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