Cancer & Tumors terms

A type of cancer that arises from a particular type of cell within the brain or spinal cord.

A tumor of the central nervous system (CNS), including brain stem glioma, craniopharyngioma, medulloblastoma, and meningioma.

Cancer that forms in the tissues of the colon (the longest part of the large intestine).

Cancer that develops in the colon (the longest part of the large intestine) and/or the rectum (the last several inches of the large intestine before the anus).

A type of ductal carcinoma in situ (very early-stage breast cancer).

A rare form of lymphoma (cancer that begins in cells of the immune system) in which different types of lymphoma cells occur at the same time.

Lymphoma in which the lymph nodes containing cancer are next to each other.

A type of tumor found in breast or prostate tissue.

Cancer that has spread from the breast to the skin.

A type of tumor found in breast or prostate tissue.

A type of tumor that begins as a hard nodule and grows slowly.

A tumor of the tissue that surrounds muscles, usually in the abdomen.

A rare form of malignant melanoma marked by nonpigmented lesions on sun-exposed areas of the body, most commonly on the head and neck.

A rare, aggressive cancer that usually affects young males and usually is located in the abdomen.

A type of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (cancer of the immune system) that is usually aggressive (fast-growing).

Cancer that continues to grow or spread.

Refers to cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to distant organs or distant lymph nodes.

The most common type of breast cancer.

A noninvasive condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lining of a breast duct.

Cancer has spread from the mucosa (innermost layer) of the colon and/or rectal wall to the submucosa (layer of tissue under the mucosa) of the colon and/or rectal wall.