Chapter 21 Oncology Learning Lab

A tumor that reacts favorably to radiation is known as

a radioresponsive tumor

Malignant or cancerous tumor

carcinoma

the word element that means pertaining to a chemical or drug is

chem/o

The use of chemical agents to destroy cancer cells on a selective basis is termed

chemotherapy

the word element that means cold is

cry/o

The term that means pertaining to being destructive to cells is

cytotoxic

The term that means an increase in the number of cells of a body part; "excessive formation" is

hyperplasia

_______ means "surgical removal of only the tumor and the immediate adjacent breast tissue (a method of treatment for breast cancer when detected in the early stage of the disease)."

lumpectomy

A malignant skin tumor originating from melanocytes in preexisting moles, freckles, or skin with pigment—a darkly pigmented cancerous tumor—is known as a malignant

melanoma

Which of the following terms means a darkly pigmented tumor?

melanoma

The term that means any abnormal growth of new tissue, benign or malignant is

neoplasm

_______ refers to an abnormal growth of new tissue that serves no useful purpose.

neoplasm

A highly malignant tumor of the sympathetic nervous system is known as a

neuroblastoma

stopping or controlling

-stasis

A tumor that is enclosed in fibrous or membranous sheaths is known as

an encapsulated tumor

not, without

ana-

The loss of cellular diffrentiation and reversion to a more primitive form is called

anaplasia

The term that means a change in the structure and orientation of cells characterized by a loss of specialization and reversion to a more primitive form is

anaplasia

The term that means of or pertaining to a substance, procedure, or measure that prevents the proliferation of malignant cells is

antineoplastic

substance or agent that generates or increases the incidence of cancer

carcinogen

A substance or agent that causes the development or increases the incidence of cancer is called

carcinogen

______ carcinoma is a malignant lung tumor that originates in the bronchi.

bronchogenic

A gene in a virus that can cause a cell to become malignant is known as a(n)

oncogene

formation of a tumor

oncogenesis

The physician who specializes in the study and treatment of neoplastic diseases, particularly cancer is known as a(n)

oncologist

A malignant tumor of the kidney, occurring in adulthood is known as

renal cell carcinoma

The term that means pertaining to a carcinoma with a hard structure is

scirrhous