Tumors. Medical search. FAQ

Granular cell tumors are rare, generally benign, neoplasms derived from Schwann cells that can arise anywhere in the body. (clinmedjournals.org)

Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that age at diagnosis (2-18 years), localized stage of tumors, and use of radiotherapy were significantly associated with improved survival. (wordpress.com)
Tumour cells showing positive immunostaining for S-100 and PAS is in keeping with the diagnosis. (biomedcentral.com)
Immuno-histochemistry staining showed tumour cells were positive for S 100 and weakly cytopositive for PAS, in keeping with a diagnosis of granular cell tumour. (biomedcentral.com)

We retrospectively analysed the data of 70 patients (41 boys and 29 girls) with Rhabdoid tumors (RT) regardless of localisation, recorded in the German Childhood Cancer Registry (GCCR) from 1984 to 1999. (wordpress.com)

The preponderance of these tumours in women, especially premenopausal, has led to the hypothesis that hormones are implicated in the pathogenesis of these tumours in the breast, however, up to date, no oestrogen or progesterone receptors have been found on the tumour cells in any of the cases so far reported in the literature. (biomedcentral.com)
The histogenesis of GCT remains uncertain, the hypothesis of a neural or neuroectodermal origin is supported by the presence of the S-100 protein, typically expressed by these neoplastic cells, and by the similar ultrastructural features of the tumour cells and the Schwann cells. (biomedcentral.com)
Granular cell tumors are unusual, typically benign tumors deriving from Schwann cells. (clinmedjournals.org)
The underlying tumor revealed large cells with abundant fine granular cytoplasm. (clinmedjournals.org)
Immunostaining for the S100 protein highlighted the nuclei of the tumor cells with only weak staining of the cytoplasm, which is consistent with a granular cell tumor (Figure 1). (clinmedjournals.org)
C) High magnification view (20X) of immunostaining of tumor cells for S100 protein which highlights the nuclei while only weakly staining the cytoplasm's. (clinmedjournals.org)

We review histopathologic and imaging features of granular cell tumors as well as the natural history of these lesions. (clinmedjournals.org)

Significantly decreased expression of mature Let-7a and the miR-200 family (responsible for mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition) in miRNAPG mutant tumors is associated with an undifferentiated blastemal histology. (bcm.edu)

We report the most common single-nucleotide substitution/deletion mutations in favorable histology Wilms tumors (FHWTs) to occur within SIX1/2 (7% of 534 tumors) and microRNA processing genes (miRNAPGs) DGCR8 and DROSHA (15% of 534 tumors). (bcm.edu)

The primary tumor was located in the kidney in 32 cases, in the central nervous system (CNS) in 13 cases and in the soft tissue in 25 cases. (wordpress.com)
Macroscopically the tumour appeared to be originating from the lateral border of the pectoralis major muscle and not from the breast and was excised with an ellipse of normal muscle tissue. (biomedcentral.com)

Recurrent DGCR8, DROSHA, and SIX homeodomain mutations in favorable histology Wilms tumors. (bcm.edu)
Comprehensive analysis of 77 FHWTs indicates that tumors with SIX1/2 and/or miRNAPG mutations show a pre-induction metanephric mesenchyme gene expression pattern and are significantly associated with both perilobar nephrogenic rests and 11p15 imprinting aberrations. (bcm.edu)
The combination of SIX and miRNAPG mutations in the same tumor is associated with evidence of RAS activation and a higher rate of relapse and death. (bcm.edu)

We discuss the case of a granular cell tumor involving the external anal sphincter. (clinmedjournals.org)
The mass was biopsy proven to be a granular cell tumor. (clinmedjournals.org)
Figure 1: Micrographs of punch biopsy of perianal granular cell tumor. (clinmedjournals.org)
B) High magnification (20X) H&E stain of granular cell tumor. (clinmedjournals.org)

Granular cell tumour (GCT) was first described in 1926 by Abrikosoff as a rare myogenic lesion affecting the tongue. (biomedcentral.com)

Granular cell tumors can very rarely involve the anal sphincters. (clinmedjournals.org)
The perianal region is a rare location for granular cell tumors, and it is even more unusual to present with involvement of the anal sphincter muscles. (clinmedjournals.org)

Ependymomas are cancerous tumors that form from part of the central nervous system called the ependyma. (kidshealth.org)
Craniopharyngiomas are non-cancerous tumors that form at the base of the brain near the pituitary gland. (kidshealth.org)
Cancerous tumors from the use of tobacco are the leading cause of deaths from cancer, more than any other environmental source. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Primary cancerous tumors are likely to be treated with radiation or chemotherapy, since they cannot be removed surgically. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Patients with a family history of a non-polyposis colorectal cancer syndrome or breast-ovarian cancer syndrome were at an increased risk for developing cancerous tumors. (news-medical.net)
Most cancerous tumors in the liver are metastatic. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
A treatment for cancerous tumors comes from the soil. (ibtimes.com)
Monica Garcia-Barros of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and her colleagues tested radiation therapy on genetically-engineered mice with cancerous tumors. (scientificamerican.com)
This is a common approach in small benign (non-cancerous) tumors. (spineuniverse.com)
I heard that sea turtles are being killed by cancerous tumors at an alarming rate. (emagazine.com)

The tumor sample is tested and examined under a microscope to learn what type of tumor it is and whether it is low-grade or high-grade. (kidshealth.org)
This test helps identify the type of tumor. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are a rare type of tumor that forms in the digestive system, typically in the stomach or small intestine. (healthline.com)
About 4,000 to 60,000 people are diagnosed with this type of tumor each year in the United States. (healthline.com)
The treatment options depend on the location of the tumor and the type of tumor. (acvs.org)
Although the type of treatment you receive typically depends on what type of tumor you have-including the size and shape of it-certain medications may be effective on their own in treating your tumor. (endocrineweb.com)
This type of tumor may turn cancerous after a period of time. (cedars-sinai.edu)
Diagnosis and treatment of neuroendocrine tumors depend on the type of tumor, its location, whether it produces excess hormones, how aggressive it is and whether it has spread to other parts of the body. (mayoclinic.org)
Hemangiomas are a type of tumor that's made up of extra blood vessels. (healthline.com)

