Category: Cancer, Neoplasms and Palliative Care A – Z

Breast Lumps / Masses are very common, particularly among women of reproductive age. Over 25% of women are affected by breast disease in their lifetime, and the vast majority of these cases will present initially as a new breast mass Read More …

Fibrocystic Breast is the most common benign type of breast disease, diagnosed in millions of women worldwide. Certain hormonal factors underpin the function, evaluation, and treatment of this disease. Benign breast disease is an umbrella term for various non-malignant lesions, such Read More …

Fibrocystic Breast Disease is the most common benign type of breast disease, diagnosed in millions of women worldwide. Certain hormonal factors underpin the function, evaluation, and treatment of this disease. Benign breast disease is an umbrella term for various non-malignant Read More …

Breast Fibroadenoma/A fibroadenoma is a painless, unilateral, benign (non-cancerous) breast tumor that is a solid, not fluid-filled, lump. It occurs most commonly in women between the age of 14 to 35 years but can be found at any age. Fibroadenomas shrink Read More …

A fibroadenoma is a painless, unilateral, benign (non-cancerous) breast tumor that is a solid, not fluid-filled, lump. It occurs most commonly in women between the age of 14 to 35 years but can be found at any age. Fibroadenomas shrink after Read More …

MALT Lymphoma/Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) Lymphoma is a mature B-cell neoplasm that typically follows an indolent clinical course. Amyloid deposition associated with MALT lymphoma is uncommon. We describe the clinical and pathologic features of 20 Read More …

Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a mature B-cell neoplasm that typically follows an indolent clinical course. Amyloid deposition associated with MALT lymphoma is uncommon. We describe the clinical and pathologic features of 20 cases Read More …

Monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease (MIDD) is a rare disease characterized by the deposition of monoclonal Ig molecules in basement membranes. In contrast to amyloidosis, the deposits in MIDD are nonfibrillar and Congo-red negative. MIDD includes three subtypes depending on the Read More …

Extramedullary Plasmacytoma is a rare tumor and accounts for 3-5% of all plasma cell neoplasms. Approximately 80% of them occur in the upper aerodigestive tract. Extramedullary plasmacytoma chiefly affects adults older than 65-years-old and there is a male preponderance of Read More …

The Solitary Plasmacytoma (SP) is characterized by a localized accumulation of neoplastic monoclonal plasma cells without proof of a systemic plasma cell proliferative disorder. It is an infrequent form of plasma cell neoplasm and represents 5% to 10% of all Read More …

What Is Plasma Cell Myeloma?/Plasma Cell Myeloma is a neoplastic plasma cell disorder that usually presents after the fifth decade of life; it is rarely described in the younger population especially under 30 years of age. In approximately 2% of Read More …