The nurse is providing teaching to a client who has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. How would the nurse describe a malignant tumor?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Slow growing
2. Invasive
3. Lethal if left untreated
4. May be classified as a carcinoma
5. May be classified as a sarcoma
Correct Answer: 2,3,4,5
Rationale 1: Malignant tumors are rapidly growing.
Rationale 2: Malignant tumors are invasive.
Rationale 3: Malignant tumors can be lethal if left untreated.
Rationale 4: Malignant tumors are often classified as carcinomas.
Rationale 5: Malignant tumors are often classified as sarcomas.
Global Rationale: Whereas benign tumors are usually slow growing, remain localized, and rarely cause death, malignant tumors are rapidly growing, invasive, and will kill the host if left untreated. Malignant tumors are classified as carcinomas or sarcomas.
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