Category: Rx Cancer (A – Z)

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) gained public attention as an AIDS-defining malignancy; its appearance on the skin was a highly stigmatizing sign of HIV infection during...

Soft Tissue Sarcomas (STS) are a rare and heterogeneous group of tumors, arising in connective tissues embryologically derived from the mesenchyme. There are dozens...

Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is one of the more common subtypes of STS, comprising up to 25% of all sarcomas. Classically, LMS would either originate directly...

Nephroblastoma is the most common renal cancer in the pediatric age group.[rx][rx] It is also the most common pediatric abdominal cancer, and the fourth...

A tumor is a mass of tissue that’s formed by an accumulation of abnormal cells. Normally, the cells in your body age, die, and are replaced...

Wilms tumor/nephroblastoma is the most common renal cancer in the pediatric age group.[rx][rx] It is also the most common pediatric abdominal cancer, and the...

Osteosarcoma (OS) is an osteoid-producing malignancy of mesenchymal origins. This high-grade tumor is the most common primary malignancy of bone and is often fatal...

Tumor Suppressor Genes are important genes that act within the genome to regulate several cellular functions. These genes can be broadly classified based on...

Breast Lumps / Masses are very common, particularly among women of reproductive age. Over 25% of women are affected by breast disease in their...

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...

Fibrocystic Breast Disease is the most common benign type of breast disease, diagnosed in millions of women worldwide. Certain hormonal factors underpin the function,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease (MIDD) is a rare disease characterized by the deposition of monoclonal Ig molecules in basement membranes. In contrast to amyloidosis,...

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...

The Solitary Plasmacytoma (SP) is characterized by a localized accumulation of neoplastic monoclonal plasma cells without proof of a systemic plasma cell proliferative disorder....