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| benign epithelial neoplasm arising from glandular structures |
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| benign epithelial neoplasm from surface epithelium that forms finger-like projections |
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| benign epithelial neoplasm that forms cystic structure (filled with fluid); commonly seen in ovary |
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| cystadenoma with finger-like projections inside; commonly seen in ovary |
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| visible protrusion above mucosal surface; commonly seen in colon, nose, and uterus |
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| benign mesenchymal tumor of adipose tissue; well circumscribed |
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| Most common benign tumor in males |
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| benign mesenchymal tumor of fibrous tissue; seen in the ovary |
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| benign mesenchymal tumor of hyaline cartilage; well circumscribed nodes |
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| benign mesenchymal tumor of bone; interconnected trabeculae of woven bone |
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| benign tumor of blood vessels |
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| Most common tumor in children |
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| benign tumor of the lymph vessels; commonly seen in children |
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| benign tumor of smooth muscle; commonly seen in uterus (fibroids), GI tract |
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| Most common tumor in females |
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| benign mesenchymal tumor of striated muscle; common in children; seen in heart, legs & extremities |
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| benign neoplasm of chorionic villi in placenta; look like a bunch of grapes; called a molar pregnancy |
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| benign tumor of melanocytes (birth marks, freckles, moles) |
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| Mixed tumor, benign tumor of salivary gland; has 2 different morphologic patterns but derived from same germ layer |
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| arise from totipotent cell, common in the gonads & midline tissue |
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| Malignant epithelial neoplasm arising from squamous epithelium; characteristic: keratin pearls; seen in lung, skin, cervix, and esophagous |
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| malignant epithelial neoplasm from glands; lung, colon, stomach, endometrium |
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| Transitional Cell Carcinoma |
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| malignant epithelial neoplasm that arise from transitional epithelium; commonly seen in urinary bladder |
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| malignant mesenchymal tumor of adipose tissue |
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| malignant mesenchymal tumor of fibrous tussue |
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| malignant mesenchymal tumor of cartilage |
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| malignant mesenchymal tumor of bone; seen in adolescent males; common site is the knee |
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| malignant mesenchymal tumor of the blood vessels |
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| malignant mesenchymal tumor of smooth muscle |
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| malignant mesenchymal tumor of striated muscle |
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| malignant tumor of mesothelial lining; significant in asbestos exposure |
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| normal tissue misplaced within another organ; ex: meckels diverticulum (gastric tissue in sm intestine) |
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| non-neoplastic overgrowth of disorganized tissue |
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| abnormal growth; precursor to malignancy; loss of uniformity & architectural orientation |
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| dysplastic cells that involve the entire epithelial thickness, but do not penetrate the basement membrane |
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| extent to which neoplastic parenchymla cell resembles a comparable normal cell functionally and morphologically |
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| variation in size and shape |
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| increased DNA - cells look dark |
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| most common benign tumor of breast |
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| usual mechanism for the spread of carcinoma |
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| usual mechanism for the spread of sarcoma |
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| determined by the degree of differentiation & number of mitoses; 1 is well differentiated, 4 is poorly differentiated |
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| determines the extent of the spread; TNM classification: Tumor size, spread to lymph Nodes, and presence/absence of Metastases |
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