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Cancer Medicine Oncology 10th edition

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loss of differentiation of cells and reversion to a more primitive cell types:   anaplasia  
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tumors = neoplasms   New growths that arise from normal tissue.  
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malignant   a tumor capable of invasion and spread to surrounding or more distant sites  
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Benign Definition   noninvasive tumor and not spreading to other sites.  
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Benign attributes   Grow slowly, encapsulated and are composed of organized and specialized (differentiated) cells that closely resemble the normal, mature tissue from which they are derived.  
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Benign 3 attributes   slow, encapsulated, specialized resemblance to origin cells  
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Malignant characteristics   cells multiply rapidly, invasive and infiltration, extents into neighboring tissue. undifferentiated cells.  
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Malignant cells   Anaplastic lack an orderly arrangement. Vary in size and shape, piled on top of one another.  
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hyperchromatic   stain excessively with dyes that recognized genetic material  
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What makes malignant cells hyperchromatic?   The nuclei in these cells are large and stain excessively (hyperchromatic) with dyes that recognize genetic material.  
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mitosis   When a cell divides, the DNA material in each chromosome copies itself so that exactly the same DNA is passed to the two new daughter cells that are formed.  
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Protein synthesis   The production of new proteins  
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DNA contains the master code for all?   proteins produced in the cell.  
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Genes   Are composed of an arrangement of units called nucleotides (containing a s sugar, phosphate, and a base, such as adenine, guanine, thymine, or cytosine)  
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nucleotides   A arrangement of units containing a sugar, phosphate, and a base, such as adenine, guanine, thymine,or cytosine,  
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RNA (ribonucleic acid)   In the nucleus, the coded message with instructions for making a specific protein is copied from DNA onto another molecule called RNA (ribonucleic acid).  
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RNA = ribonucleic acid   Travels from the nucleus to the cytoplasm of the cell, carrying the coded message that directs the formation of specific proteins.  
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What two processes are controlled by DNA?   Mitosis and protein synthesis.  
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mutation   Mutations particularly those that stimulate cell growth or black DNA repair, lead to formation of malignant tumors.  
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apoptosis   Process of normal cells undergoing spontaneous disintegration or programmed cell death.  
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carcinogens   Agents from the environment, such as chemicals, drugs, tobacco smoke, radiation, and viruses, can cause damage to DNA and thus produce cancer.  
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chemical carcinogens   Fund in a variety of products and drugs  
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Examples of carcinogens   hdrocarbons in cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoke and automobile exhaust, insecticides, dyes, industrial chemicals, insulation and hormones.  
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Radiation   Consists of waves of energy  
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alveolar   Pertaining to tumor growth in small microscopic sacs (descriptive of connective tissue tumors—sarcomas).  
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cachexia   General ill health and malnutrition associated with chronic disease such as cancer.  
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carcinoma in situ   Localized tumor growth  
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electrocauterization   Burning tissue to destroy it (using electricity)  
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chemotherapy   Treatment using drugs  
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cryosurgery   Destruction of tissue using cold temperatures.  
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cystic tumor   Tumor forms with large open spaces filled with fluid  
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fibrosarcoma   Malignant tumor of fiber-producing cells (flesh or connective tissue origin).  
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follicular   Pertaining to microscopic description of tumor growth in small gland-type sacs  
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fungating tumor   Mushrooming pattern of growth in which tumor cells pile one on top of another and project from the tissue surface.  
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medullary tumor   Large, soft, fleshy tumor.  
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mucositis   Inflammation of mucous membranes.  
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mutation   Change in the genetic material of a cell.  
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mutagenic   Pertaining to producing mutation.  
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necrotic   Tumor containing dead cells  
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neurofibromatosis   Tumors of fibrous connective tissue surrounding nerve cells (neurofibromas). This is a genetic disorder.  
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oncology   Study of tumors  
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papillary   Pertaining to tumors that grow in small nipple-like or finger-like pattern.  
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dysplastic   Pertaining to abnormal growth of cells but not clearly cancerous.  
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pleomorphic   Pertaining to tumors that contain a variety of cell types.  
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protocol   Detailed plan for treatment of illness.  
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polypoid tumor   Tumors that grow as projections extending outward from a base.  
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radiation   Use of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.  
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osteosarcoma   Malignant tumor (flesh tissue) of bone  
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scirrhous   Pertaining to hard, densely packed tumors, overgrown with fibrous tissue  
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xerostomia   Conditions of dry mouth.  
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retinoblastoma   Tumor of the retina of the eye (embryonic cells); congenital and hereditary tumor  
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neuroblastoma   Cancerous tumor of embryonic nervous tissue; a sarcoma composed of neuroblasts and affecting infants and children up to 10 years of age. The tumor usually arises in the autonomic nervous system.  
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angiogenesis   Formation of blood vessels  
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adenocarcinoma   Cancerous tumor of glandular tissue.  
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hyperplasia   Condition of increased growth of cells (in numbers).  
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neoplasm   New growth (tumor).  
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myelosuppression   Stopping or inhibiting the growth of bone marrow tissue. This means that blood cells (leukocytes, erythrocytes, and platelets), normally formed in bone marrow, are not produced.  
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radiotherapy   Ionizing radiation used to treat malignancies.  
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anaplasia   Reversion of cells to a more embryonic type (as happens in malignancy).  
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apoptosis   Programmed cell death  
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brachytherapy   Implantation of small sealed containers or seeds of radioactive material directly or near tumors  
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epidermoid   Resembling epidermal tissue (tumors that arise from aberrant epidermal cells).  
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metastasis   The spread of a malignant tumor from its original location to a distant site.  
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metaplasia   Abnormal transformation of adult differentiated cells to differentiated tissue of another kind  
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teletherapy   Radiation therapy using high-energy beams from a distant (tele-) source, such as a linear accelerator or cyclotron (proton therapy).  
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