Neoplasms — General Pathology
General Pathology · Basic Sciences
How it begins
Biología tumoral, carcinogénesis molecular, nomenclatura, patogénesis de la invasión y metástasis, síndromes hereditarios, clasificación TNM y marcadores tumorales — nivel experto con correlación clínica integrada.
What it covers
- Definition and Nomenclature
- · Systematic Nomenclature
- · Benign Tumors vs. Malignant: Differentiating Characteristics
- Biological Characteristics of the Tumor
- · Differentiation and Anaplasia
- · Dysplasia and Carcinoma In Situ
- · Tumor Growth Rate and Kinetics
- Hallmarks of Cancer
- · The 6 Original Capabilities (2000/2011)
- · Emerging Features (2022 Update)
- Molecular Carcinogenesis
- · Multistage Model: Initiation → Promotion → Progression
- · Paradigm: Colon Adenoma-Carcinoma Sequence (Fearon-Vogelstein, 1990)
- · Epigenetics and Cancer
- Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes
- · Oncogenes and Proto-oncogenes
- · Tumor Suppressor Genes
- Cell Cycle and Proliferation Control
- · Cell Cycle Checkpoints (Checkpoints)
- · Senescence and Apoptosis as Antitumor Barriers
- Invasion and Metastasis
- · The Metastatic Cascade
- · Metastatic Tropism — "Seed and Soil" Hypothesis
- Tumor Angiogenesis
- · Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor Angiogenesis
- · Characteristics of Tumor Vessels
- Tumor Microenvironment and Immunity
- · Cellular Components of the TME
- · Immune Evasion and Checkpoint Therapy
- Carcinogenic Agents
- · Chemical Carcinogens
- · Mutational Signatures — COSMIC
- · Physical Carcinogens
- · Viral Carcinogenesis
- Hereditary Cancer Syndromes
- TNM Classification, Grade and Histology
- · TNM System (UICC/AJCC 8th Edition)
- · Histological Grade (Differentiation)
- Tumor Markers
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Tumor Stem Cells (CSC)
- · Evidence of the CSC
- · CSC Signaling Routes
- · CSC, Chemoresistance and Tumor Recurrence
- Tumor Immunity and Immunoescapism
- Diagnostic Methods in Oncology
- Epidemiology and Risk Factors
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- Subject
- General Pathology
- Category
- Basic Sciences
- Type
- Study Guide
- Sections
- 47
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02