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CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
General: Epithelial
Carcinoma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
General: Connective or Supportive
Sarcoma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
General: Plasma cells
Myeloma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
General: Lymphocytes
Lymphoma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
General: Hematopoietic cells in the bone marrow
Leukemia
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
Specific: Glandular epithelium
Adenocarcinoma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
Specific: Squamous epithelium
Squamous cell carcinoma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
Specific: Bone
Osteosarcoma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
Specific: Cartilage
Chondrosarcoma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
Specific: Adipose
Liposarcoma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
Specific: Smooth muscle
Leiomyosarcoma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
Specific: Skeletal muscle
Rhabdosarcoma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
Specific: Fibrous tissue
Fibrosarcoma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
Specific: Membranes lining body cavities
Mesothelial sarcoma or mesothelioma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
Specific: Blood vessels
Angiosarcoma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
Specific: Lymphocytes (in Lymphoma)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
Specific: WBC
Myelogenous leukemia
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
Specific: Lymphocytes (in Leukemia)
Lymphocytic leukemia
CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS BASED ON
CELLULAR ORIGIN
Specific: RBC
Erythremia
For benign tumors, terms usually end with ____.
-oma
Examples:
Papilloma
Adenoma
Fibroma
Lipoma
Chrondroma
Osteoma
Hemangioma
Lymphagioma
Leiomyoma
Rhabdomyoma
Neuroma
Glioma
Neurilemmoma
Meningioma
Hemangioma
Lymphagioma
Author
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365772
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Cancer Classifications
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2024-09-17T15:45:09Z
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