A tube inserted through the wall of the abdomen directly into the stomach. It allows air and fluid to leave the stomach and can be used to give drugs and … [Read more...]
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gallbladder cancer
Cancer that forms in tissues of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ below the liver that collects and stores bile (a fluid made by the liver … [Read more...]
FNA biopsy
The removal of tissue or fluid with a thin needle for examination under a microscope. Also called fine-needle aspiration biopsy. … [Read more...]
flow cytometry
A method of measuring the number of cells in a sample, the percentage of live cells in a sample, and certain characteristics of cells, such as size, shape, and … [Read more...]
fine-needle aspiration biopsy
The removal of tissue or fluid with a thin needle for examination under a microscope. Also called FNA biopsy. … [Read more...]
extravasation
The leakage of blood, lymph, or other fluid, such as an anticancer drug, from a blood vessel or tube into the tissue around it. It is also used to describe the … [Read more...]
esophageal cancer
Cancer that forms in tissues lining the esophagus (the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach). Two types of esophageal cancer … [Read more...]
epidermolysis bullosa
A group of chronic skin disorders in which fluid-filled blisters form on the skin and mucosa (the moist, inner lining of some organs and body cavities). … [Read more...]
ependymoma
A type of brain tumor that begins in cells lining the spinal cord central canal (fluid-filled space down the center) or the ventricles (fluid-filled spaces of … [Read more...]
ependymal tumor
A type of brain tumor that begins in cells lining the spinal cord central canal (fluid-filled space down the center) or the ventricles (fluid-filled spaces of … [Read more...]