Basal cell carcinoma is one of the most common type of cancer with more than 800 thousands cases diagnosed in America each year. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a type of skin cancer, like other skin cancer BCC usually resolves from chronic over exposure to the sun. And is more common in the southern latitudes [...]
Squamous Cell Carcinoma is the second most common skin cancer, affecting 250,000 annually. Squamous Cell Carcinoma or SCC is the type of carcinoma that forms on skin’s outermost layer. If left untreated SCC can cause Savior scaring. The best way to avoid these consequences is to avoid the sun. Like 90% of skin cancer SCC [...]
Renal cell carcinoma is the most common form of malignancy in the kidney (80% of cases). It starts from the proximal tubule. Treatment is usually by total or partial nephrectomy, removing the kidney, which is still the most important part of treatment. If the tumor is confined to the renal parenchyma, the five years survival [...]
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, highly aggressive form of skin cancer. It occurs mainly in the head and neck region. It is a solid, non-painful lump, skin color becomes red or blue. The size can vary from 5 mm to 5 cm, it spreads quickly especially to the lymph nodes, but also liver, lung, [...]
Adenocarcinoma is another sub groups of lung cancer. It is one of the cancer which is increased tremendously in recent years. Adenocarcinoma is more common in women and is possible to treat that effectively with surgery if it is recognized in early stage. Its not really known why Adenocarcinoma is more frequent in women but [...]
Our endocrine system is a group of glands consisting of endocrine cells that produce hormones. In same way, neuroendocrine system cells are specialized endocrine cells of the nervous system produces neurohormones. Neuroendocrine cells do not form a specific gland, they are found distributed in a wide variety of body organs where they help regulate body [...]
Bronchogenic Carcinoma is also known as lung cancer. Lung cancer is totally different from breast cancer, it occurs in both male and females. Bronchogenic Carcinoma mainly occur in males as because the tendency of smoking is more in males than in females. Persons who are non-smokers have low risk of having lung cancer. There are [...]
Body has many different kinds of cells, they looks different from one another. This allows to have different kinds of tissue and organ that have different functions in the body. Transitional Cells are the cells that are inside lining of bladder and apart of kidney is called the renal pelvis. So, in these particular cells [...]
Invasive lobular carcinoma is a type of breast cancer that begins in the milk-producing glands and then enters in the surrounding tissues. Invasive lobular carcinoma is diagnosed 20,000 women in the America each year. Symptoms of Invasive lobular carcinoma: Particular area of thickening in part of the breast Particular area of fullness or swelling in [...]
Small cell (neuroendocrine) carcinoma (SCC) most commonly occurs in the lung, and accounts for 25 percent of all pulmonary malignancies up to 70 percent of patients have metastases at the time of diagnosis. SCC may also originate outside the thorax. Primary extrapulmonary SCC has been reported in various organs, including the pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, stomach, [...]