Cancer & Tumors terms

A rare form of childhood leukemia in which cancer cells often spread into tissues such as the skin, lung, and intestines.

A type of cancer that begins in plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies).

A type of cancer characterized by the abnormal growth of blood vessels that develop into skin lesions or occur internally.

A type of herpesvirus that may cause Kaposi sarcoma (a rare cancer that can cause skin lesions) and a type of lymphoma (cancer that begins in the lymph system), especially in patients who have a…

Cancer that forms in tissues of the kidneys.

Cancer that develops in cells that line the bile ducts in the liver, where the right and left ducts meet.

A tumor in the ovary caused by the spread of stomach cancer.

Lung cancer in which the cells are large and look abnormal when viewed under a microscope.

Cancer that forms in tissues of the larynx (area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and is used for breathing, swallowing, and talking).

A term used to describe cancer that is far along in its growth, and has spread to the lymph nodes or other places in the body.

A serious problem that may occur in cancer in which cancer cells spread from the original (primary) tumor to the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).

Cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causes large numbers of blood cells to be produced and enter the bloodstream.

Cancer is found in one lung, the tissues between the lungs, and nearby lymph nodes only.

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

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

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.

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

Cancer found only in the tissues that make up the wall of the gallbladder.

Cancer is found in the lining of the chest wall and may also be found in the lining of the lung, the lining of the diaphragm (the thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from…