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NURS 500 Patho Ch 11
Ch 11, 12, 13 Cancer
Question | Answer |
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what is another name for a tumor | neoplasm - new growth |
neoplasm is often the result of | cellular injury---infection---environmental---genetic |
characteristics of benign tumors | grow slow---well defined capsule---not invasive---well differentiated---low mitotic index---do not metastasize |
characteristics of malignant tumors | grow rapidly---not encapsulated---invasive---poorly differentiated---high mitotic index---metastasis |
how do I name benign tumors? | benign-oma-----tissue source/oma |
how do I name malignant |