Tumors are abnormal growths in your body. (medlineplus.gov)
Immune system irregularities that are incapable of detecting and fighting aberrant growths can also lead to tumors. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Tumors are abnormal growths of body tissue. (smartdraw.com)
The word tumor is used to describe both abnormal growths that are new (neoplasms) and those present at birth (congenital tumors). (smartdraw.com)
Scientists don't know what causes these tumors, although the noncancerous growths may be either hereditary or present since birth. (faqs.org)
But a new study of dogs with tumors, and even one human cancer patient, reveals that injecting certain bacteria directly into the growths can shrink or even eliminate them. (sciencemag.org)
Carcinoid tumors are growths that originate from hormone producing cells in the body and can be cancerous or noncancerous, explains MedicineNet. (reference.com)
Neuroendocrine tumors are abnormal growths that begin in specialized cells called neuroendocrine cells. (mayoclinic.org)
THURSDAY, July 7, 2016 -- Even dinosaurs developed tumors, with some more prone to growths than others, a new study suggests. (drugs.com)
FB tumors are bulbous growths that primarily affect the turtles' skin, but can also appear in their mouths, on their eyes and internal organs. (emagazine.com)

Higher-grade cancer tumors are characterized by faster growth and spread rates. (medicalnewstoday.com)
In the new study, the researchers focused on N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate (NAAG), saying that this neurotransmitter may be a relevant new target when it comes to treating higher-grade cancer tumors. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Specifically, their experiments revealed that NAAG is more abundant in fast-developing cancer tumors than in other types of cancer. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Also, the scientists found evidence to suggest that this neurotransmitter is a source of glutamate - an important cell nutrient - to certain cancer tumors, thus aiding their growth. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Also, this neurotransmitter was more abundant in human high-grade ovarian cancer tumors than in primary ovarian cancer tumors. (medicalnewstoday.com)
In short, fast-growing cancer contained significantly higher levels of NAAG than slower-growing cancer tumors. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Then, working with mouse models in which they had implanted human ovarian cancer tumors, the scientists tried to fight GCPII activity by using an inhibitor called 2-PMPA. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Finally, when looking at mice with human-derived pancreatic cancer tumors, the scientists saw that by attacking glutaminase - which is an enzyme that converts glutamine into glutamate - as well as GCPII, they were able to shrink cancer tumors even further. (medicalnewstoday.com)
However, she specifies that the recent findings are only relevant to cancer tumors that express GCPII. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Scientists for the first time have used gene therapy to successfully destroy cancer tumors in patients with advanced disease -- a goal that has taken 20 years to achieve. (ibtimes.com)
DETROIT - An incisionless robotic surgical procedure is offering patients a new option to remove certain head and neck cancer tumors without visible scarring, while preserving speech and the ability to eat. (scienceblog.com)
Experiments in mice showed that the combination of celecoxib - a prescription-only non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) - and a cream commonly used to treat nonmelanoma skin cancer was up to 35 percent more effective in reducing the number of skin cancer tumors than treating such lesions with the cream alone. (scienceblog.com)
New research suggests that combining the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel with very low doses of the HIV-fighting drug AZT may shrink or even eradicate certain types of cancer tumors. (scienceblog.com)

A noncancerous primary heart tumor (myxoma) usually develops in the left upper chamber (atrium) of the heart and tends to be more common among women. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Removing a noncancerous primary heart tumor surgically is an option and results in the elimination of the tumor. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Other surgical procedures may be possible to assist heart function for larger noncancerous primary heart tumors. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
These tumors can be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous). (encyclopedia.com)
Tumors can be noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant). (seattlechildrens.org)
A spinal column tumor is a cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign) growth that develops within or near your spinal cord or within the bones of your spine. (emoryhealthcare.org)
Both noncancerous (benign) and cancerous (malignant) tumors can develop in the liver. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
A bone tumor is an abnormal growth of cells within the bone that may be noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant). (slideshare.net)
A spinal cord tumor may be either a cancerous or noncancerous lesion in the spinal cord that grows between the membranes covering the spinal cord or in the spinal canal. (faqs.org)
A tumor here can compress the spinal cord or its nerve roots,so even a noncancerous growth may be disabling unless it's properly treated. (faqs.org)
Surgery is usually the first step in treating cancerous and noncancerous tumors outside the spinalcord. (faqs.org)
Subsequent imaging indicated the duck-billed dinosaur had a noncancerous tumor called an ameloblastoma. (drugs.com)

Germ cell tumors usually form in the testes or ovaries but can also form in the brain and central nervous system. (kidshealth.org)
The remaining 5-10% of germ cell tumors arise outside of the gonads: these are the extragonadal germ cell tumors. (encyclopedia.com)
Extragonadal germ cell tumors are related to developmental problems that occur prior to birth. (encyclopedia.com)
Benign extragonadal germ cell tumors are called benign teratomas. (encyclopedia.com)
Malignant extragonadal germ cell tumors are subdivided into seminoma and nonseminoma. (encyclopedia.com)
The nonseminoma germ cell tumors include: embryonal carcinoma , malignant teratoma, endodermal sinus tumor, choriocarcinoma, and mixed germ cell tumors. (encyclopedia.com)
Extragonadal germ cell tumors are quite rare. (encyclopedia.com)
In young children, extragonadal germ cell tumors tend to occur primarily in the presacral area. (encyclopedia.com)
In adults, extragonadal germ cell tumors tend to be in the mediastinum. (encyclopedia.com)
Malignant extragonadal germ cell tumors occur with equal frequency in boys and girls. (encyclopedia.com)
Extragonadal germ cell tumors occur with equal frequency in members of all races and ethnic groups. (encyclopedia.com)
There does not appear to be any relationship of extragonadal germ cell tumors to any geographic region. (encyclopedia.com)
The cause, or causes, of extragonadal germ cell tumors are not known. (encyclopedia.com)
Germ cell tumors of the mediastinum are primarily diagnosed in men between the ages of 20 and 30. (encyclopedia.com)
Presacral germ cell tumors are primarily diagnosed in children under the age of six. (encyclopedia.com)
Almost all pineal germ cell tumors occur in people under the age of 40. (encyclopedia.com)
Germ cell tumors of the presacral area are diagnosed by either magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or ultrasound imaging techniques. (encyclopedia.com)
Nearly 80% of ovarian cysts in girls under 9 years are malignant and those are mostly germ cell tumors. (news-medical.net)
Ovarian germ cell tumors, which can develop in adolescent girls and young women. (childrens.com)
Extragonadal germ cell tumors, which occur in areas other than the testicles or ovaries. (childrens.com)
An increased level of hCG is seen with gestational trophoblastic disease and some germ cell tumors ( benign and cancerous). (labtestsonline.org)
Germ cell tumors begin in cells that produce eggs or sperm. (healthline.com)

