Oogenesis, cancer-related manifestations and treatment

neoplasia

(cancer) unregulated mass of uncontrollable cell growth

benign

well differentiated(not cancer cells yet)

malignant

less differentiated(rapidly growing cancer cells) destroy sorrounding tissue

benign tumor tissue name

\-oma

epithelial

-carcinoma

glandular cancer tissue name

\-adenocarcinoma

mesenchymal cancer tissue name

\-sarcoma

benign tumors

\*function as they should but growing more than should be

• Contain cells that look like normal tissue cells

• May perform the normal function of the tissue

• Example: secrete hormones

• May lead to over secretion

• Grow very slowly

•Surrounded by a fibrous capsule

• Do not infiltrate, invade, or metastasize

• Can damage nearby organs by compressing them

malignant neoplasm

• Contain cells that do not look like normal adult cells

• Do not perform normal functions of the tissue

• May secrete signals, enzymes, toxins, etc. - hormones

• Grow rapidly

• Lack capsules - sends "legs" into surrounding tissue (the word cancer means "crab" based on these legs)

• Infiltrate, invade, and metastasize (to distant sites) can steal nutrients

• Can compress and/or destroy the surrounding tissues

cell cycle

number of cells produced=number of cells that die

mechanical invasivness

cell growth size impacting regular function of the body

release of lytic enzymes

break down sorrounding healthy tissue

diminished cell adhesion

breakdown of healthy cells will cause a decrease of healthy cells creating empty space

increased cell motility

malignant tumor will fill the empty space

metastatis

spreading and will create its own blood supply

oogenesis

process where healthy cells become transformed to cancer cells

proto-oncogenes

code for normal cell division protiens

mutate to oncogenes

TNM

tumor, node, metastisis

AjC

american joint committee