clinician
A clinician is a trained health professional who directly evaluates, diagnoses, or treats patients, as opposed to working solely in research or administration.
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206 matchesCLL
Cells that look mature and behave uselessly accumulate for years, which is why a diagnosis often arrives long before any treatment does.
Read definitioncolon polyp
A colon polyp is an abnormal growth on the inner lining of the colon that is usually benign but occasionally becomes cancerous.
Read definitioncolonoscopy
The only bowel test that both finds a polyp and removes it, which is why it prevents cancer rather than merely detecting it.
Read definitioncolposcopy
Examination of the vagina and cervix using a lighted magnifying instrument called a colposcope.
Read definitioncore biopsy
The removal of a tissue sample with a wide needle for examination under a microscope.
Read definitioncore needle biopsy
The removal of a tissue sample with a wide needle for examination under a microscope.
Read definitioncribriform
Pierced with small holes as in a sieve.
Read definitionCSP
CSP is an older abbreviation for a phyllodes tumor, a fibroepithelial breast growth that is usually benign despite its historical name.
Read definitionCTC
The scan can find a growth but cannot remove or sample one, so anything suspicious still ends in a scope procedure.
Read definitionCUP
CUP describes cancer confirmed on biopsy for which the original site of origin cannot be identified despite thorough evaluation.
Read definitioncystoscopy
Ultrasound and CT show the bladder wall from outside; only a look inside reveals flat patches of abnormal lining.
Read definitioncytology
Cytology is the microscopic examination of individual cells, commonly used to screen for abnormal or cancerous changes such as in a Pap test.
Read definitionDCIS
DCIS is a noninvasive breast condition in which abnormal cells remain confined within a milk duct without spreading into surrounding tissue.
Read definitiondirect ophthalmoscopy
An exam of the inside of the back of the eye using an ophthalmoscope (a flashlight-sized instrument with a light source and a set of rotating lenses).
Read definitionductal lavage
A method used to collect cells from milk ducts in the breast.
Read definitiondysplasia
Pathologists grade this finding from mild to severe, and the grade, not the label alone, carries most of its meaning.
Read definitiondysplastic nevus
A dysplastic nevus itself is benign, but its presence, particularly in larger numbers, is linked to an increased likelihood of developing melanoma.
Read definitionendometrial biopsy
A procedure in which a sample of tissue is taken from the endometrium (inner lining of the uterus) for examination under a microscope.
Read definitionendoscopic ultrasound
A procedure in which an endoscope is inserted into the body.
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