Nomenclature of some neoplasms

Nomenclature of some neoplasms

i) Epithelial neoplasms

Tissue of origin	Benign	Malignant
Squamous epithelium	Papilloma	Squamous cell carcinoma
Transitional epithelium	Papilloma	Transitional cell carcinoma
Glandular epithelium	Adenoma	Adenocarcinoma

Tissue of origin	Benign	Malignant
Basal cell layer	-	Basal cell carcinoma
Melanoblasts	Melanoma	Melanocarcinoma
Hepatocytes	Liver cell adenoma	Hepatocellular carcinoma
Placenta	-	Choriocarcinoma

ii) Non-epithelial neoplasms (mesenchymal)

Tissue of origin	Benign	Malignant
Adipose tissue	Lipoma	Liposarcoma
Fibrous tissue (adult)	Fibroma	Fibrosarcoma
Fibrous tissue (embryonic)	Myxoma	Myxosarcoma
Bone	Osteoma	Osteosarcoma
Cartilage	Chondroma	Chondrosarcoma
Smooth muscle	Leiomyoma	Leiomyosarcoma
Skeletal muscle	Rhabdomyoma	Rhabdomyosarcoma
Mesothelium	Hemangioma	Hemangiosarcoma
Lymph vessels	Lymphangioma	Lymphangiosarcoma
Meninges	Meningioma	Invasive meningioma
Lymphoid tissue	Lymphoma	Malignant lymphoma
Brain nerve sheath	Neurofibroma	Neurogenic sarcoma
Brain nerve cell	Ganglioneuroma	Neuroblastoma
Blood cells (leukocytes)	-	Leukemia
Mesothelium	-	Mesothelioma