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Cancer
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| List the four characteristics of a benign neoplasia | No metastisase, close resemblance to tissue of origin, necrosis is rare, no invasion |
| List the four characteristics of a malignant neoplasia | Metastases, invasive, necrosis is common, variable differentiation (poor resemblance to tissue of origin) |
| Neoplasia can be characterised into two: | 1. Proliferation in defiance of normal constraints 2. Invade and colonise territories reserved for other cells |
| Three things overactivity mutation can lead to | Mutation in coding sequence, gene amplification and chromosome rearrangement |
| How does genetic instability affect cells | 1. interfere with accurate replication of genome. 2. decreases efficiency of DNA repair 3. Increases occurrence of xsome breaks and rearrangements :. unstable/abnormal karyotype |
| 1. Detachment | Migration of individual cells enabled |
| 2. Invasion | Erosion of tissue boundaries |
| 3. Intravasation | Access to vascular routes of dissemination |
| 4. Evasion of host defences | Survival against host defences |
| 5. Arrest | Arrest of movement by adhesion to endothelium |
| 6. Extravasation | Colonisation of site of metastasis |