ch19

A side effect of chemotherapy or radiotherapy (hair loss):

alopecia

The term for 'programmed death' in a cell, the spontaneous disintegration of the normal cell, is:

apoptosis

What best describes interferon?

biological response modifier

Malignancy of the glands in the stomach would be considered a:

carcinoma

Placement of a very thin needle inside tumor mass to extract cells for microscopic examination:

fine needle aspiration

'Angiogenesis' is:

formation of new blood vessels

Mushrooming pattern of growth whereby the cells of the tumor 'pile up' on one another resembling a plant-like structure:

fungating

Which term is used in treatment of tumors with radiation?

linear accelerators

Sarcoma means:

malignant tumor of connective tissue

The spread of malignant cells to a distant location is known as:

metastasis

What is a definition of modality?

method of treatment

Inflammation of the inner lining of an organ:

mucositis

A side effect of radiation therapy (depressed bone marrow production):

myelosuppression

What does mutagenic mean?

producing a change in the DNA of a cell

What does T2N2M0 mean?

progressive tumor, two positive lymph nodes, no metastasis

Wilms tumor is associated with:

rapidly developing kidney tumor in children

What term means 'return of symptoms of disease?'

relapse

Electrocauterization is:

the process of burning tissue using electricity

Loss of cell differentiation is the same as a reversion to a more primitive, embryonic cell type; a form of anaplasia.

true

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of malignant tumors (neoplasms)?

well differentiated

Which is a description of exenteration?

wide resection of tumor and removal of surrounding tissue