Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 1: Cancer with verified question and answers

Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 1: Cancer with verified question and answers 1. A nurse is discussing preinvasive epithelial tumors of glandular or squa- mous cell origin. What is the nurse describing? 1. Tumor in differentiation 2. Dysplasia 3. Carcinoma in situ 4. Carcinoma beyond (meta) situ: 3. .Carcinoma in situ Early stage growths that are localized to the epithelium and have not invaded are called carcinoma in situ. Carcinoma in situ is early stage growth and may contain dysplastic cells, but dysplastic cells do not define carcinoma in situ. 2. A patient has a tissue growth that was diagnosed as cancer. Which of the following terms could best apply to this lesion? 1. Neoplasm 2. Lipoma 3. Meningioma 4. Hypertrophy: 1.Neoplasm The term neoplasm can refer to a cancerous growth. Lipomas are benign growths. A meningioma is a benign tumor. Hypertrophy refers to tissue overgrowth, but not cancer. 3. An oncologist is discussing when a cancer cell appears to lose differentia- tion. Which of the following is the oncologist describing?