Category: Rx Cancer (A – Z)

Cutaneous Spindle Cell Carcinoma is a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer characterized by long, slender (spindle‑shaped) malignant cells that resemble those seen...

Spindle squamous cell carcinoma (SpSCC) is a rare and aggressive variant of conventional squamous cell carcinoma characterized by the presence of elongated, spindle‑shaped tumor...

Craniopharyngiomas are rare, benign tumors that develop near the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus in the sellar–suprasellar region of the brain. While they account...

Mixed Glioneuronal Tumor–Associated Syndrome is a rare neurological condition in which patients develop a spectrum of symptoms and complications related to mixed glioneuronal tumors...

A hypothalamic pilocytic astrocytoma is a slow-growing brain tumor that arises from astrocytes, which are star-shaped glial cells supporting neurons. Located in the hypothalamus—a...

Pineal parenchymal tumors (PPTs) are a rare group of neoplasms that arise from the specialized cells—pineocytes—within the pineal gland, a small endocrine structure located...

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder characterized by an excessive accumulation of specialized immune cells called Langerhans cells in various tissues and...

Dysgerminoma is a rare malignant tumor that arises from germ cells of the ovary. Germ cells are the precursors to eggs, and when they...

An ependymoma is a type of tumor that arises from ependymal cells, which line the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of...

An intracranial germ cell tumor (iGCT) is a rare neoplasm that originates from primordial germ cells—cells destined to become sperm or ova—that aberrantly migrate...

Germinomas are malignant tumors arising from primordial germ cells, which are embryonic cells destined to become sperm or eggs. While they most frequently develop...

Craniopharyngioma is a rare, typically benign (non-cancerous) brain tumor that arises from remnants of Rathke’s pouch, an embryonic precursor of the anterior pituitary gland....

Gangliogliomas are rare, typically low-grade brain tumors that consist of both neuronal (ganglion) and glial (supporting) cell components. They most often arise in the...

An optic pathway glioma is a type of brain tumor that arises from the glial cells—supportive cells in the nervous system—along the visual pathway,...

Hemorrhagic hepatic metastasis occurs when cancer cells spread from a primary tumor elsewhere in the body to the liver and cause bleeding within the...

Cavernous hemangioma—also known as cavernous angioma, venous malformation, or cavernoma—is a benign vascular lesion characterized by clusters of dilated blood‐filled spaces, or “caverns,” lined...

Intracerebral hemorrhagic tumors are brain growths that develop abnormal blood vessels or invade surrounding tissues in a way that makes them prone to bleeding...

Laryngeal cancer is a type of head and neck cancer that originates in the tissues of the larynx (voice box). The intrinsic muscles of...

Hepatobiliary cancers are cancers that develop in the liver and the biliary system (which includes the bile ducts and gallbladder). These cancers affect vital...

A spermatic cord lipoma is a benign (non-cancerous) mass made up of fat cells that develops in or around the spermatic cord. The spermatic...