Definitions of tumors A tumor is an abnormal mass of tissue resulting from autonomous disordered growth which persists after the initiating stimulus has been removed Progressive- Purposeless Parasitic
Section 1: Concept of Tumor Definitions of tumor: A tumor is an abnormal mass of tissue resulting from autonomous disordered growth which persists after the initiating stimulus has been removed. Progressive— Purposeless-- Parasitic --
Concept of Tumor Tumorigenic agent Lot→e cell Growth control Uncontrolled atypia growth dysplasia neoplasm
Concept of Tumor Tumorigenic agent Local tissue cell Growth control Uncontrolled growth atypia dysplasia neoplasm
neoplasm usually mass
neoplasm mass usually
Neoplastc proliferation Incon- Differ from UI ncon trolled trolled atypia Inflammatory Malfor- proliferation mation
Neoplastc proliferation Malformation Inflammatory proliferation Differ from Uncontrolled Uncontrolled atypia
Any increase in tissue size is not necessarily neoplasia. Here is an example of left ventricular cardiac hypertrophy in which there has been an increase in the size of the mvocardial fibers
Any increase in tissue size is not necessarily neoplasia. Here is an example of left ventricular cardiac hypertrophy in which there has been an increase in the size of the myocardial fibers