Cancer and Tumor Terms

An aggressive (fast-growing) type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many T-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the bone marrow and blood.

A type of leukemia in which large T lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) that contain granules (small particles) are found in the blood.

A group of lymph system cancers arising from the immune cells that direct and carry out attacks rather than make antibodies.

A type of leukemia in which large T lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) that contain granules (small particles) are found in the blood.

A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in which too many T-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the lymph nodes and spleen.

Its tissues are recognizable and in the wrong place, and whether that tissue is fully formed matters less in the testis than in the ovary.

Testicular cancer is a cancer of the testis that most often affects younger and middle-aged men and includes two main tumor types.

Not one disease: the three levels of the throat differ enough in cause and behavior that the shared name conceals more than it explains.

A cancer of the gland behind the breastbone that behaves nothing like the far commoner tumor it was once filed under.

A slow-growing growth in the front of the chest, often discovered because of unrelated muscle weakness.

Subtype governs almost everything about the outlook, so two people given the same diagnosis on paper can face very different diseases.

Tongue cancer arises from tissue of the tongue and is classified as an oral cavity or throat cancer depending on the part affected.

A rare type of cancer that forms on or just beneath the skin, usually in parts of the body that have been exposed to the sun.

Wilms tumor is the most common kidney cancer in children, usually diagnosed before school age and often highly treatable.