PORTH'S ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
5TH EDITION: CHAPTER 6 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025
How are neoplasms different forum normal cells? - correct answers-Neoplasms do not serve any
purpose and do not follow the laws of normal cell growth.
What makes a neoplasm malignant? - correct answers-Less cell differentiation, and prone to breaking
loose into the lymphatic or circulatory system and forming new maligniant neoplasms.
What is anaplasia? - correct answers-Loss of cell differentiation and tissue organization.
Most cancer cells exhibit _______________ Thant is considered to be a hallmark of cancer. - correct
answers-Genetic instability, including many mutations, aneuploidy, intrachromosomal instability, and
micro satellite instability.
Cancer cells often lose __________________, sometimes called contact inhibition. - correct answers-Cell
density dependent inhibition, which is when cells stop growing upon contact with other cells.
True/False: cancer cells can divide an unlimited number of times. - correct answers-True.
What is a sentinel node? - correct answers-The initial lymph node to which the primary tumor drains
5TH EDITION: CHAPTER 6 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025
How are neoplasms different forum normal cells? - correct answers-Neoplasms do not serve any
purpose and do not follow the laws of normal cell growth.
What makes a neoplasm malignant? - correct answers-Less cell differentiation, and prone to breaking
loose into the lymphatic or circulatory system and forming new maligniant neoplasms.
What is anaplasia? - correct answers-Loss of cell differentiation and tissue organization.
Most cancer cells exhibit _______________ Thant is considered to be a hallmark of cancer. - correct
answers-Genetic instability, including many mutations, aneuploidy, intrachromosomal instability, and
micro satellite instability.
Cancer cells often lose __________________, sometimes called contact inhibition. - correct answers-Cell
density dependent inhibition, which is when cells stop growing upon contact with other cells.
True/False: cancer cells can divide an unlimited number of times. - correct answers-True.
What is a sentinel node? - correct answers-The initial lymph node to which the primary tumor drains