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The movement of cancer from its organ of origin through the basal lamina and on to another unrelated part |
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| The uncontrolled proliferation of cells |
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| A tumor that invades the surrounding tissue at its original site |
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| A tumor that invades the surrounding tissue at its original site is defined as what? |
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| A cancerous tumor that invades another part of the body from its site of origin |
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A cancerous tumor that invades another part of the body from its site of origin |
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| A malignant tumor originating in an epithelium derived from the endoderm or ectoderm |
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A malignant tumor originating in an epithelium derived from the endoderm or ectoderm is defined as what? |
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Sarcomas originate from where? |
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A tumor originating from the connective tissue and derived from the mesoderm |
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A tumor originating from the connective tissue and derived from the mesoderm is defined as what? |
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What are the steps to Metastasis? |
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1. Formation of a benign tumor within the organ or origin
2. Escape of tumor cells from their tissue of origin
3. Invasion of vasculature via capillary walls
4. Adhesion to capillary walls at site for new tumor growth
5. Extravasation – escape from capillary
6. Proliferation in the new site to form
7. Angiogenesis – the of establishment of new blood supply for the metastasis the metastasis |
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What is an Adenocarcinoma? |
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Prostate Cancer will often spread to where? |
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Breast Cancer will often spread to where? |
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Colon Cancer will often spread to where? |
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Where to all forms of cancer tend to spread to? |
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