CLASSIFICATION OF TUMORUS

Based on histogenesis as well as behaviour tumours are classified into various types
I. Tumours of Parenchymal cell type
a. Epithelial Tumours
b. Mesenchymal Tumours
II. Mixed Tumours
III. Tumours of more than one germ cell layer

Classification
I. Tumours of Parenchymal cell type
TISSUE OF ORIGIN BENIGN MALIGNANT
I. TUMOURS OF ONE PARENCHYMAL CELL

A. Epithelial Tumours

1. Squamous epithelium Squamous cell papilloma Squamous cell (Epidermoid)

2. Transitional epithelium Transitional cell papilloma carcinoma Transitional cell

3. Glandular epithelium Adenoma carcinoma Adenocarcinoma

4. Basal cell layer skin — Basal cell carcinoma

5. Neuroectoderm Naevus Melanoma

6. Hepatocytes Liver cell adenoma (Melanocarcinoma)

7. Placenta (Chorionic epithelium) Hydatidiform mole Hepatoma (Hepatocellular

carcinoma) Choriocarcinoma

B. Non-epithelial (Mesenchymal) Tumours

1. Adipose tissue Lipoma Fibroma Liposarcoma

2. Adult fibrous tissue Myxoma Fibrosarcoma

3. Embryonic fibrous tissue Chondroma Myxosarcoma

4. Cartilage Osteoma Chondrosarcoma

5. Bone Benign synovioma Osteosarcoma

6. Synovium Leiomyoma Synovial sarcoma

7. Smooth muscle Rhabdomyoma Leiomyosarcoma

— Rhabdomyosarcoma
8. Skeletal muscle
Haemangioma Mesothelioma
9. Mesothelium
 10. Blood vessels Lymphangioma Angiosarcoma

11. Lymph vessels Glomus tumour Lymphangiosarcoma

12. Glomus Meningioma —

13. Meninges — Invasive meningioma

14. Haematopoietic cells Pseudolymphoma Leukaemias

15. Lymphoid tissue Neurilemmoma, Neurofibroma Malignant lymphomas

16. Nerve sheath Ganglioneuroma Neurogenic sarcoma

Neuroblastoma
17. Nerve cells

II. MIXED TUMOURS

Salivary glands Pleomorphic adenoma Malignant mixed salivary tumour

(mixed salivary tumour)

III. TUMOURS OF MORE THAN ONE GERM

CELL LAYER

Totipotent cells in gonads Mature teratoma Immature teratoma

References:
[Pg 186, Classification of Tumours - Neoplasia]
Textbook of Pathology, Seventh Edition by Harsh Mohan