What is Liposarcoma? Liposarcoma is a malignant tumour made from neoplastic cells of fat tissue. They may develop in childhood, but more often in adulthood and it accounts for up to 28% of sarcomas of soft tissue in adults. The…
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Hepatoblastoma
What Is Hepatoblastoma? A hepatoblastoma is a cancerous tumor of the liver. They usually occur in children under three years of age. Hepatoblastomas are the most common kinds of liver cancer in children. Hepatoblastomas account for about 1% of pediatric…
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Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma
Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignancy that mainly affects children. Around 3% of all the cases of malignancies in children are due to ARMS [1, 2]. What is Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma? Rhabdomyosarcoma is considered to be the most usual type of sarcoma…
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Malignant Brain Tumor
What is Malignant Brain Tumor? Malignant brain tumor is aggressive in nature, originated from the brain and can spread very fast to other parts of the central nervous system. Malignant brain tumor is formed due to abnormal cancerous proliferation of…
Spindle Cell Sarcoma
What is spindle cell sarcoma? Spindle cell sarcoma is one type of soft tissue sarcoma. Sarcoma termed is used when the tumors are developed in muscle or bone and they are malignant or cancerous in nature. The soft tissues like…
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Parotid Gland Tumor
What is Parotid Gland Tumor? Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common benign parotid growths accounting for 80% of cases, followed by Warthin’s tumor, covering about 6- 10% of cases. Parotid malignancies are less common and these include mucoepidermoid carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, mixed…
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Cystic Hygroma
Definition Cystic hygroma abbreviated as CH is an abnormal growth often considered as a congenital multiloculated lesion in the lymphatic system that may arise in any location of the body; although it has been noted mostly in the head, the…
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Ependymoma
Ependymoma Definition The brain is the organ which is accountable in controlling vital functions like senses, memory, and learning. The spinal cord is composed of nerve fibers that link the brain in the nerves of certain body parts. Ependymoma is…
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Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Definition Gestational trophoblastic disease abbreviated as GTD is the name used for certain tumors that rarely occur in times of pregnancy in the outer area of the sac referred to as fetal chorion, where it surrounds the…
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Glomus Tumor
Definition Glomus tumor is a non-malignant vascular tumor that does not commonly occurs to a person and should not be confused with paraganglioma. The tumor arise from the glomus body which is a part of the skin’s dermis layer and…
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