The researchers discovered that an antibody against a signaling molecule of the vascular system causes the lymphatic vessels in the tumor to die, suppresses metastasis and thus prolongs the survival of the mice. (sciencecodex.com)
The surgical removal of the primary tumor enabled the researchers to simulate a disease situation that corresponded to that of a cancer patient after surgery: Daughter tumors and not the primary tumor became crucial for survival. (sciencecodex.com)
The researchers found that the messenger substance angiopoietin 2 ensures the survival of lymph endothelial cells in tumors. (sciencecodex.com)
A team of researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has uncovered a set of genes that are turned on, or expressed, at high levels only in the blood vessels that feed tumors in mice and humans. (nih.gov)
By comparing the gene expression profiles of endothelial cells from regenerating liver to those derived from tumor-bearing livers, the researchers found 13 distinct genes that were selectively overexpressed (turned on to a greater degree than other genes) during disease-related angiogenesis. (nih.gov)
Doctors don't know what causes brain tumors, but researchers think there may be genetic and environmental causes. (kidshealth.org)
Using 3D printing, researchers have made a tumor-like lump of cancer cells in the lab, and they say this lump shows a greater resemblance to natural cancer than do the two-dimensional cultured cells grown in a lab dish. (huffingtonpost.com)
This more realistic representation of a tumor could aid studies on cancer and drug treatments, the researchers said. (huffingtonpost.com)
To build the tumor-like structure, the researchers mixed gelatin, fibrous proteins and cervical cancer cells, then fed the resulting mixture into a 3D cell printer they had developed. (huffingtonpost.com)
That structure resembles the fibrous proteins that make up the extracellular matrix of a tumor, the researchers said. (huffingtonpost.com)
However, compared with such 2D cell cultures, the additional dimension of a 3D culture better reveals the tumor cells' characteristics, including their shape, their proliferation, and gene and protein expression, the researchers said. (huffingtonpost.com)
Researchers can now iteratively search MTB for mouse models of human cancer using multiple faceted filter lists with the new Faceted Tumor Search form. (jax.org)
Now, researchers have succeeded in revealing the effect of IFN-beta on migration of pro-tumour neutrophils. (eurekalert.org)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Studies on whether mobile phones can cause cancer, especially brain tumors, vary widely in quality and there may be some bias in those showing the least risk, researchers reported on Tuesday. (reuters.com)
The presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes predicts the length of remission after chemotherapy and the overall survival of patients with ovarian cancer, according to researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center and the Center on Women's Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. (scienceblog.com)
Walnut consumption slows the growth of prostate cancer in mice, and has beneficial effects on multiple genes related to the control of tumor growth and metabolism, researchers have found. (mercola.com)
In the case of cancer, researchers have found that this is a good thing: some tumors seem to be much less aggressive in the microgravity environment of space compared to their behavior on Earth. (flickr.com)
The researchers hypothesize that the bacteria release enzymes that destroy the tumor cells, and then they feast on the debris. (sciencemag.org)
Injecting spores from the bacterium into the brain tumors of rats extended the animals' survival, the researchers found. (sciencemag.org)
The bacteria not only destroy tumor cells, but they also spur immune cells to attack the cancer, the researchers previously showed. (sciencemag.org)
The researchers plan to continue their safety trial and want to determine which types of tumors will respond to bacterial therapy, he says. (sciencemag.org)
Researchers from the University of Nottingham and University of Maastricht found that an ancient strain of harmless bacteria, which is common in the soil, can be used to kill tumors by using it as a drug delivery vehicle. (ibtimes.com)
The authors hope their findings will lead to improvements in patient care, perhaps by helping researchers find ways to prime tumors to succumb to lower doses of radiation. (scientificamerican.com)
In addition to the oxygen sensors, researchers have equipped the device with sensors to monitor pH, another indicator of tumor growth. (technologyreview.com)
To attack the tumors, researchers targeted the methyl groups with the drug 5-azacytidine in the hopes of reversing cancer development. (healthcentral.com)
The mice are still under close observation, but researchers believe the tumors will not grow back. (healthcentral.com)
An international group of researchers detected a facial tumor in the fossilized jawbone of a dwarf dinosaur ( Telmatosaurus transsylvanicus ), also known as a hadrosaur. (drugs.com)
The researchers speculate the tumor probably wasn't painful or the direct cause of the dinosaur's death. (drugs.com)

