Neoplasia – Flashcard
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Benign tumor of the liver
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Adenoma
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Benign tumor of the salivary glands
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Adenoma
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Small polyp of the large intestine
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Adenoma
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Malignant tumor of sun-exposed skin
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Squamous cell carcinoma
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Malignant tumor of the large intestine composed of neoplastic glands
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Adenocarcinoma
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Malignant breast tumor
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Adenocarcinoma
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Malignant brain tumor
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Glioma
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Malignant tumor of fat tissue
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Sarcoma
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Malignant tumor originating from striated muscle cells
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Sarcoma
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Malignant tumor composed of malignant cartilage cells
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Sarcoma
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A lung tumor that has spread to the brain has metastasized via:
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Blood vessels
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Teratomas originate from
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Germ cells of the ovary
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Hodgkin's lymphoma is a neoplasm that typically involves the
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lymph nodes
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Alpha-fetoprotein is a tumor marker for malignant tumors originating in the:
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Liver
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Many tumors secrete their own growth factors. This form of stimulation is called:
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Autocrine
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The cancer of chimney sweeps identified in the eighteenth century in England was related to a component of tar that is chemically classified as:
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Polycyclic hydrocarbons
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Workers employed in the chemical industry and exposed to high levels of aniline dyes are at increased risk of developing cancer of the
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Urinary bladder
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The most important source of chemical carcinogens in the human habitat is:
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Cigarette smoke
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Which of the following physical carcinogens is the cause of most skin cancers in humans
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Ultraviolet light
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of carcinoma of the
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Cervix of the uterus
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Retinoblastoma gene (Rb-1) is classified as a(n):
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Tumor suppressor gene
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Which of the following conditions is characterized by a defect of a DNA repair enzyme?
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Xeroderma pigmentosum
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Carcinoma of the stomach has the highest incidence in
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Japan
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The incidence of which cancer has been rising in the United States during the past 20 years?
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Carcinoma of the lung.
