Cancer & Tumors terms

Cancer that has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes.

Cancer that has recurred (come back) at or near the same place as the original (primary) tumor, usually after a period of time during which the cancer could not be detected.

A type of lymphoma that tends to grow and spread slowly, and has few symptoms.

Cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages.

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

A type of cancer that begins in the cells that line lymph vessels.

An aggressive (fast-growing) type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in which too many lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the lymph nodes and the thymus gland.

A type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (white blood cells).

A type of cancer that begins in the tissues covering the nasopharynx (the upper part of the throat behind the nose).

Cancer that begins in cells of the immune system.

Cancer that forms in tissues of the breast in men.

A soft tissue tumor that begins in a tendon (tough, fibrous, cord-like tissue that connects muscle to bone or to another structure).

A type of soft tissue sarcoma that develops in cells that form a protective sheath (covering) around peripheral nerves, which are nerves that are outside of the central nervous system (brain and…

A type of cancer that arises in cells in mucosal tissue that are involved in antibody production.

An aggressive (fast-growing) type of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that usually occurs in middle-aged or older adults.

An indolent (slow-growing) type of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that begins forming in certain areas (the marginal zones) of lymph tissue.

An indolent (slow-growing) type of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that begins forming in certain areas (the marginal zones) of lymph tissue.

A growth or lump of mast cells (a type of white blood cell).

One of a group of aggressive (fast-growing) non-Hodgkin lymphomas that begin in mature T lymphocytes (T cells that have matured in the thymus gland and gone to other lymphatic sites in the body…

A rare type of breast cancer that often can be treated successfully.