Surprisingly, we were able to effectively prevent the spread of tumors in the mice even when we blocked angiopoietin-2 only shortly before tumor surgery," says Hellmut Augustin, head of the study. (sciencecodex.com)
If imaging studies reveal a brain tumor, then surgery is likely to be the next step. (kidshealth.org)
Surgery is the main treatment for carcinoid tumors. (medlineplus.gov)
Surgery is the principal treatment for most primary brain tumors. (healthcentral.com)
Gamma knife surgery (stereotactic radiosurgery) is revolutionizing the treatment of some problems in the brain, including benign tumors in treacherous locations, like the brain stem or near the optic nerve. (healthcentral.com)
Surgery - Lipoma Fatty Tumors. (medhelp.org)
Samples of all tumors were collected by surgery and kept as paraffin-embedded samples within the Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (HUVR), Seville, Spain. (medscape.com)
Surgery is usually recommended for the treatment of most malignant and benign oral tumors, but other options may be available depending on the tumor type. (acvs.org)
The type of surgery depends on the size, location, and number of mammary tumors and species of your pet. (acvs.org)
In general, surgery is more conservative for dogs with mammary tumors and involves removal of either the mass alone or the affected mammary gland. (acvs.org)
Tumors inside the spinal cord may not be able to be completely removedwith surgery. (faqs.org)
Surgery is also an imperfect option because if even a single cancerous cell is left behind, it can spawn new tumors. (engadget.com)
Several dogs needed surgery to clear the wounds as the tumors disintegrated. (sciencemag.org)
Carcinoid tumors can be cured completely during the first stages through surgery. (reference.com)
While an endoscopic surgical procedure may be used for the removal of a benign nasal polyp or a sinus tumor, an open surgery may be recommended for a tumor that is malignant. (buzzle.com)
Benign tumors that may have developed on the membranes that line the sinuses or the tumors that develop on the underlying bone, can be removed through endoscopic sinus surgery. (buzzle.com)
An endoscopic sinus surgery procedure is often viewed as one of the most effective ways of treating benign tumors, nasal polyps, sinusitis or a deviated septum. (buzzle.com)
Open surgery is often viewed as a preferred treatment option for malignant tumors. (buzzle.com)
In my dream, Gavin's neurosurgeon stoically walked out of surgery, telling us confidently, "I got all of the tumor. (caringbridge.org)
This treatment does not immediately remove the tumor like surgery. (spineuniverse.com)
A spinal tumor can cause your spine to become unstable, especially after a decompression procedure (or other surgery) removes bony parts or tissues, such as an intervertebral disc. (spineuniverse.com)
Pituitary tumor surgery involves removing all or most of the tumor that's growing on your pituitary gland. (endocrineweb.com)
But what type of surgery you have depends on the type of pituitary tumor you have, as well as the tumor's size and shape. (endocrineweb.com)
With this surgery, your doctor uses special tools to remove your tumor through your nose ( transnasal ) and sinuses ( transsphenoidal ). (endocrineweb.com)
Cranium means your skull, so craniotomy is brain surgery that involves reaching your tumor through an incision on the side of your cranium or forehead. (endocrineweb.com)
Surgery to remove a pituitary tumor typically takes about 3 hours, and most patients leave the hospital within a couple of days. (endocrineweb.com)
Pituitary tumor surgery is considered low-risk for young, healthy people. (endocrineweb.com)
That's why there are other treatment options for pituitary tumors: radiation therapy and surgery. (endocrineweb.com)
However, should the tumor be located in an area that blocks certain functions of the dog, the vet will perform surgery and remove the tumor. (vetinfo.com)
Tumor ablation may be useful in patients who cannot tolerate a more extensive surgery. (aiims.edu)
When tumor invades into the renal vein or vena cava, open surgery is almost always recommended to remove the affected kidney and to extract the tumor from the veins. (aiims.edu)
Surgeons at Mount Sinai - Beth Israel are using a substance called 5ALA, which patients drink before surgery so their brain tumors glow during surgery. (foxnews.com)
We developed the device to monitor and treat slow-growing tumors that are difficult to operate on, such as brain tumors and liver tumors, and for tumors in elderly patients for whom surgery might be dangerous," said Helmut Grothe, head of sensor technology at the Heinz-Nixdorf Institute for Medical Electronics at the Technical University of Munich. (technologyreview.com)
Most folks who are not good candidates for [tumor removal] surgery will not want surgery to implant this so that they can be monitored," warns Eugene Woltering , professor of surgery and neurosciences at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. (technologyreview.com)

Because of the size and location of the tumor, the patient may have difficulty passing urine or having a bowel movement. (encyclopedia.com)

This type of benign tumor is a mass of abnormal blood vessels. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Scientists report finding genetic evidence that radiation-induced damage to the blood vessels feeding a tumor plays a pivotal role in causing the mass to recede. (scientificamerican.com)
Hemangiomas, tumors in tiny blood vessels, may affect both children and adults. (cedars-sinai.edu)

Hindgut tumors occur less frequently and are found in parts of the colon and in the rectum. (encyclopedia.com)
These tumors occur mostly in the chest, lower back, and head. (encyclopedia.com)
She does not discount that NAAG may promote tumor growth in other types of cancer, too, though this may occur through different channels. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Wilms' tumor is usually diagnosed in children between ages two and three, though it can occur in infants as well as adults. (mskcc.org)
Ewing tumors are types of osteosarcoma that usually occur in children and teens. (childrens.com)
Metastatic brain tumors tend to be more common in adults than in children and occur in men and women with equal frequency. (aans.org)
These tumors may occur anywhere in the body, including the trachea. (cedars-sinai.edu)
Contraindications to the removal of a tumor may occur when the tumor is too large, has invaded surrounding areas that cannot be resected (removed) or have spread to other areas of the body. (cedars-sinai.edu)
Benign tumors may occur on the skin or near vital organs of the dog's body. (vetinfo.com)
Neuroendocrine tumors are rare and can occur anywhere in the body. (mayoclinic.org)

If you have a pituitary tumor or are close to someone who does, knowing what to expect can help you cope. (cancer.org)
If you or someone you know has just been diagnosed with a pituitary tumor, this short, simple guide can help. (cancer.org)
The history of pituitary tumor biology is rich. (medscape.com)
In a study of pituitary tumor diagnoses and procedures from 1993 to 2011, they found that pituitary tumor diagnoses and resections have grown significantly over the past 20 years and that transsphenoidal surgical resection has increased, while transfrontal resections have decreased. (medscape.com)
Mutations of the aryl hydrocarbon-interacting protein gene ( AIP ) may be present in some cases of familial gigantism and acromegaly, as well as other pituitary tumor types. (medscape.com)
Your surgeon will remove your pituitary tumor through a small incision in the upper part of your skull-that's why it's called transcranial (which means through your skull). (endocrineweb.com)
Removing a pituitary tumor may cause abnormal hormone levels. (endocrineweb.com)
Pituitary tumor page. (endocrineweb.com)
Pituitary tumor medications are one of the most common treatments for pituitary tumors . (endocrineweb.com)
Usually used to treat growth hormone-secreting tumors, octreotide (brand names: Sandostatin LAR), lanreotide (brand name: Somatuline), and pegvisomant (brand name: Somavert) can reduce the size of your pituitary tumor by decreasing growth hormone production (octreotide and lanreotide) or blocking its action (pegvisomant). (endocrineweb.com)

Any type of abnormal growth in the body is called a tumor, whether it is determined to be cancerous (malignant) or non cancerous (benign). (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Nasal tumour , abnormal growth in the nose. (britannica.com)
Cavernous tumor is characterized by an abnormal growth in the cavernous sinus. (buzzle.com)
A kidney tumor is an abnormal growth within the kidney. (aiims.edu)

Choroid plexus tumors in 56 dogs (1985-2007). (wikipedia.org)

