Identifying Tumor Tissue Origin
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A nurse on the oncology floor reads a client's chart and sees that the client was treated for adenocarcinoma. What type of tissue composes this tumor?
O Glandular epithelium
O Neurons of the central nervous system
O Stem cells
O Connective tissue
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Hello! Today we are looking at a medical terminology question about oncology. A nurse sees a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma on a client's chart and we need to determine which type of tissue composes this tumor.
Medical Terminology Breakdown
Let's break down the word adenocarcinoma into its root parts to find the answer. The first part of the word is adeno.
Adeno-carcinoma
In medical terminology, the prefix adeno refers specifically to a gland or glandular structures.
• Adeno-: relating to a gland
The second part of the word is carcinoma.
• -carcinoma: cancer of epithelial tissue
When we combine these two parts, adenocarcinoma describes a malignant tumor formed from glandular structures in epithelial tissue.
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