$$epithelial repair%%hyperplasia^^carcinoma in situ&&squamous metaplasia",
"This 57 year old man gave a history of a lesion of the face which was removed and irradiated. Recently he noted a recurrent lesion which was firm and nodular with an area of ulceration at the angle of the left nares.
The disease process which best characterizes this slide is
$$inflammation with ulcer%%squamous cell carcinoma^^atypical hyperplasia&&undifferentiated carcinoma",
"The most important predictive factor for survival of a person with carcinoma is$$its clinical stage%%histologic type^^its site of origin&°ree of differentiation",
"This 54-year-old woman was admitted for the acute onset of abdominal pain and nausea and vomiting for 24 hours. A mass was felt in the lower abdomen and the abdomen was tender. At operation a fistula was found between the transverse and sigmoid colon. A biopsy was taken.
The disease process which best characterizes these pictures is
$$benign neoplasm%%undifferentiated carcinoma^^squamous cell carcinoma&&adenocarcinoma",
"The following two pictures are of a radical mastectomy specimen removed for infiltrative duct cell carcinoma. Note the skin retraction in the first picture. The abundance of non-neoplastic connective tissue in association with neoplastic cells is called
$$anaplasia%%dysplasia^^desmoplasia&&metaplasia",
"Which single manifestation of neoplastic growth is the most certain evidence that it is malignant?$$cellular atypia and pleomorphism%%metastasis^^compression of surrounding tissue&&large size",
"Staging of malignant neoplasms is based upon$$extent of spread%%degree of anaplasia^^thickness of tumor capsule&&grade of the lesion",
"Metaplasia is thought to be caused in most cases by$$genetic mutation%%oncogenic virus^^immunologic reaction&&chronic irritation",
"A 35 year-old woman was found to have several firm, rubbery nodules on the dome of the uterus four years ago. These had slowly increased in size and now were about twice the size it was when first discovered. She is asymptomatic. These well encapsulated uterine nodules most likely represent
$$inflammation%%congenital malformation^^benign neoplasm&&malignant neoplasm",
"A mass composed of normal tissues native to the location but in abnormal amount or arrangement is called a(n)$$teratoma%%hamartoma^^mixed tumor&&choristoma"
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