The Neuro-ICU cares for patients with all types of neurosurgical and neurological injuries, including stroke, brain hemorrhage, trauma and tumors. (ucla.edu)
Coffin CM, Dehner LP (1993) Vascular tumors in children and adolescents: a clinicopathologic study of 228 tumors in 222 patients. (springer.com)
Patients who have that characteristic in their tumor have a poor prognosis," Bane says. (redorbit.com)
A nonrandom association of sarcoidosis in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor and other sarcomas. (nih.gov)
He noted the hedgehog pathway was responsible for about 20 percent of medulloblastomas, and future trials will involve only those patients whose tumors have activated hedgehog pathways. (reuters.com)
He also reported the results of EChT in 20 lung cancer patients with 26 tumors in which he used the "skinny needle" he had developed for biopsy purposes as an electrode. (hindawi.com)
Charts were reviewed retrospectively for 85 patients with 89 small-bowel tumors (22 primary malignant, 23 primary benign, and 44 metastatic) over a 10-year period (1986-1996) at Louisiana State University Medical Center-Shreveport and two affiliated hospitals in Shreveport. (nih.gov)
In addition, patients with benign tumors were more commonly presented with gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and those with metastatic tumors were more likely to present with obstruction. (nih.gov)
Among the 22 primary malignant tumors, curative resections were performed in 11 patients (for 9 carcinoids and 2 adenocarcinomas) and palliative resections were performed in 10 patients (for 9 adenocarcinomas and 1 myxoliposarcoma). (nih.gov)
All operations for 39 (of 44) patients with metastatic tumors were palliative. (nih.gov)
If the overall survival of patients with small-bowel tumors is to be improved, clinicians must have a high index of suspicion and be willing to perform exploratory celiotomy early. (nih.gov)
Compared with most young patients, children with an inherited form of the disease have a higher risk of developing tumors at an earlier age, having tumors in both kidneys, and being born with other abnormalities. (mskcc.org)
To meet the unique needs of brain tumor patients, the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) and the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN) announce the availability of the first ever clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for the treatment of adults with brain tumors. (prweb.com)
As leaders in their fields, both organizations spearheaded the project in order to ensure that health care professionals caring for brain tumor patients have the information necessary to deliver optimal patient care. (prweb.com)
Lovely adds that, in addition to monitoring and treatment of the patient, "the brain tumor clinical guidelines provide information on survivorship and how nurses can help patients better manage side effects in order to move toward an optimal quality of life. (prweb.com)
We'll work together with you, our patients and their families to manage rare and complex tumors of the pelvis and return patients to their communities as soon as possible. (childrens.com)
In the 1890s, he began injecting cancer patients with live Streptococcus bacteria to combat their tumors. (sciencemag.org)
Coley sometimes injected the bacteria into tumors and sometimes into the bloodstream, and many of his patients survived. (sciencemag.org)
For example, a clinical trial in which patients received intravenous doses of weakened Salmonella bacteria found that the treatment was safe but had little impact on tumors. (sciencemag.org)
According to Minton, this procedure would be more effective than surgeries especially for patients with high risk or difficult tumor locations. (ibtimes.com)
Interim results from a trial of 24 patients with metastatic melanoma-a form of skin cancer that has spread through the body and is difficult to treat-found that seven patients on Zymo's IL-21 had their tumors shrink by at least 25 percent, and eight people had their disease stabilize. (xconomy.com)
This gives us a level of expertise and experience that can translate into more successful outcomes for many brain tumor patients. (mdanderson.org)
We're studying new ways to prevent and treat brain tumors to give patients everywhere futures filled with hope. (mdanderson.org)
Patients come to the Brain Tumor Center from around the world, some with newly diagnosed tumors and others seeking care for recurrent or treatment-resistant tumors. (cincinnatichildrens.org)
Headache is the initial symptom in about half of brain tumor patients and is eventually experienced by the majority, at some point. (aans.org)
Seizures (Epileptic Seizures/Fits): Seizures are associated with brain tumors in almost 35 percent of patients. (aans.org)
This is reserved for tumors less than 4 cm in size if the opposite kidney is normal, and is the treatment of choice for patients with solitary kidney. (aiims.edu)
This is not a standard treatment option, but may be considered in patients who cannot tolerate tumor removal or ablation. (aiims.edu)
5-ALA, which stands for 5-aminolevulinic acid, is a substance that patients drink that is rapidly taken up into the blood, directly to brain tumors. (foxnews.com)
Patients must have a stage 3 or 4 brain tumor, either newly diagnosed or recurrent. (foxnews.com)
A team of medical engineers in Germany has developed an implant to continuously monitor tumor growth in cancer patients. (technologyreview.com)
This means patients would have to pay fewer visits to the hospital for progression and postsurgery monitoring of tumors. (technologyreview.com)
New therapy improving lives of patients with neuroendocrine tumors Dec. 13, 2019, 10:00 p.m. (mayoclinic.org)
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was performed on 40 patients with intracranial tumors, before and after intravenous administration of gadolinium-DTPA (Gd-DTPA). (nih.gov)
After administration of Gd-DTPA (0.1 mmol/kg), increased signal intensity from the tumor was observed in all patients. (nih.gov)
The localized increase in signal intensity in the tumor considerably improved the tumor delineation in 36 of 40 patients. (nih.gov)

This ten-and-a-half minute video gives a general overview of radiation therapy as used for brain tumors and walks a patient visually through the simulation and treatment process, with explanations of everything involved. (merlot.org)
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Pluta RM, Ram Z, Patronas NJ, Keiser H. Long-term effects of radiation therapy for a catecholamine-producing glomus jugulare tumor. (medscape.com)
But the results of a study published today in the journal Science indicate that radiation therapy may actually attack tumors in two ways. (scientificamerican.com)
Intracranial tumors (such as glioblastoma) more commonly rely on radiation therapy as surgical access to the tumor may be prohibitively dangerous. (wikipedia.org)

If the tumor is very big, surgeons may even use a curved surgical drill in order to remove the tumor. (buzzle.com)

Primary tumors are tumors that originate in the heart and are rare, occurring in one out of 2,000 people. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Tumors that originate in another part of the body and then spread to the heart are called secondary tumors. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
The brain tumors that result are called primary brain tumors because they originate in the brain. (webmd.com)
Metastatic spinal tumors originate somewhere else in the body such as the breast, lung, liver, or prostate and then spread to the spine. (emoryhealthcare.org)
Primary spinal column tumors originate within the spine and are quite rare. (emoryhealthcare.org)
Newly-formed tumors that originate in the spinal cord are unusual, especiallyamong children and the elderly. (faqs.org)
Tumors that originate in the trachea (windpipe) are rare. (cedars-sinai.edu)
No matter where these tumors originate and whether or not they are benign or malignant, they generally result in a narrowing of the opening of the trachea, restricting airflow to the lungs. (cedars-sinai.edu)

