Cancer & Tumors terms

A rare cancer of melanocytes (cells that produce the pigment melanin) found in the eye.

A rare, slow-growing tumor that begins in oligodendrocytes (cells that cover and protect nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord).

Cancer that forms in tissues of the oral cavity (the mouth) or the oropharynx (the part of the throat at the back of the mouth).

Cancer that forms in tissues of the oral cavity (the mouth).

Cancer that forms in tissues of the oropharynx (the part of the throat at the back of the mouth, including the soft palate, the base of the tongue, and the tonsils).

A cancer of the bone that usually affects the large bones of the arm or leg.

A cancer of the bone that usually affects the large bones of the arm or leg.

A condition in which cells that may become cancer form in the thin layer of tissue that covers an ovary (female reproductive gland in which eggs are made).

Cancer that forms in tissues of the ovary (one of a pair of female reproductive glands in which the ova, or eggs, are formed).

A cancer vaccine comprised of synthetic peptides corresponding to naturally-occurring peptides derived from ovarian cancer cell antigens.

Cancer that occurs in the cells on the surface of the ovary.

An abnormal mass of tissue that forms in germ (egg) cells in the ovary (female reproductive gland in which the eggs are formed).

A condition in which cells that may become cancer form in the thin layer of tissue that covers an ovary (female reproductive gland in which eggs are made).

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A type of lung cancer that begins in the upper part of a lung and spreads to nearby tissues such as the ribs and vertebrae.

A disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the tissues of the pancreas.

A rare cancer that forms in the islets of Langerhans cells (a type of cell found in the pancreas).

An abnormal mass that grows in the beta cells of the pancreas that make insulin.

An aggressive cancer that usually affects the uterus/endometrium, peritoneum, or ovary.

Cancer that forms in follicular cells in the thyroid and grows in small finger-like shapes.