Cancer & Tumors terms

Abnormal melanocytes (cells that make melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color) are found in the epidermis (outer layer of the skin).

Abnormal cells are found in the place where they first formed and have not spread.

Abnormal cells are found in the innermost lining of the nasal cavity or ethmoid sinus.

Abnormal cells are found in the lining of the nasopharynx (the upper part of the throat behind the nose).

Abnormal cells are found in the lining of the airways.

Abnormal cells are found in the lower part of the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin).

Abnormal cells are found in the lining of the oropharynx (the part of the throat at the back of the mouth).

Abnormal cells are found in the lining of the pancreas.

Abnormal cells are found on the surface of the skin of the penis.

Abnormal cells are found in the tiny tubules where the sperm cells begin to develop.

Abnormal cells are found in tissue lining the inside of the renal pelvis or ureter.

Abnormal cells are found on the inside lining of the urethra.

Abnormal cells are found in tissue lining the inside of the vagina (birth canal).

Abnormal cells are found on the surface of the vulvar skin.

A prostate cancer stage defined by the Jewett staging system.

A prostate cancer stage defined by the Jewett staging system.

A prostate cancer stage defined by the Jewett staging system.

A prostate cancer stage defined by the Jewett staging system.

Cancer of the adrenal gland that is smaller than 5 centimeters (smaller than 2 inches) and is found in the adrenal gland only.

Stage I is divided into stages I and IE.