Chapter Six

what results in unregulated cell growth and is a mass of cells?
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what results in unregulated cell growth and is a mass of cells?
tumors
abnormal mass of tissue that exceeds the normal tissue?
neoplasm
what is small, slow-growing, noninvasive and stays localized?
benign tumor
large, fast growing, invasive, poorly differentiated, and metastasizes?
malignant tumor
what is activated by viruses, radiation, carcinogens, hormones?
oncogenes
degree of differentiation
grading
spread of disease
staging
Tx
tumor cannot be assessed
T0
No evidence of primary tumor
Tis
carcinoma in situ
T1-4progressive increase in tumor size or involvementNxRegional lymph nodes cannot be assessedN0No regional lymph node metastasisN1-3increasing involvement of regional lymph nodesMXnot assessedM0No distant metastasisM1distant metastasistypes of treatments for cancersurgery radiation chemo immunotherapy hormone therapy targeted therapy stem cell therapy