mesonephroma
A rare type of tumor, usually of the female genital tract, in which the insides of the cells look clear when viewed under a microscope.
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206 matchesmicroorganism
An organism that can be seen only through a microscope.
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A technique used to help determine the stage (extent) of melanoma and certain squamous cell cancers.
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Cells rely on mitosis for both growth and the routine replacement of worn out tissue, producing two daughter cells with matching genetic material.
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A surgical procedure used to treat skin cancer.
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A surgical procedure used to treat skin cancer.
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Shape treated as evidence: what a cell, an organ or a whole organism looks like, before asking what it does or is made of.
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A pathologist's word for tissue that looks and feels like jelly, because its cells are pouring out the protein that thickens mucus.
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The scale on which molecules, viruses and wavelengths of light are measured, far below anything an ordinary microscope can resolve.
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Nasopharyngeal cancer arises in the upper throat behind the nose and is strongly linked to Epstein-Barr virus infection.
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Examination of the inside of the nose using a nasoscope (or rhinoscope).
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The removal of tissue or fluid with a needle for examination under a microscope.
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A doctor who never meets the patient, yet whose reading of a few slides can settle a diagnosis nothing else can settle.
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A group of lung cancers that are named for the kinds of cells found in the cancer and how the cells look under a microscope.
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A brain tumor from the cells that insulate nerve fibers, now identified by a pair of genetic changes rather than by appearance alone.
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Ophthalmic describes anything relating to the eye, including its anatomy, diseases, examinations, and medications formulated for eye use.
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Checking one organ for one kind of change, it is not a test for infections, for ovarian cancer, or for general gynecological health.
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A procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix for examination under a microscope.
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One of the most effective cancer screening tests ever introduced, it finds changes long before they could become cancer, when they are simplest to remove.
Read definitionpapillary thyroid cancer
Among thyroid cancers, papillary carcinoma is the most frequently diagnosed type, arising from hormone producing follicular cells and typically growing slowly.
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