Medical Terminology: Chapter 19 & 20 Oncology - Radiology & Nuclear Medicine

A cancerous tumor of the kidney occurring mainly in children is called

Wilms tumor

A cancerous tumor arising from a glandular organ is a/an

adenocarcinoma

All of the following are characteristics of malignant tumors except: a) grow rapidly b) encapsulated c) spread via the bloodstream d) cells undergo permanent change

b) encapsulated

The process whereby normal cells have a distinct appearance and specialized function is

differentiation

Excessive formation and growth of normal cells is

hyperplasia

In the term neuroblastoma, the suffix -blast means

immature cell

A disease of the blood characterized by overproduction of leukocytes is called

leukemia

A ________ is a cancerous black mole or tumor

melanoma

Cancer-causing genes are known as

oncogenes

A cancerous tumor arising from connective tissue is called

sarcoma