Cancer & Tumors terms

A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma marked by large cells and enlarged lymph nodes.

An immune response to a person's tumor cells by immune cells present in a donor's transplanted tissue, such as bone marrow or peripheral blood.

A malignant, green-colored tumor of myeloid cells (a type of immature white blood cell).

A type of slow-growing, malignant tumor that usually affects the ovary.

Cancer of the female reproductive tract, including the cervix, endometrium, fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, and vagina.

A rare type of leukemia in which abnormal B-lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) are present in the bone marrow, spleen, and peripheral blood.

Cancer that arises in the head or neck region (in the nasal cavity, sinuses, lips, mouth, salivary glands, throat, or larynx [voice box]).

A rare cancer that develops in tissues of the heart.

A type of cancer involving blood vessels and soft tissue.

A type of cancer that begins in the cells that line blood vessels.

A cancer of the blood or bone marrow, such as leukemia or lymphoma.

A type of adenocarcinoma and the most common type of liver tumor.

Hepatoma is an older, imprecise term for a liver tumor and has often been used to mean hepatocellular carcinoma.

A rare inherited disorder that increases the risk of developing benign (not cancer) tumors of the skin and the uterus (leiomyomas) and malignant (cancer) tumors of the uterus (leiomyosarcoma) and…

An inherited disorder in which affected individuals have a higher-than-normal chance of developing colorectal cancer and certain other types of cancer, often before the age of 50.

A type of lymphoma that grows and spreads quickly and has severe symptoms.

Cancer that is likely to recur (come back), or spread.

An outdated term referring to non-Hodgkin lymphomas made up of large abnormal lymphoid cells.

A cancer of the immune system that is marked by the presence of a type of cell called the Reed-Sternberg cell.

A cancer of the immune system that is marked by the presence of a type of cell called the Reed-Sternberg cell.