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| persistent, excessive, disorganized growth |
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"Swelling"
- aka 'mass'
- may not represent cancer |
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does not "spread" or invade surrounding tissues
- can still be cancer but does not spread
- may cause problems due to size |
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rapid, irregular growth characteristics
- invade normal tissues as well as spread to other areas of the body |
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tumor spreads to secondary sites
- first site: lymph nodes
- second site: usually lungs (b/c of blood supply) |
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length of time in whcih tumor is under control
or a decrease in tumor size |
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| benign form of cancer or neoplasm |
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| malignant epithelial tisue neoplasm |
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| malignant connective tissue neoplasm |
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| Define: Hepatic Lipidosis |
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condition in which >50% of the hepatocytes have accumulated excessive triglyceride
- triglyceride is mobilized from adipose tissue to liver |
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| Define: Portosystemic shunts |
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| venous malformations that permit portal blood to bypass the liver and enter systemic circulation |
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