Exam 19: Oncology

Write the correct abbreviation for tumor,node,and metastasis:

Name the two methods by which malignant cells spread to other body parts.

Write the correct abbreviation for CLL:

A ________ is the process of examining the lower 10 inches of the large intestine.

Sarcomas are tumors of connective tissue.

In the term oligodendroglioma,the prefix oligo- means

Neoplasms are commonly called ________.

List and describe the numerical system used to classify the stages of cancer according to the extent of the spreading process.

Leukemias are cancers of:

Write the correct meaning for CA:

In the term medulloblastoma,the combining form medull/o means

A disease of the blood characterized by overproduction of leukocytes is called:

The meaning of the abbreviation IRT is ________.

The meaning of the abbreviation BRCA is ________.

________ is the process in which cancer cells are spread from a primary site to a distant secondary site elsewhere in the body.

The process of growing rapidly,like a fungus,is:

Stages of breast cancer indicate the ________ of a tumor.

A teratoma is a cancerous tumor of the:

Treatment of disease by active,passive or adoptive immunity is called:

Cystoscopy is the process of using a cystoscope to examine the ________.