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Here is a brief outline of a systematic approach to understanding neoplasia. There is excellent information in your textbooks on neoplasia, eg. Robbins an Cotrans Pathologic Basis of Disease.

I. What:

• Define
• Classify
• Name
• Recognise: Benign or Malignant   

For a BIG PICTURE look at neoplasia, view this MINDMAP.

II. How: Pathogenesis

III. Clinical effects and Prognosis 

• Clinical effects on host 
• Prognosis