If your child is diagnosed with a brain tumor, you will learn there are many different brain tumor types and classifications based upon the tumor's cell structure, composition, rate of growth, location, and other characteristics. (danafarberbostonchildrens.org)
The types of brain tumors most common in children are not the same as those most common in adults. (danafarberbostonchildrens.org)
Read our overview of childhood brain tumors , or learn about specific types of brain tumors below. (danafarberbostonchildrens.org)
There are many different types of brain tumors. (kidshealth.org)
These types of neuroendocrine lung tumors grow slowly and do not often spread beyond the lungs. (encyclopedia.com)
There are two types of Lynch syndrome tumor screening: Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and microsatellite instability (MSI) testing. (cdc.gov)
Four different plot types are provided (treatment group, spider, waterfall, and tumor growth inhibition). (jax.org)
The study also assessed the prevalence of various types of tumor in women in the U.S. population with adnexal tumors arranged by age, cancer status, size of tumor, and menopausal status. (news-medical.net)
An estimation of age-specific incidence of specific adnexal tumor types is difficult with the literature available. (news-medical.net)
What are the different types of Newborn Tumors? (childrens.com)
Founded in 1973, the American Brain Tumor Association was first and is now the only national organization committed to funding brain tumor research and providing support and education programs for all tumor types and all age groups. (prweb.com)
Create healthcare diagrams like this example called Types of Tumors in minutes with SmartDraw. (smartdraw.com)
The prognosis is good following surgical resection for most mammary tumors in female dogs, but the prognosis is worse for certain types of tumors in dogs and all mammary tumors in cats. (acvs.org)
Cell phones could double the risk of malignant brain tumors, one of the deadliest types of cancer. (mercola.com)
I have had an opportunity to work with many people who had - tumors of various types. (healthy.net)
Most types of brain tumors are slightly more common in men than women. (mdanderson.org)
While most types of primary brain cancer may spread within the brain, it is rare for a primary brain tumor to spread outside the brain. (mdanderson.org)
Smoking may increase an individual's risk of developing certain types of carcinoid tumors in the lungs, but more research is needed to confirm this correla. (reference.com)
Cavernous and endodermal tumors are both rare types of tumors in the sinuses. (buzzle.com)
Larger benign tumors, certain types of spine cancer (malignant), and progressive tumors may require surgical intervention. (spineuniverse.com)
http://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/neuroendocrine-tumor. (mayoclinic.org)

By avoiding things that cause cancer, the risk of tumors can be greatly reduced, if not prevented. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
It found no significant association between the risk of tumors and overall use of mobile phones, including cellular and cordless phones. (reuters.com)
Myung's team said eight studies that employed "high quality" methods to blind participants against bias found a mild increased risk of tumors among people who used mobile phones compared with those who never or rarely did. (reuters.com)

What's New in Brain Tumor Treatment? (danafarberbostonchildrens.org)
On May 22, 2017, Mark Kieran, MD, PhD, discussed what's new in research and treatment for pediatric brain tumors on Facebook Live. (danafarberbostonchildrens.org)
What Happens after Treatment for Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors? (medlineplus.gov)
What Happens after Treatment for Lung Carcinoid Tumors? (medlineplus.gov)
Common treatment plans differ by tumor type. (cancer.org)
The earlier a tumor is detected, the more likely a successful treatment outcome. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Although Bane and Gal aren't trying to develop a new cancer treatment, their efforts to learn the role of TTL in tumor growth could someday make it easier to choose a treatment for a specific case of the disease. (redorbit.com)
If your dog has a Grade I mast cell tumor, its removal is likely the only treatment necessary. (petfinder.com)
Learn about Mast Cell Tumors in dogs and the best course of treatment. (petfinder.com)
National Cancer Institute: "Adult Brain Tumors Treatment. (webmd.com)
Treatment depends on the type and site of the tumor and the condition of the patient. (healthcentral.com)
The specific category of extragonadal germ cell tumor that is present has a major influence on both treatment and prognosis. (encyclopedia.com)
Together,' notes Dr. Le, 'these findings strongly link plasma concentrations of NAAG with tumor growth rates, and suggest that measurements of NAAG in peripheral blood should be further explored for timely monitoring of tumor growth during cancer treatment. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Treatment ranges from surgically removing the whole tumor and surrounding tissues to receiving targeted therapy. (healthline.com)
Some newborn tumors are best managed with an ex utero intrapartum treatment , or EXIT, procedure. (childrens.com)
Radiosurgery is another non invasive treatment option now being used to treat spinal tumors. (emoryhealthcare.org)
Motegi H, Terasaka S, Yamaguchi S, Kobayashi H, Asaoka K, Iwasaki Y. [A case of catecholamine-secreting glomus jugulare tumor: treatment strategy and perioperative management]. (medscape.com)
Stereotactic Radiosurgical Treatment of Glomus Jugulare Tumors. (medscape.com)
Dobberpuhl MR, Maxwell S, Feddock J, St Clair W, Bush ML. Treatment Outcomes for Single Modality Management of Glomus Jugulare Tumors With Stereotactic Radiosurgery. (medscape.com)
assess general health status as many cats and dogs with primary bone tumors are older and may have other problems which need to be considered when developing a treatment plan. (acvs.org)
Treatment of tumors in the pelvis is complex, often involving critical structures such as the spinal cord. (childrens.com)
If the tumor is malignant and has spread into the spine from other parts of the body, treatment depends on the type of cancer it is. (faqs.org)
Treatment also may include pain relievers and drugs to lessen swelling around the tumor, and relieve pressure on the spinal cord. (faqs.org)
And because the microbes survive only in the oxygen-poor milieu of a tumor, the treatment is specific, Saha says. (sciencemag.org)
The underlying rationale for this course of treatment is that the high-energy radiation damages the DNA in a tumor mass, thereby arresting its growth. (scientificamerican.com)
Each patient who comes to MD Anderson's Brain and Spine Center for brain tumor treatment receives customized care from some of the nation's top experts. (mdanderson.org)
We have one of the most active programs in the country for treatment of benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancer) brain tumors. (mdanderson.org)
This tumour is one of the few that can generally be obliterated with radiation treatment. (britannica.com)
The medical director of the Brain Tumor Center is Maryam Fouladi , MD, MSc, FRCPC, a national leader in brain and spinal tumor research and treatment. (cincinnatichildrens.org)
Not all spinal tumors require immediate surgical treatment. (spineuniverse.com)
Typically, no treatment will be required for benign tumors. (vetinfo.com)
Benign tumors usually respond well to treatment. (healthline.com)
The histologic tumor grade score along with the metastatic (whole-body-level cancer-spread) staging are used to evaluate each specific cancer patient, develop their individual treatment strategy and to predict their prognosis. (wikipedia.org)

