in neoplasia the growth exceed and is uncoordinated with that of the normal tissues and persists in the same excessive manner after cessation of the stumuli which evoked the change.

Objectives

  • outline nomenclature the naming of neroplasia
  • outline the classification of tumours
    • behavioural
    • histological
  • understand the significance of differentiation and grading of malignant tumours
  • understand the significance of metastasis and staging

Glossary

  • cancer
    • lay malignant
  • oncology
    • branch of medicine dealing with tumours
  • tumor
    • swelling
  • mass
    • radiological term for a lump/tumour
  • Neoplasm
    • clonal expansion of stam cells that have undergone neoplastic transformation
  • Dysplasia

classification

is to..

  • determine prognosis
  • determine who withll benefit from treatments
  • allow the accurate exchange of information
  • facilitate epidemiological analysis

Nomenclature

Tissue typeBenign tumorMalignant tumour
mesenchymal
fibrousfibromafibrosarcoma
smoothleiomyomaleiomyosarcoma
boneosteomaosteosarcoma
epithelial (glandular)adenomacarinoma (adenocarinoma)

Benign neoplasms

usually dont metastasitsize fibrous cap

Malignant neoplasms

often spread more

this can lead to cushings or

Cachexia

multi organ syndrome of systemic inflammation and negtive energy balance

cytokines produced by the tumour and the host response

  • irreversible wasting away of the body that occurs during the last stages of severe chronic illnesses such as cancer

Peau D’orange

signs of breast cancer

both benign and malignant neoplasms have molecular and genetic pathological subclassification used to: predict respnose to systemic therapy predict prognosis/risk of spread determine type and class of tumour - specific molecular events make a differential diagnosis of malignancy

Benign vs malignant

tumour classification

behavioursal classidication histogenic classification grade stage

Metastasis

tumour staging

staging is an indicator of a patients chances of surviving and also helps therapists plant treatment. usually of greater clinical significance when compared to reading

staging is based on size of primary neoplasm extent of its spread to regional lymph nodes presence of absence blood borne metastases

sometimes grading is more important

  • soft issue sarcoma
  • primary brain tumour
  • lymphoma, prostate cancer

staging is accomplished by combining multidisciplinary factors