The decision of a laparoscopic liver surgery or open liver surgery is based on the location and size of the tumor. Laparoscopic (minimally invasive) liver resection can be performed through three of four small keyhole-sized incisions in the abdomen to remove the tumor whether they are benign or malignant. The patient experiences lesser pain and scarring as compared to the traditional open liver resection and can be discharged earlier‚ approximately in two to three days after the procedure. Standard
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very easy to catch and is easy to treat. “The tumors start off as small shiny bumps‚ usually on your nose or other parts of your face” (WebMD). They can appear on any part of the body but they generally appear on the face or another part of the body that has been exposed to the sun the most. People that are fair skinned are more like to develop Basal Cell Carcinoma. This type of cancer is unlikely to spread to other parts of the body. Usually the tumors just
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drugs to cure cancer. There are many different types of drugs that can be used‚ and it depends of what kind of cancer you have and what stage. Radiation is used to kill cancerous cells by using certain devices to send large amounts of radiation to the tumor and or cancerous cells. There are many side effects to getting cancer treatments‚ and they could differ depending on what type of treatment a patient receives. Some general side effects that could occur while getting any treatment are anemia‚ appetite
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organized Dysplasia- more cells that normal but not organized Carcinoma in situ- severe dysplasia. it is still pre-cancer‚ benign tumor. Use the car analogy to describe the basic differences between oncogenes and tumor suppressor gene mutations in the development of cancer. 1. Turning on oncogens (go signals‚ step on gas‚ gas petal is stuck‚ stuck accelerator) 2. Losing tumor suppressor (cutting the brakes) 3. Becoming immortal/immortalization (endless tank of gas) 4. Loss of apoptosis- loss of
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people have developed treatments to treat the disease. Common types of treatments for cancer are chemotherapy‚ targeted therapy‚ and surgery. Surgery is the most interesting because the surgeons have to be very precise‚ if they do not cut enough of the tumor they risk it growing back but if they cut too much they may take away healthy tissue. There are three surgeons who are known for their precision and skill during an operation and have helped develop cancer surgery. They are John Hunter‚ Astley Cooper
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Questions 1. Considering the differences between a benign tumor and a malignant tumor‚ why might a benign tumor be easier to treat? (3 points) Malignant- Malignant tumors are cancerous they can invade and destroy nearby tissue and spread to other parts of the body. Benign- is not cancerous. Benign tumors may grow larger but do not spread to other parts of the body. Benign tumors most of time can be removed and tissues and cells around the tumor are not affected. Chemotherapy and other testing would
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Skin Cancer Gone are the days when people sent children outside to play to get a little color in their cheeks. They know too much about the dangers of unprotected sun exposure and the threat of skin cancer. Or do they? Despite the fact that 58% of parents remembered hearing about the importance of protecting their children from the sun‚ children are still playing in the sun without sunscreen or protective clothing (3.‚ p 1). Sunburn is the most preventable risk factor of skin cancer. Skin type
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healthy lung tissue. As they grow‚ “the abnormal cells can form tumors and interfere with the functioning of the lung‚ which provides oxygen to the body via the blood”. There are two major types of lung cancer‚ non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Staging lung cancer is based on whether the cancer is local or has spread from the lungs to the lymph nodes or other organs. Because the lungs are large‚ tumors can grow in them for a long time before they are found. Even when
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lymphocytes ( T and B cells )‚ which are formed in lymph nodes and lymph vessels. Two main types of lymphoma are seen ; Hodgkin lymphoma‚ and non Hodgkin lymphoma. Multiple Myeloma : These cancers begin in plasma cells‚ build up in the bone marrow and form tumors in bones all over the body. These are also called Plasma Cell Myeloma and Kahler
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urine output. METHOD: A 57-year-old male patient with hypertension and hyperglycemia was referred to our hospital because of a diagnosis regarding his left adrenal tumor. Because the levels of urinary metanephrine and normetanephrine were elevated‚ and 131I-MIBG scintigraphy showed intense uptake in the adrenal tumor‚ the tumor was diagnosed as a pheo- chromocytoma. An adrenalectomy was carried out. Severe polyuria‚ which was accompanied by a rapid decrease in central venous pressure‚ started
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