radical lymph node dissection
A surgical procedure to remove most or all of the lymph nodes that drain lymph from the area around a tumor.
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206 matchesreagent
A reagent is a substance used in a laboratory reaction to detect, measure, or produce another substance, forming the basis of many diagnostic tests.
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What travels is not only the patient but a question, and a referral without a clear question tends to produce an unclear answer.
Read definitionregional lymph node dissection
A surgical procedure to remove some of the lymph nodes that drain lymph from the area around a tumor.
Read definitionrhabdomyosarcoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma is a cancer of striated muscle tissue that can occur anywhere in the body but is most common in children.
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Examination of the inside of the nose using a rhinoscope.
Read definitionsalivary gland cancer
An uncommon head and neck cancer whose behavior depends far more on the microscope findings than on its size.
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Granulomas of sarcoid look almost identical to those of tuberculosis under the microscope, so infection has to be excluded before the label is applied.
Read definitionseminal vesicle biopsy
The removal of fluid or tissue with a needle from the seminal vesicles for examination under a microscope.
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A procedure in which a skin abnormality and a thin layer of surrounding skin are removed with a small blade for examination under a microscope.
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Examination of the lower colon using a sigmoidoscope, inserted into the rectum.
Read definitionsignet ring cell carcinoma
A highly malignant type of cancer typically found in glandular cells that line the digestive organs.
Read definitionslit-lamp biomicroscopy
An eye exam using an instrument that combines a low-power microscope with a light source that makes a narrow beam of light.
Read definitionslit-lamp eye exam
An eye exam using an instrument that combines a low-power microscope with a light source that makes a narrow beam of light.
Read definitionsmall cell lung cancer
An aggressive (fast-growing) cancer that forms in tissues of the lung and can spread to other parts of the body.
Read definitionspindle cell sarcoma
A description of shape rather than a single disease, since many unrelated cancers look this way and shape alone cannot separate them.
Read definitionsputum cytology
Examination under a microscope of cells found in sputum (mucus and other matter brought up from the lungs by coughing).
Read definitionsquamous cell
Squamous cells are flat, scale like cells that form the surface layer of skin and the lining of many internal passages.
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This term names abnormal squamous cell changes on the cervix, graded as low or high grade depending on severity and extent.
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Cancer is found in the cervix only.
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