Module 5 Growth Disturbances and Neoplasia Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. malignant neoplasms arising in “solid” mesenchymal tissues or its derivatives
  2. 6. slow-growing and localized without causing much difficulty to the host
  3. 8. refers to the mechanism of induction of tumors (pathogenesis of cancer)
  4. 9. tumors, generally consist of acini, sheets, columns or cords of epithelial tumour cells that may be arranged in solid or papillary pattern
  5. 11. staging, staging system can be applied for staging most malignant tumors
  6. 14. comprised by proliferating tumor cells determines the biologic behavior of tumor (nature and evolution)
  7. 15. when they proliferate rapidly, spread throughout the body and may eventually cause death of the host.
  8. 18. benign epithelial neoplasms producing gland patterns
  9. 19. means extent of spread of the tumor within the patient
  10. 20. lack of differentiation and is a characteristic feature of most malignant tumors
Down
  1. 1. supportive host-derived non-neoplastic component
  2. 2. carcinomas that grow in a glandular pattern
  3. 4. tumors, have mesenchymal tumor cells arranged as interlacing bundles, fasicles or whorls, lying separated from each other usually by the intercellular matrix substance
  4. 5. benign epithelial neoplasms, growing on any surface, that produce microscopic or macroscopic finger-like fronds
  5. 7. defined as the gross and microscopic degree of differentiation of the tumor.
  6. 10. agents which can induce tumors (etiology of cancer)
  7. 12. malignant neoplasms of epithelial cells (regardless of the tissue origin e.g. ecto-, meso-, or endoderm)
  8. 13. means new growth
  9. 16. staging, the system was developed by the UICC (Union Internationale Contre Cancer, Geneva)
  10. 17. a branch of science dealing with the study of neoplasms or tumors