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Table 2. Examples of Neoplasms Bated on the Histogenctic Clastification
Tissue of Origin Benign Malignant
Epidermal papilloma Epidermal carcinoma
Gastric polyp Gastcic carcinoma
Biliary tree Cholangioms Cholangiocarcinoms
Adrenal cortex Adrenocortical Adrenocortical
adenoma carcinoma
2. Connective tissue neoplasms
Fibrous tissue Fibroma Fibrosarcome
Cartilage Chondgoma, Chondrosarcoma
Bone Oxteome Osteogenic sarcoma
Fat Lipoma Liposarcoma
Smooth muscle Leiomyoma Leiomyosarcoma
Skeletal muscle Rhabdomyoma Rhabdomyosarcome
\3Properties of benign versus malignant
tumors
Benign
Encapsulated
Noninvasive
Highly differentiated
Slow growth
Little or no anaplasia
No metastasis
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Malignant
Non-encapsulated
Invasive
Poorly differentiated
[Rapid growth]
Usually anaplastic
METASTASIS !Benign versus malignant tumors
neoplastic gland tubules
normal gland | fibrous connective- normal gland —_ invasive,
tubules tissue capsule of tubules. cancerous
(cross-section) ||| benign tumor gland tubules
ADENOMA (BENIGN) ADENOCARCINOMA (MALIGNANT)
Figure 23-3, Moleoular Biology of the Cell, th Edition.
‘Figure 23-3. Benign versus malignant tumors. A benign glandular tumor (an adenoma) and a
‘malignant glandular tumor (an adenocarcinoma) appear structurally dstinet. There are many forms that
such tumors may take; the diagram illustrates types that might be found in the breast.
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