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| individual neoplastic nuclei failing to resemble normal nuclei |
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pre-malignant
disorganization of cells, varies from its normal shape, size, etc. |
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| increase in number of cells |
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| cancer that has not penetrated basement membrane |
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usually benign
exceptions: hepatoma, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, melanoma, carcinoma, sarcoma |
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| malignancy of epithelial cells |
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| malignancy of mesenchymal tissue (connective tissue) |
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Top 3 cancer for men
Top 3 cancer for women |
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prostate, lung, colon/rectum
breast, lung, colon/rectum
lung cancer is the number 1 cause of cancer death for both!!!!!!! |
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PATHOLOGIC
takes into account only how the cells look microscopically
what the cancer looks like |
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CLINICAL
takes PE, hx, and diagnosis into account
what the cancer is doing |
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T - tumor size
N - lymph node involvement
M - metastases |
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| Carcinomas tend to spread through ____ |
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| Sarcomas spread through ____ |
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| tumors can develop new skills |
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| age (>50), tobacco use, diet, alcohol, stress |
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| Characteristics of good screens |
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| cheap, convenient, painless |
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1. acute mastitis - usually caused by staph or strep in lactating women
2. fibrocystic change - considered a chronic type of inflammatory disease (bag of marbles) |
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most common benign tumor of the breast
not premalignant |
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| "sluggish" malignancy or aggressive version of fibroadenoma |
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benign
occurs in large milk ducts near nipple |
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| Paget's disease of breast |
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nipple and areola inflamed, tender, red, cracked
caused by underlying ductal carcinoma |
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