Cancer, Neoplasms and Palliative Care A – Z

Insulinoma is a rare tumor that grows from the insulin-making beta cells in the pancreas. These tumor cells release insulin

Peritoneal cancer is the invasion of the serous membrane lining the peritoneal cavity by malignant cells. The malignant cells originate

Peritoneal Cancer/Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) generally refers to the metastatic involvement of the peritoneum. The name was first coined in 1931

Peritoneal Metastases/Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) generally refers to the metastatic involvement of the peritoneum. The name was first coined in 1931

Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) generally refers to the metastatic involvement of the peritoneum. The name was first coined in 1931 by

Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) generally refers to the metastatic involvement of the peritoneum. The name was first coined in 1931 by

Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy/Thrombocytopenia, defined as a platelet count of under 150 x 10^9/L, is the second most common hematological abnormality

Secondary thrombocytosis, also known as reactive thrombocytosis defined as an abnormally high platelet count due to underlying events, disease, or the use

Reactive thrombocytosis, defined as an abnormally high platelet count in the absence of chronic myeloproliferative disease, secondary to an infection,

Thrombocytopenia is a platelet count below the lower limit of normal, i.e., 150000/microliter (for adults). This activity reviews the etiology,

Lymphocytosis, defined by an increase in absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) to more than 4000 lymphocytes/microL in adult patients, is a

What are Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors?/A tumor is a mass of abnormal cells that either form into new growth

Polycythemia Vera is an uncommon myeloproliferative neoplasm in which the bone marrow makes too many red blood cells. It may also result in the overproduction of white

Soft Tissue Tumors /Soft tissue sarcomas are cancerous (malignant) tumors that originate in the soft tissues of your body. This

Pleomorphic liposarcoma (PLS )is a rare and aggressive, fast-growing tumor and high-grade malignancy with high recurrence, poor prognosis, and its

Myxoid liposarcoma (MLS) is a subtype of liposarcoma that represents a distinct pathological entity characterized morphologically by tumor cells within

Liposarcoma is a malignant tumor of mesenchymal origin a significant tissue diversity tumor of lip blasts, rare mesenchymal neoplasm and involves

Vertebral metastases represent the secondary involvement of the vertebral spine by hematogenously-disseminated metastatic cells. They must be included in any differential

Vertebral metastases represent the secondary involvement of the vertebral spine by hematogenously-disseminated metastatic cells. They must be included in any differential

Giant cell tumor is a relatively common, locally aggressive, potential behavior, capacity to metastasize and benign neoplasm that is associated