Path, Tumor Nomenclature

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Fibrous Tissue Benign & Malignant tumors:
- B= Fibroma
- M= Fibrosarcoma
Adipose Tissue Benign & Malignant tumors:
- B= Lipoma
- M= Liposarcoma
Bone Benign & Malignant tumors:
- B= Osteoma
- M= Osteosarcoma
Blood Vessel Benign & Malignant tumors:
- B= Hemangioma
- M= Hemangiosarcoma
Muscle Benign & Malignant tumors:
- B= Myoma
- M= Myosarcoma
Glandular Epithelium Benign & Malignant tumors:
- B= Adenoma
- M= Adenocarcinoma
Protective Surface Epithelium Benign & Malignant tumors:
- B= Papilloma
- M= Carcinoma
Liver Cell Benign & Malignant tumors:
- B= Hepatocellular adenoma
- M= Hepatocellular carcinoma
Squamous Benign & Malignant tumors:
- B= Papilloma
- M= Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Transitional Benign & Malignant tumors:
- B= Papilloma
- M= Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Ectoderm Malignant tumors:

Sweat Gland Carcinoma
Endoderm Malignant tumors:
- intestinal Carcinoma
- Pancreatic Carcinoma
Mesoderm Malignant tumors:

Renal Carcinoma
Melanocyte Benign & Malignant tumors:
- B= Melanocytoma
- M= Melanoma
Lymphocyte Benign & Malignant tumors:
- ALWAYS MALIGNANT
- Lymphoma
- Lymphosarcoma
Mast Cell Benign & Malignant tumors:
- B= Mast Cell Tumor
- M= Mast Cell Sarcoma
- Mastocytoma
Astroglia Benign & Malignant tumors:
- B= Astrocytoma
- M= Astrocytoma
Bone Marrow Benign & Malignant tumors:
- ALWAYS MALIGNANT
- Leukemia
Examples of diseases that sound like tumors, but are not (4)
- Neuroma
- Hematoma
- Hemartoma
- Choristoma
Disorganizedmass growing from nerve tissue, usually after trauma or Sx

Neuroma
Hyperplastic mass of mature tissue as a result of anomalous development

Hemartoma
Hemartomas arise where?
- Ovary
- Lung
- Skin
Non-Neoplastic overgrowth of tissue that do not occur in that site

Chriostoma

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Path, Tumor Nomenclature

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Path, Tumor Nomenclature

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2011-10-01T00:13:25Z