What type ofgrowth patternis characteristicof many benigntumors?EXPANSILEGROWTHMalignant cellsestablish asecondary tumorin the liver afteroriginating in thecolon. What is thiscalled?METASTASISA malignant epithelialtumor penetratesthrough thebasement membraneinto the underlyingstroma. Whatprocess hasoccurred?INVASIONWhat is theactivated form ofa proto-oncogenethat promotesuncontrolledproliferation?ONCOGENEA malignantneoplasmderived fromepithelial cellsis called a:CARCINOMAWhat structuremust an epithelialcarcinomabreach tobecomeinvasive?BASEMENTMEMBRANEA malignantneoplasmderived frommesenchymaltissue is calleda:SARCOMAWhat describesthe extent ofspread ofcancerthroughout thebody?STAGEA tumorcontainingtissues derivedfrom more thanone germ celllayer is called a:TERATOMAWhat majorfeature isabsent intypical benignneoplasms?METASTASISWhat featuremay separate abenign tumorfrom thesurroundingnormal tissue?ENCAPSULATIONBenign tumorsgenerallyresemble theirtissue of origin.What termdescribes this?WELLDIFFERENTIATEDWhich proto-oncogene familyencodes smallGTP-bindingproteins and isfrequently mutatedin cancer?RASA tumor is wellcircumscribed,slow growing, andremains localized.What type ofneoplasm is this?BENIGNIn TNM,what doesNrepresent?REGIONALLYMPH NODEINVOLVEMENTA carcinoma issurrounded by densecollagenous fibroustissue produced inresponse to thetumor. What is thiscalled?DESMOPLASIAIn TNM,what doesT primarilyrepresent?PRIMARYTUMORSIZEWhat describesthe degree ofdifferentiationand cytologicaggressivenessof a tumor?GRADEWhich tumorsuppressor geneis commonlycalled the“guardian of thegenome”?TP53Which tumorsuppressorgene regulatesthe G1/S cell-cyclecheckpoint?RBA normal geneinvolved in cellgrowth that canbecome cancer-promoting aftermutation orinappropriateactivation is called a:PROTO-ONCOGENEA benignepithelial tumorproducing finger-like or wart-likeprojections iscalled a:PAPILLOMAWhat processallows agrowing tumorto develop itsown bloodsupply?ANGIOGENESISIn TNM,what doesMrepresent?DISTANTMETASTASISWhat type ofgrowth patternis characteristicof many benigntumors?EXPANSILEGROWTHMalignant cellsestablish asecondary tumorin the liver afteroriginating in thecolon. What is thiscalled?METASTASISA malignant epithelialtumor penetratesthrough thebasement membraneinto the underlyingstroma. Whatprocess hasoccurred?INVASIONWhat is theactivated form ofa proto-oncogenethat promotesuncontrolledproliferation?ONCOGENEA malignantneoplasmderived fromepithelial cellsis called a:CARCINOMAWhat structuremust an epithelialcarcinomabreach tobecomeinvasive?BASEMENTMEMBRANEA malignantneoplasmderived frommesenchymaltissue is calleda:SARCOMAWhat describesthe extent ofspread ofcancerthroughout thebody?STAGEA tumorcontainingtissues derivedfrom more thanone germ celllayer is called a:TERATOMAWhat majorfeature isabsent intypical benignneoplasms?METASTASISWhat featuremay separate abenign tumorfrom thesurroundingnormal tissue?ENCAPSULATIONBenign tumorsgenerallyresemble theirtissue of origin.What termdescribes this?WELLDIFFERENTIATEDWhich proto-oncogene familyencodes smallGTP-bindingproteins and isfrequently mutatedin cancer?RASA tumor is wellcircumscribed,slow growing, andremains localized.What type ofneoplasm is this?BENIGNIn TNM,what doesNrepresent?REGIONALLYMPH NODEINVOLVEMENTA carcinoma issurrounded by densecollagenous fibroustissue produced inresponse to thetumor. What is thiscalled?DESMOPLASIAIn TNM,what doesT primarilyrepresent?PRIMARYTUMORSIZEWhat describesthe degree ofdifferentiationand cytologicaggressivenessof a tumor?GRADEWhich tumorsuppressor geneis commonlycalled the“guardian of thegenome”?TP53Which tumorsuppressorgene regulatesthe G1/S cell-cyclecheckpoint?RBA normal geneinvolved in cellgrowth that canbecome cancer-promoting aftermutation orinappropriateactivation is called a:PROTO-ONCOGENEA benignepithelial tumorproducing finger-like or wart-likeprojections iscalled a:PAPILLOMAWhat processallows agrowing tumorto develop itsown bloodsupply?ANGIOGENESISIn TNM,what doesMrepresent?DISTANTMETASTASIS

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  1. B-EXPANSILE GROWTH
    B-What type of growth pattern is characteristic of many benign tumors?
  2. I-METASTASIS
    I-Malignant cells establish a secondary tumor in the liver after originating in the colon. What is this called?
  3. I-INVASION
    I-A malignant epithelial tumor penetrates through the basement membrane into the underlying stroma. What process has occurred?
  4. O-ONCOGENE
    O-What is the activated form of a proto-oncogene that promotes uncontrolled proliferation?
  5. N-CARCINOMA
    N-A malignant neoplasm derived from epithelial cells is called a:
  6. I-BASEMENT MEMBRANE
    I-What structure must an epithelial carcinoma breach to become invasive?
  7. N-SARCOMA
    N-A malignant neoplasm derived from mesenchymal tissue is called a:
  8. G-STAGE
    G-What describes the extent of spread of cancer throughout the body?
  9. N-TERATOMA
    N-A tumor containing tissues derived from more than one germ cell layer is called a:
  10. B-METASTASIS
    B-What major feature is absent in typical benign neoplasms?
  11. B-ENCAPSULATION
    B-What feature may separate a benign tumor from the surrounding normal tissue?
  12. B-WELL DIFFERENTIATED
    B-Benign tumors generally resemble their tissue of origin. What term describes this?
  13. O-RAS
    O-Which proto-oncogene family encodes small GTP-binding proteins and is frequently mutated in cancer?
  14. B-BENIGN
    B-A tumor is well circumscribed, slow growing, and remains localized. What type of neoplasm is this?
  15. G-REGIONAL LYMPH NODE INVOLVEMENT
    G-In TNM, what does N represent?
  16. I-DESMOPLASIA
    I-A carcinoma is surrounded by dense collagenous fibrous tissue produced in response to the tumor. What is this called?
  17. G-PRIMARY TUMOR SIZE
    G-In TNM, what does T primarily represent?
  18. G-GRADE
    G-What describes the degree of differentiation and cytologic aggressiveness of a tumor?
  19. O-TP53
    O-Which tumor suppressor gene is commonly called the “guardian of the genome”?
  20. O-RB
    O-Which tumor suppressor gene regulates the G1/S cell-cycle checkpoint?
  21. O-PROTO-ONCOGENE
    O-A normal gene involved in cell growth that can become cancer-promoting after mutation or inappropriate activation is called a:
  22. N-PAPILLOMA
    N-A benign epithelial tumor producing finger-like or wart-like projections is called a:
  23. I-ANGIOGENESIS
    I-What process allows a growing tumor to develop its own blood supply?
  24. G-DISTANT METASTASIS
    G-In TNM, what does M represent?