LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

CELL BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Martha’s colon cancer has NOT spread. When abnormal cells are only found in the tissue of origin, this refers to:
A
dysplasia
B
hyperplasia
C
in situ
D
invasiveness
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Meaning of Carcinoma In Situ The subtypes of carcinomas include adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma (in the bladder or kidneys), and basal cell carcinoma. Carcinoma in situ can be further defined by the tissue type in which cancer is beginning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cancer cells can break away from the original tumor and travel through the blood or lymph system to distant locations in the body, where they exit the vessels to form additional tumors. This is called metastasis. Cancer is a disease caused when cells divide uncontrollably and spread into surrounding tissues.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are three primary ways tumors can spread to distant organs: Through the circulatory (blood) system (hematogenous) Through the lymphatic system. Through the body wall into the abdominal and chest cavities (transcoelomic).

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