Cancer & Tumors terms
Cancer types, tumors, staging language, and concepts used in oncology. Browse definitions and meanings below.
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A type of cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs and that contains long spindle-shaped cells.
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A type of skin cancer on or under the skin that has spread from the primary tumor through the lymph system and is not more than 2 centimeters away from the original tumor.
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Refers to a new primary cancer in a person with a history of cancer.
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A term that is used to describe either a new primary cancer or cancer that has spread from the place in which it started to other parts of the body.
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A type of cancer of the testicles.
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A rare type of ovarian tumor in which the tumor cells secrete a male sex hormone.
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A rare type of cancer that forms in the tissues that support the ovaries or testes.
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A rare type of cancer that forms in the tissues that support the ovaries or testes.
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A rare type of cancer that forms in the tissues that support the ovaries or testes.
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A cancer that affects the skin.
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A highly malignant type of cancer typically found in glandular cells that line the digestive organs.
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Cancer that forms in the tissues of the skin.
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An aggressive (fast-growing) cancer that forms in tissues of the lung and can spread to other parts of the body.
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A rare cancer that forms in tissues of the small intestine (the part of the digestive tract between the stomach and the large intestine).
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An indolent (slow-growing) type of lymphoma in which too many immature lymphocytes (white blood cells) are found mostly in the lymph nodes.
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A group of diseases in which the bone marrow does not make enough healthy blood cells.
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A very slow-growing type of myeloma in which abnormal plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) make too much of a single type of monoclonal antibody (a protein).
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A cancer that begins in the muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue of the body.
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An abnormal mass of tissue that usually does not contain cysts or liquid areas.
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A type of cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs and that contains long spindle-shaped cells.