Review
Here is what we have learned from this unit:
- A biopsy (removal of tissue for microscopic evaluation)
is preferred to establish, or rule out, a diagnosis of cancer.
- Usually, a biopsy, together with advanced imaging technologies,
can not only confirm the presence of cancer, but also pinpoint
the primary site and secondary site(s) of the cancer, if
any. A cancer's primary site may determine how the tumor
will behave; whether and where it may spread, or metastasize;
and what symptoms it is most likely to cause. A secondary
site refers to the body part where metastasized cancer cells
grow and form secondary tumors.
- Once a cancer has been confirmed, the pathologist often
assigns a pathological grade to a tumor according to how
malignant the tissue looks under the microscope. Cancers
are further classified according to stage.
Quiz
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