Cervical cancer is the 2nd most common type of carcinoma among the malaysian women. It is caused by a virus called Human papilloma virus or HPV. Infection with the Human papilloma virus is common. Of the many differnet types of HPV, some are harmless and others can cause diseases of the genital areas. While most [...]
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most popular type of cancer worldwide and the third most common cause of cancer-related death, with 500,000 new cases diagnosed yearly. The higher incidence observed in Europe during the past decade probably reflects the increasing number of cases of hepatitis C infection and liver cirrhosis. In most parts of Asia and [...]
Ductal carcinoma is actually a kind of a breast cancer, which is quite common among women of all ages. It forms inside the ducts, which helps to transfer the milk, directly from the milk glands or lobules towards the nipple. It can either develop into invasive breast cancer or in situ breast cancer. Breast cancer, [...]
According to medical science, bladder cancer, actually is a disease caused, when the cancer or malignant cells, develop inside the bladder tissues. In order to have a clear perception of how bladder cancer has adverse consequences on human health, one first needs to understand the function of the bladder. Bladder, in reality, is an organ, [...]
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the type of carcinoma that usually have the ability to spread, invade, and destroy tissue of salivary gland. Mostly it occurs in the children. Other places where Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma occurs in the organs like thyroid, bronchi and lacrimal sac. To detect Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, Mucicarmine staining method is used by pathologist. Clinical features [...]
Inverted papilloma, is a type of cancer in which the surface of the epithelial cells grow downwards into the underlying supportive tissue. Mainly, it occurs in the nose or in urinary tract. When it occurs in the nose, the symptoms are similar to those caused by sinusitis. Similarly, when Inverted Papilloma occurs in the urinary [...]
Signet ring cell carcinoma is an epithelial layer malice. It the type of adenocarcinoma. In this carcinoma signet ring cells appear. In other words Signet ring cell is mainly associated with the stomach cancer. It can arise from any tissue to other organs like colon, gallbladder, breast etc. Signet ring cell contains large amount of [...]
It is one of the most common type of cancer. It usually occurs in the anus and the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). The Anal canal is lined by squamous cells. Mainly anal cancer is very rare and most commonly occurred in: Women Men, during sexual intercourse Weak Immune system Associated with HPVC (human papilloma virus) stain. [...]
Brain tumor can be defined as the abnormal growth of the cells of the brain within the central spinal canal. Mainly it is of two types i.e. Primary Brain Tumor and Secondary Brain Tumor. Both are elaborated below: 1. Primary Brain Tumor: It may be benign and Malignant. The tumor that occur in the brain [...]