Mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCN) are a group of rare pancreatic lesions that include benign cystadenomas and malignant cystadenocarcinomas. Middle aged women are almost exclusively affected‚ with a female to male predominance of 20:1 and an average age of diagnosis of 50. Affected individuals are frequently asymptomatic and lesions are discovered incidentally. Few present with nonspecific symptoms‚ such as abdominal pain‚ or sequelae of metastatic spread. Wide-spread availability and improved resolution
Premium Cancer Oncology Cancer staging
Pathophysiology Final exam review FILL IN THE BLANKS 1. The study of diseases that can cause abnormalities in the structure of function of the organ systems in the body is _____________. 2. The measurable characteristics that the patient exhibits as a result of the disease process are referred to as _____________. 3. The characteristics that the patient feels and describes as a result of a disease are ______. 4. Alterations of cell growth are known as ________. 5. Adverse patient conditions
Premium Cancer Tumor Neoplasm
• Liposuction: One of the most common and one of the most publicized methods of dealing with obesity is going through the procedure of liposuction. Liposuction is defined as a surgical procedure for the removal of unwanted of adipose tissue. Adipose tissue is know to be flexible but no as elastic as areolar tissue‚ and it also tears relatively easily. In America‚ liposuction is the most common procedure performed‚ with about 400‚000 procedures performed annually since the year 2003. Although it is
Premium Cancer Oncology Chemotherapy
which includes mucoepidermoid carcinoma‚ oncocytoma‚ cystadenoma‚ and cystadenocarcinoma. The identification of serous-type acinar differentiation and the absence of epidermoid and mucinous cells distinguishes acinic cell carcinoma from these other neoplasms. For diagnostically difficult cases‚ periodic acid Schiff (PAS) plus diastase‚ a special staining technology‚ can be used as an ancillary histochemical marker to highlight the cytoplasmic zymogen granules characteristic of acinar cells.
Premium Cancer Oncology Chemotherapy
When people hear the word cancer‚ they think of a terrifying‚ life threatening disease. Have they ever thought of how it even started? Cancer cells grow and spread throughout the body in many ways‚ and sure you can catch it early but not usually. Cancer spreads to many things in and on the body‚ not just where the cancer is‚ but especially all of the bloodstreams in your body. How Cancer Cells Grow and Spread The place where cancer starts to grow is called the primary site. Although some cancers
Premium Cancer Oncology Metastasis
Micropapillary in situ carcinoma: intraluminal epithelial papillary projections‚ in contrast to papillary carcinoma‚ fibrovascular stroma is absent‚ pure micropapillary in situ carcinoma is associated with foci of microinvasion and multicentricity. Clinging in situ carcinoma: is a type of intraductal carcinoma in which one to two layers of malignant cells lined the ducts periphery. All types of in situ carcinomas have risk to transform into invasive carcinoma; the risk of invasive carcinoma
Premium Cancer Oncology Breast cancer
Gliomas represent the most common primary brain tumors. In Egypt‚ astrocytic tumors are the most common glial tumors (79.4% of all gliomas)[1].Histopathologic diagnosis is important for definitive prognostication and treatment. According to the 2007 WHO classification‚ astrocytoma is classified into four pathological grades: pilocytic astrocytoma (Grade I)‚ diffuse astrocytoma (Grade II)‚ anaplastic astrocytoma “AA” (Grade III) and glioblastoma multiforme “GBM” (Grade IV) [2]. The tumor cells vigorously
Premium Cancer Oncology Breast cancer
The emergence of personalized cancer vaccine was based on the exploitation of tumor mutations and their ability to establish an immune response in the body. Given that about 95% of a tumor mutation is specific to the one patient concerned‚ the idea of exploring those mutations on an individual level has become more popular. The basis of the personalized cancer vaccine concept is that each cancer patient has tumor cells that produce specific neoepitopes‚ which are the mutated proteins specific to
Premium Cancer Oncology Breast cancer
-Malignant neoplasms of the lung: a) Primary lung tumors: Lung cancers are divided into two categories based on predominant cell type: - Non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC): There are three common types of non small cell lung cancer. These are grouped together because they behave in a similar way and respond to treatment in a different way to small cell lung cancer.(58‚ 59) i) Adenocarcinoma: Now the most frequent primary lung cancer. It is usually the type of lung cancer found in non-smokers
Premium Cancer Oncology Lung cancer
Cancer is a dangerous disease that is caused by an uncontrolled group of abnormal cells in the body. Cancerous cells‚ also known as malignant tumors or neoplasm‚ begin to divide without stopping and invade surrounding tissues. The body is made up of trillions of cells‚ which means cancer can start from almost anywhere in the body. Human cells grow and divide to form new cells continuously. When cells grow old or become damaged they die and new cells are formed to take their place. This process
Premium Cancer Oncology Chemotherapy