Tumor cells may secrete ectopic hormones, which can alter homeostasis. This is referred to as a/an _____________ syndrome.
paraneoplastic
anaplastic
oversecretion
carcinogenic
You are the nurse for a patient that comes to the clinic concerned about a painless lymph node in the neck. A diagnosis of lymphoma is made. Which of the following would indicate that the lymphoma was Hodgkin lymphoma?
presence of Reed-Sternberg cells
spread to the spleen, liver and bone marrow
location of the enlarged lymph nodes
age of the patient
What is the process of classifying the extent or spread of neoplasms and refers to the tumor size, location, lymph node involvement, and spread.
staging
progression
grading
seeding
