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Anal Carcinoma, 80% of anal cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). Other tumour types include melanoma , lymphoma and adenocarcinoma. Tumour behaviour depends on the anatomi...
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Relative to squamous carcinomas it is found in younger patients and is relatively resistant to treatment. [ 7 ] In the larynx it may cause voice changes and pres...
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin (SCC), What is squamous cell carcinoma? Primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a malignant tumour that arises from the kerat...
Basal Cell Carcinoma (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), What are basal cell carcinomas? Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are slow-growing, locally invasive, malignant epide...
Stomach Ulcer (Gastric Ulcer), Perforation This is the term used to describe the ulcer having made a hole all the way through (perforated) the wall of the stomach. Food and acid ...
Stomach Cancer (Gastric Cancer), Adenocarcinoma of the stomach In most cases, stomach cancer begins from a cell which is on the inside lining of the stomach (the mucosa). This typ...
Eosinophilic oesophagitis is an increasingly common condition, and responsible for a significant number of benign oesophageal strictures. [ 3 ] Malignant oesophageal strictures usually result fro...
What is carcinoma in situ? A carcinoma in situ is the very early stage of a cancer when the abnormal cancer cells are confined to their original site.
Metastases usually develop in the parenchyma and are relatively asymptomatic even when metastases are extensive. Carcinoma of the stomach, pancreas and breast may involve mediastinal...
A grade 4 stage is often referred to as an advanced cancer. Carcinoma in situ Carcinoma in situ is an early stage of cancer, before there is active invasion.
Epigastrium Abdominal wall - eg, lipoma , hernia . Stomach - eg, carcinoma, distension due to pyloric stenosis. Pancreas - eg, pseudocyst, carcinoma.
In particular, it is about hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of primary liver cancer. What are the types of liver cancer? , Primary malignant neop...
Parathyroid carcinoma . Very rarely, primary hyperparathyroidism is caused by cancer in one of the parathyroid glands.
Squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus This occurs in about 4 out of 10 cases in the UK. This type arises from the cells lining the oesophagus.
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) Basal cell carcinoma - nodular type M. , Basal cell carcino...
When we eat or drink, the food and liquid travel down the gullet (oesophagus) into the stomach. The stomach churns up the food and then passes it into the small intestine. ...
Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are the main types of non-melanoma skin cancers. , Basal cell carcinoma
Skin tumours, such as melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma . Developmental abnormalities A number of unusual lumps can occur that either people are born with (congenital) or which ...
There are three basic types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, and melanoma. You can read about basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcin...
The distal pancreas should be removed only when there is direct invasion and still a chance of a curative procedure in patients with carcinoma of the proximal stomach. Resection of t...