Medical terms beginning with L

A large organ located in the upper abdomen.

Primary liver cancer is cancer that forms in the tissues of the liver.

A blood test to measure the blood levels of certain substances released by the liver.

Cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the liver.

An image of the liver created on a computer screen or on film.

A type of legal advance directive in which a person describes specific treatment guidelines that are to be followed by health care providers if he or she becomes terminally ill and cannot communicate.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A substance that contains the metal platinum and may kill cancer cells by damaging their DNA and stopping them from dividing.

A portion of an organ, such as the liver, lung, breast, thyroid, or brain.

Surgery to remove a whole lobe (section) of an organ (such as the lungs, liver, brain, or thyroid gland).

A substance that comes from a plant known as Indian tobacco, which is different from the tobacco used to make smoking products.

Cancer that begins in the lobules (the glands that make milk) of the breast.

A condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lobules of the breast.

A small lobe or a subdivision of a lobe.

A temporary loss of feeling in one small area of the body caused by special drugs or other substances called anesthetics.

An invasive malignant cancer confined entirely to the organ where the cancer began.

Treatment that affects cells in the tumor and the area close to it.

The process of determining or marking the location or site of a lesion or disease.

Restricted to the site of origin, without evidence of spread.