PHS 3300 – NEOPLASIA EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
What is Hodgkin's Lymphoma? - ANSWERS-30% of lymphoma cases,
characterized by Reed-Sternberg cells derived from B cells (Look like the fusion
of 2-3 lymphocytes, end up with huge cells with multiple nuclei),
where does hodgkin's lymphoma metastasize alone? - ANSWERS-along
continuous lymph nodes, usually first evident in the cervical lymph nodes.
What is the defining Hodgkin's Lymphoma? - ANSWERS-Reed-Sternberg cells
How is Hodgkin's Lymphoma classified? - ANSWERS-Classified into 4 subtypes
depending on numbers of different inflammatory cells present.
What are the treatment options for Hodgkin's Lymphoma? - ANSWERS-Localized
radiation/chemotherapy.
,what is the prognosis for early stage hodgkins? - ANSWERS-around 90%, 10 yr
survival
Carcinomas arise from - ANSWERS-epithelial cells
what is the percentage of cancer related deaths caused by carcinomas? -
ANSWERS-80%
tissue sites of more common types of adenocarcinoma - ANSWERS-lung, colon,
breast, pancreas, stomach, esophagus, prostate, endometrium, ovary
what is squamous cell carcinoma? - ANSWERS-Protective cell layers; Squamous
cell carcinoma is a form of skin cancer caused by the overproduction of
squamous cells in the top layer of your skin
what is the second most common type of cancer? - ANSWERS-squamous cell
carcinoma
what is the most common tumor in non smokers and female smokers? -
ANSWERS-adenocarcinoma
What is adenocarcinoma? - ANSWERS--glands or mucin
- secretory epithelia
,-peripheral location
- involves the pleura
tissue sites of more common types of squamous cell carcinoma - ANSWERS-skin,
nasal cavity, oropharynx, larynx, lung, esophagus, cervix
other types of carcinoma - ANSWERS-small-cell lung carcinoma
large-cell lung carcinoma
hepatocellular carcinoma
renal cell carcinoma
transitional-cell carcinoma (of urinary bladder)
what is a sarcoma - ANSWERS-cancer of connective tissue
type of cancer that starts in tissues like bone or muscle
bone, connective tissue cells, muscle
percentage of tumors due to sarcoma - ANSWERS-1%
various types of more common sarcomas - ANSWERS-- osteosarcoma
- liosarcoma
- leiomyosarcoma
, - rhabdomyosarcoma
- malignant fibrous histiocytoma
- fibrosarcoma
- synovial sarcoma
- angiosarcoma
- chondrosarcoma
what is neuroectodermal malignancies - ANSWERS-cancer of neurons such as
brain cancer
central and peripheral system cells
Are Neuroectodermal malignancies common? Describe their mortality rate -
ANSWERS-Rare (1% of cancers) but account 2.5% cancer-related deaths)
What is glioblastoma multiforme? - ANSWERS-Cancer that develops in glial cells.
Deadly and difficult to treat
What is retinoblastoma? - ANSWERS-A rare type of eye cancer in childhood that
forms in the retina.
what is neoplasia? - ANSWERS-abnormal cell growth
two different types of abnormal cell growth - ANSWERS-benign or malignant
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
What is Hodgkin's Lymphoma? - ANSWERS-30% of lymphoma cases,
characterized by Reed-Sternberg cells derived from B cells (Look like the fusion
of 2-3 lymphocytes, end up with huge cells with multiple nuclei),
where does hodgkin's lymphoma metastasize alone? - ANSWERS-along
continuous lymph nodes, usually first evident in the cervical lymph nodes.
What is the defining Hodgkin's Lymphoma? - ANSWERS-Reed-Sternberg cells
How is Hodgkin's Lymphoma classified? - ANSWERS-Classified into 4 subtypes
depending on numbers of different inflammatory cells present.
What are the treatment options for Hodgkin's Lymphoma? - ANSWERS-Localized
radiation/chemotherapy.
,what is the prognosis for early stage hodgkins? - ANSWERS-around 90%, 10 yr
survival
Carcinomas arise from - ANSWERS-epithelial cells
what is the percentage of cancer related deaths caused by carcinomas? -
ANSWERS-80%
tissue sites of more common types of adenocarcinoma - ANSWERS-lung, colon,
breast, pancreas, stomach, esophagus, prostate, endometrium, ovary
what is squamous cell carcinoma? - ANSWERS-Protective cell layers; Squamous
cell carcinoma is a form of skin cancer caused by the overproduction of
squamous cells in the top layer of your skin
what is the second most common type of cancer? - ANSWERS-squamous cell
carcinoma
what is the most common tumor in non smokers and female smokers? -
ANSWERS-adenocarcinoma
What is adenocarcinoma? - ANSWERS--glands or mucin
- secretory epithelia
,-peripheral location
- involves the pleura
tissue sites of more common types of squamous cell carcinoma - ANSWERS-skin,
nasal cavity, oropharynx, larynx, lung, esophagus, cervix
other types of carcinoma - ANSWERS-small-cell lung carcinoma
large-cell lung carcinoma
hepatocellular carcinoma
renal cell carcinoma
transitional-cell carcinoma (of urinary bladder)
what is a sarcoma - ANSWERS-cancer of connective tissue
type of cancer that starts in tissues like bone or muscle
bone, connective tissue cells, muscle
percentage of tumors due to sarcoma - ANSWERS-1%
various types of more common sarcomas - ANSWERS-- osteosarcoma
- liosarcoma
- leiomyosarcoma
, - rhabdomyosarcoma
- malignant fibrous histiocytoma
- fibrosarcoma
- synovial sarcoma
- angiosarcoma
- chondrosarcoma
what is neuroectodermal malignancies - ANSWERS-cancer of neurons such as
brain cancer
central and peripheral system cells
Are Neuroectodermal malignancies common? Describe their mortality rate -
ANSWERS-Rare (1% of cancers) but account 2.5% cancer-related deaths)
What is glioblastoma multiforme? - ANSWERS-Cancer that develops in glial cells.
Deadly and difficult to treat
What is retinoblastoma? - ANSWERS-A rare type of eye cancer in childhood that
forms in the retina.
what is neoplasia? - ANSWERS-abnormal cell growth
two different types of abnormal cell growth - ANSWERS-benign or malignant
