disease |
| PSA | Prostate-specific Antigen |
| TNM | Tumor, Node, Metastasis |
| TX | Treatment |
| XRT | Radiation Therapy |
| Destruction by freezing | cryosurgery |
| Destruction by burning tissue | electrodesiccation |
| Removal of an organ, tumor and surrounding tissue | exenteration |
| Destruction by high-frequency current | fulguration |
| Surgical removal of a localized tumor | lumpectomy |
| Removal of a tumor and a large amount of surrounding tissue | Resectioning |
| Surgical removal of a localized tumor | Tylectomy |
| Inflammatory bone disease that can precede the development of bone cancer | Paget's Disease |
| Cancerous tumor of kidney occurring mainly in children | Wilm's Tumor |
| Malignant tumor, most commonly found in Africa that affects children. Characteristic symptom of massive, swollen jaw. | Burkitt's Lymphoma |
| How many stages of cancer? | 4 |
| Overgrowth of blood cells | proliferation |
| Malignant disease that affects the lymphatic system, primarily the lymph nodes. | Hodgkin Disease |
| Malignancy of connective tissue including bone, fat, muscle and fibrous tissue, associated with AIDS | Kaposi Sarcoma |
| List treatments | surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy (biotherapy) and radiation therapy |
| Malignant tumor arising in a glandular organ | adenocarcinoma |
| Radiation therapy in which the radioactive substance is inserted into a body cavity or organ | brachytherapy |
| Agent or substance that incites or produces cancer | carcinogen |
| Malignant tumor arising in epithelial tissue | carcinoma |
| Cancerous tumor derived from cartilage cells | chondrosarcoma |
| Cancerous tumor of the uterus or at the site of an ectopic pregnancy | choriocarcinoma |
| Complex protein of high molecular weight found in the nucleus of every cell | deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
| Abnormal cills that involve only the lining of a duct and have not spread outside the duct to other tissues in the breast | ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) |
| Primary bone cancer occurring in the pelvic area or in one of the long bones | Ewing's sarcoma |
| Outside the body radiation | external radiation |
| Cancerous tumor of the brain,usually of the cerebral hemispheres | glioblastoma |
| Cancerous tumor of the brain | glioma |
| Cancerous tumor originating in blood vessels | hemangiosarcoma |
| Form of lymphoma that occurs in young adults | Hodgkin's disease (HD) |
| First virus known to cause cancer in humans | human T-cell leukemia-lymphoma virus (HTLV) |
| Pertaining to the process of extending or growing into normal tissue;invasive | infiltrative |
| Within a site | in situ |
| Pertaining to the spreading process of a malignant tumor into normal tissue | invasive |
| Cancerous tumor of smooth muscle tissue | leiomyosarcoma |
| Wound; an injury, altered tissue or a single infected patch of skin | lesion |
| Disease of the blood characterized by overproduction of leukocytes; cancer of the blood-forming tissues | leukemia |
| White, thickened patches formed on the mucous membranes of the cheeks, gums, or tongue that tend to become cancerous | leukoplakia |
| Cancerous tumor of fat cells | liposarcoma |
| Abnormal cells found in the lobules of the breast | lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) |
| Cancerous tumor of lymphatic vessels | lymphangiosarcoma |
| Cancerous tumor of the lymph nodes | lymphoma |
| Cancerous disease of lymphatic tissue; also called lymphoblastoma | lymphosarcoma |
| Pertaining to bad wandering | malignant |
| Cancerous tumor of the brain, the fourth ventricle, and the cerebellum | medulloblastoma |
| Cancerous black mole or tumor | melanoma |
| Cancerous tumor originating in the arachnoidal membrane of the brain | meningioma |
| Inflammation of the oral mucosa caused by exposure to high-energy beams delivered by radiation therapy | mucositis |
| Tumor arising in the hemopoietic portion of the bone marrow | myeloma |
| Cancerous tumor of the muscle tissue | myosarcoma |
| New thing formed, such as an abnormal growth or tumor | neoplasm |
| Cancerous tumor of the kidney; also called Wilms' tumor; found in children 2-3 yrs old | nephroblastoma |
| Cancerous tumor composed chiefly of neuroblasts; usually in the abdomen as swelling; Dx in first yrs of life | neuroblastoma |
| Cancerous tumor composed chiefly of neuroglial cells and located in the cerebrum | oligodendroglioma |
| Cancerous tumor composed of osseous tissue | osteogenicsarcoma |
| Pertaining to a form of Tx to relieve or alleviate symptoms w/o curing | palliative |
| In radiation therapy, refers to the skin area of entry for the radiation | port |
| Pertaining to the state of a growth or condition before the onset of cancer | precancerous |
| Original, initial or principal site | primary site |
| Process of lessening the severity if symptoms; time shen symptoms of disease are at rest | remission |
| Cancerous tumor arising in connective tissue | sarcoma |
| Second site usually derived from the primary site | secondary site |
| Cancerous tumor of the testis | seminoma |
| Pathologic condition of the heart in which there is accumulation of excess fluid in the pericardium | tamponade (cardiac) |
| Pertaining to the inability to open the mouth fully;occurs in patients with oral cancer who undergo combo Tx | trismus |
| Abnormal growth, swelling or enlargement | tumor |
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