This observation, reported in research published in February by the Federation of the American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal, could help scientists understand the mechanism involved and develop drugs targeting tumors that don't respond to current treatments. (flickr.com)
Zvi Fuks, another co-author of the study, explains: "We need to understand, at the therapeutic dose range, the unique roles that the microenvironment and tumor cell components play in the overall response of the tumor to radiation to maximize the value of such treatments. (scientificamerican.com)
Treatments vary according to the type, invasiveness and spread of the tumour. (ehow.co.uk)

a tumor in the lower spine may cause leg or back pain. (faqs.org)
At the Brain and Spine Center, four neuropathologists focus only on diagnosing brain and spine tumors. (mdanderson.org)
Bone tumors that form in the spine, which is part of the skeleton, are named after the area of the spine where they grow. (cancer.gov)
The Brain Tumor Center at Cincinnati Children's provides advanced, comprehensive care for children and young adults with tumors of the brain and spine. (cincinnatichildrens.org)
Spine Tumors (07/23/2007). (spineuniverse.com)
http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/pdfs/PatientEd/Materials/PDFDocs/dis-cond/cancer/Spine-Tumors.pdf Accessed October 14, 2008. (spineuniverse.com)
This is a non-surgical procedure that delivers precisely targeted radiation to treat certain spine tumors 1 . (spineuniverse.com)

This is probably the reason why detection of numerous neutrophils in a tumour is a sign of unfavourable patient prognosis. (eurekalert.org)
What is the prognosis and natural history of carcinoid tumors? (reference.com)
Therefore, general long-term prognosis for canine brain tumors is poor. (wikipedia.org)

Primary bone tumors are much less common than metastatic tumors in bones. (massgeneral.org)
Bone tumor- benign. (medhelp.org)
Sen C, Hague K, Kacchara R, Jenkins A, Das S, Catalano P. Jugular foramen: microscopic anatomic features and implications for neural preservation with reference to glomus tumors involving the temporal bone. (medscape.com)
The stages are denoted by the Arabic numerals 1, 2, and 3, whereas malignant bone tumors are classified by Roman numerals (I, II, III). (slideshare.net)
Many benign bone tumors have the potential to present at, and progress through, various stages during their disease course. (slideshare.net)
10. Stage 3-AGGRESSIVE , tumor extend beyond the bone, require complete work-up and a removal with wide margins to avoid possible local recurrence. (slideshare.net)
Children can have pelvic tumors in their reproductive organs, bone and soft tissues. (childrens.com)
Ewing tumors of the pelvic bone. (childrens.com)
Nuclear bone scans also can be used to detect bone tumors. (childrens.com)
Because the spinal cord is encased in bone, any tumor thatgrows on or near it can press on the nerves, interfering with this brain-to-body communication. (faqs.org)
The tumor had barged into the humerus, the bone in the upper arm, and was apparently providing physical support. (sciencemag.org)
Transgenic mouse lines were established that routinely develop these tumors, and they should provide a valuable resource for studies involving cardiac and bone physiology and neoplasia. (pnas.org)
Rare bone tumors include bone cancer and cartilage cancer. (cancer.gov)
Bone tumors can form in different parts of the skeleton (left). (cancer.gov)

Villwock et al noted that pituitary tumors constitute 10-15% of all diagnosed intracranial tumors, 90% of which are adenomas. (medscape.com)
They are among the most common intracranial brain tumors encountered by physicians. (aans.org)
Whereas most of the meningiomas, neuromas, and adenomas could be delineated prior to administration of contrast material if appropriate pulse sequences were applied, glioblastomas and intracranial metastases required Gd-DTPA administration for diagnostically sufficient tumor display. (nih.gov)
Two of the most important signs a dog may have an intracranial brain tumor are seizure and unexplained behavioral changes. (wikipedia.org)

These very rare tumors can be detected on fetal sonograms at a gestational age of about 22 weeks. (childrens.com)

ZymoGenetics, the Seattle biotech company, said today that one of its experimental cancer drugs that it is seeking to outlicense showed an ability to shrink tumors in a clinical trial. (xconomy.com)

Rare kidney tumors are tumors that form in the kidneys. (cancer.gov)
Solid kidney tumors can be benign, but are malignant in the vast majority. (aiims.edu)
4) For kidney tumors, needle biopsy is usually not indicated because more than 90 percent of solid kidney tumors are cancer and biopsies have a significant rate of false-negatives. (aiims.edu)

Metastatic tumors accounted for nearly 50% of all small-bowel tumors. (nih.gov)

They are sometimes called carcinoid tumors, but it would be more accurate to consider these tumors as a sub-category of the larger family of neuroendocrine tumors. (encyclopedia.com)
Neuroendocrine tumors are most often found in the digestive system and the lung. (encyclopedia.com)
The majority of neuroendocrine tumors can give rise to metastases with time if they are left untreated. (encyclopedia.com)
Foregut tumors arise in the stomach or duodenum (first part of small intestine) and represent approximately 15% to 25% of neuroendocrine tumors. (encyclopedia.com)
Midgut neuroendocrine tumors. (encyclopedia.com)
Hindgut neuroendocrine tumors. (encyclopedia.com)
Additionally, neuroendocrine tumors are sub-classified into "functionally active" and "functionally inactive" tumors. (encyclopedia.com)
Bronchial neuroendocrine tumors (BNETs). (mayoclinic.org)
Mayo Clinic doctor and scientists are studying new ways to diagnose and treat neuroendocrine tumors. (mayoclinic.org)
See a list of publications about neuroendocrine tumors by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine. (mayoclinic.org)

Through research and clinical trials, we are leading the way in improving survival rates for hard-to-treat pediatric brain tumors. (danafarberbostonchildrens.org)
The two organizations will release a clinical practice guideline for the Care of the Pediatric Patient with a Brain Tumor in summer 2014. (prweb.com)
How are Pediatric Pelvic Tumors diagnosed? (childrens.com)
How are Pediatric Pelvic Tumors treated? (childrens.com)
We offer access to clinical trials sponsored by national research organizations and pediatric brain tumor clinical trial collaboratives, as well as protocols that are available only at Cincinnati Children's. (cincinnatichildrens.org)

