Question
Biology Question on human health and disease
Which type of cancer is found in lymph nodes and spleen?
A
Carcinoma
B
Sarcoma
C
Leukaemia
D
Lymphoma
Answer
Lymphoma
Explanation
Solution
Carcinoma is a malignant neoplasm of epithelial origin. It is a tumor that arises in the tissues that line the body?? organ like skin, brain, breast, prostate, urinary bladder or ureter. Leukaemias are cancers of the blood or blood forming organs. Sarcoma are tumors that originate in mesodermal tissue like bone, connective tissue, muscle, cartilage or fat. Lymphomas affect the lymphatic system, a network of vessels and nodes that acts as the body?? filter.