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Which type of tissue would have a higher mitotic index normal tissue or cancerous tissue?
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∙ 10y ago
Cancer cells have higher mitotic index because they have a mutation in the DNA so they reproduce uncontrollably and therefore divide faster which means they have a higher mitotic index. ex. In a normal lung tissue, % of cells dividing is 5% while in a cancerous lung the % of cells divding is 25 %
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When cells are not responding to normal controls over growth and division they form tissue mass known as?
Cancer or tumor .
If tissue is documented as friable this means that the tissue is?
It rips easily.
Can dense breast tissue kill you?
Yes if it cancerous and untreated
How does a mistake in mitosis of a cell affect its tissue?
If mitosis goes wrong, cancerous cells forms.
Which tissue types remain highly mitotic throughout life and why?
The bone marrow remains highly mitotic through out the life. You need all the blood cells through out the life. The number of red blood cells is very high.
When cells are not responding to normal controls over growth and division they form tissue mass known as?
Cancer or tumor .
If tissue is documented as friable this means that the tissue is?
It rips easily.
Is a mastectomy a surgical removal of only the cancerous tissue?
Mastectomy is surgical removal of the whole breast. Lumpectomy is surgical removal of only the cancerous tissue.
What are normal results for a cone biopsy?
Numerous studies have indicated that cone biopsy is successful in excising all cancerous tissue in 90% of patients with cervical cancer.
What is the name of the technique in individual layers of cancerous tissue are removed and examined under a microscope one at a time until all cancerous tissue has been removed?
mohs' surgery
Can dense breast tissue kill you?
Yes if it cancerous and untreated
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a breast tumor and a margin of healthy tissue?
Lumpectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a tumor with a margin of healthy tissue. Mastadenoma = benign tumor of the breast. Mastocarcinoma = carcinoma (malignant cancerous tumor) of the breast. Mastectomy = surgical procedure of removing all or part of the breast.
What is the biology definition for Tumor?
Cancerous. The opposite of benign
What does Kaposi mean?
Kaposi's sarcoma is a cancerous tumour of the connective tissue.
How are cervical tissue samples examined for cancer?
The tissue sample will then be examined under a microscope for the presence of cancerous cells.
What is the medical term meaning a mass of tissue growing uncontrollably?
A mass of tissue growing uncontrollably is a cancerous tumor.
What is a surgery in which a wedge-shaped piece of cancerous lung tissue is removed?
Lobectomy