Also, among human brain cancer tumor samples, higher-grade tumors had higher levels of NAAG than lower-grade tumors. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Grade III tumors tend to recur as higher-grade tumors. (wikipedia.org)

However, differentiation of the tumor from adjacent tissues was possible in only 17 of 40 cases. (nih.gov)

We found a large discrepancy in the association between mobile phone use and tumor risk by research group, which is confounded with the methodological quality of the research," they wrote in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. (reuters.com)
The Care of the Adult Patient with a Brain Tumor Clinical Practice Guideline was released today with an educational webinar to follow. (prweb.com)

Retrieved on May 23, 2019 from https://www.news-medical.net/health/Phyllodes-Tumors-e28093-Follow-Up-Care.aspx. (news-medical.net)
2019. Phyllodes Tumors - Follow Up Care . (news-medical.net)

Rare primary central nervous system tumors. (nih.gov)

Childhood brain tumors frequently appear in different locations and behave differently than brain tumors in adults. (danafarberbostonchildrens.org)
How is a biopsy done to diagnose brain tumors in adults? (webmd.com)

Learn more about grading mast cell tumors here. (petfinder.com)

Benign and malignant tumors of the oral cavity account for 3-12% of all tumors in cats and 6% of all tumors in dogs. (acvs.org)
Benign and Malignant Tumors: How Do They Differ? (healthline.com)
In this article, we'll take a closer look at the key differences between benign and malignant tumors and how they're diagnosed and treated. (healthline.com)

Because children's tumors are rare, they can be difficult to diagnose. (childrens.com)
Tracheal tumors are difficult to diagnose because they are so rare and, in most cases, slow growing. (cedars-sinai.edu)

Some kids who have certain genetic conditions have a greater chance of developing brain tumors. (kidshealth.org)
Genetic counseling and genetic testing for Lynch syndrome may be recommended if your tumor screening results are abnormal. (cdc.gov)
The exact cause of these tumors is unknown, but there may be a genetic link. (healthline.com)
Most children develop Wilms' tumor due to a random genetic mutation, not from an inherited genetic mutation. (mskcc.org)
Pelvic tumors are rare, and often are associated with the child's age or genetic predisposition. (childrens.com)
Genetic factors (some tumors seem to run in families). (healthy.net)
These tumors, papillary tumors in this case, have no known predisposing genetic characteristics, as stated by Dr. Janss when I interviewed her. (wikipedia.org)
In a tumor, there is a collection of mutations that are typos in the genetic material, which disrupts the function of the normal cell. (wikipedia.org)

As a result, fewer daughter tumors formed in distant organs and the mice survived significantly longer. (sciencecodex.com)
The efficacy of electrochemical therapy (EChT) in mice with implanted Jensen sarcoma tumors was reported in 1953 by Reis and Henninger [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
this gene is known to regulate the cellular mitosis process and forced expression of this gene induces tumor formation in nude mice. (medscape.com)
A study shows that when mice with prostate tumors consume the equivalent of an amount of walnuts that could easily be eaten by a man, tumor growth is controlled. (mercola.com)
The mice that ate the human equivalent of 2.4 ounces of whole walnuts for 18 weeks had significantly smaller and slower-growing prostate tumors compared to the control group that consumed the same amount of fat but from other sources. (mercola.com)
That process, known as angiogenesis, hit the headlines in 1998 when cancer researcher Judah Folkman of Harvard Medical School discovered two natural compounds that shrank tumors in mice by cutting off the blood supply. (scientificamerican.com)

And those tumors tend to grow more aggressively. (redorbit.com)
These tumors tend to be named after the kind of cell they arise in. (healthcentral.com)
It is not clear if malignant tumors have higher recurrence rates than their benign counterparts, but they do tend to recur earlier, without exception. (news-medical.net)
In contrast, over 85% of mammary tumors in cats are malignant and most of these have an aggressive biologic behavior (i.e., mammary tumors in cats tend to be locally invasive and spread elsewhere in the body). (acvs.org)

What Is a Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor? (medlineplus.gov)
What is the life expectancy of a patient diagnosed with a carcinoid tumor? (reference.com)

The vet did an ultrasound and said he could see several black spots on her spleen and liver, which indicated tumors. (medhelp.org)
This will be followed by a computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest to determine the size of the tumor and by a CT scan of the abdomen to see if there has been a spread ( metastasis ) to the liver or other abdominal sites. (encyclopedia.com)
What are liver tumors? (seattlechildrens.org)
Both kinds of liver tumors are rare in children and teens. (seattlechildrens.org)
Doctors do not know what causes liver tumors. (seattlechildrens.org)
The chance of having a liver tumor is higher in boys than in girls. (seattlechildrens.org)
But most children who have a cancerous liver tumor do not have any risk factors. (seattlechildrens.org)
At Seattle Children's, we care for many families each year who have a child with a liver tumor. (seattlechildrens.org)
In very rare cases of liver tumors, a child needs a transplant of a healthy liver from a donor. (seattlechildrens.org)
Cancerous (malignant) tumors in the liver have either originated in the liver (primary liver cancer) or spread from cancer sites elsewhere in the body (metastatic liver cancer). (hopkinsmedicine.org)
This benign rare liver tumor came to medical attention in 1973 when it became clear that oral contraceptives introduced in the USA in 1960 were the main agents responsible for the occurrence of HCA. (hindawi.com)

Abd El Azim MHM, El-Mesallamy AMD, El-Gerby M, Awad A (2014) Anti-Tumor, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial and the Phenolic Constituents of Clove Flower Buds (Syzygium aromaticum). (omicsonline.org)
A third had a strong anti-tumor response, and his cancer remains in check. (ibtimes.com)
So designing bacteria to actively move and seek out these distributed tumors, and express their anti-tumor proteins only in hypoxic, purine rich tumor regions is exciting," Ravi Bellamkonda, Vinik Dean of Duke's Pratt School of Engineering and corresponding author of the paper, said in a statement. (engadget.com)

Seizures , in an adult without a history of seizures, strongly suggests a brain tumor. (healthcentral.com)
If the tumor becomes enlarged, then one may even become susceptible to seizures. (buzzle.com)
Palliative care tends to include corticosteroids to help reduce swelling and edema around tumors as well as anti-convulsant medications to control seizures. (wikipedia.org)

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