Archive for the 'Oncology' Category

Cancer of female genital mutilation

CANCER of the external genitalia (vulva)
Malignant tumor appearing more frequently in the menopause in the form of dense knots, infiltrates, or papillary growths, ulcers are often formed with thick edges. Precancerous are kraurosis vulva leukoplakia.Solid cancerous tumor growing on the surface and in depth, in the process quickly involved inguinal lymph nodes. Depending on the spread distinguish [...]

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Breast cancer (breast cancer)

Breast cancer (breast cancer) took first place among all malignancies in women (about 23% of all cancers) and has a pronounced upward trend. It develops on the background of the so-called precancerous diseases, which include mastopathy and fibroadenoma.
Mastopatia - the pathological state of the mammary gland caused by disorders of hormonal regulation. The most common disease of the breast [...]

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Testicular Tumor

Testing consists of a set of shells, which are formed by various tissues. From each represented tumor tissue may occur, this explains the variety of malignant tumors of the testicle. There is a classification of tumors of the testicle, which includes three sections – germ cell tumors, gonadal stromal tumors and other tumors. The most common germ cell [...]

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Tumor of the thyroid gland

The thyroid gland – the largest of all the organs of internal secretion in the adult. It consists of two lobes and the isthmus. In the thyroid gland is the outer and inner capsules. The outer capsule covers the prostate, together with the larynx, Internal – very tightly fused to its parenchyma, ie covers the actual hardware. Between the capsules [...]

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Tumor of the prostate gland

When tumors of the prostate gland in the early stages usually have the following symptoms (typical for both benign and malignant tumors):
frequent urination – for tumors of the prostate gland is characterized by the appearance of nighttime urination (in normal people at night to go to the toilet should not!)
difficulty beginning urination – the patient [...]

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Kidney tumor

Currently, among all tumors of the kidneys order 90-95 per cent was for renal cell carcinoma, which is also often referred to as renal adenocarcinoma, hypernephroma, tumor cells with light. Remaining tumors – sarcomas and Wilms’ tumor are much rarer. Given the prevalence of renal cell carcinoma in the structure of the kidney tumor, then it will [...]

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Tumor of the pancreas

Pancreatic cancer ranks fourth among malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract (after stomach cancer, colon cancer and cancer of the esophagus) and is 2-3% of all cancers. Significantly more common in men, mostly aged over 50 years.
Among the urban population of pancreatic cancer occurs more frequently than among residents of rural areas.
Risks
Aware of the various factors [...]

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Tumor of the esophagus

Cancer of the esophagus is a frequent form of malignant tumors (5-7%), appearing more frequently in men, mainly in mature and old age. Most often, cancer affects the lower and middle esophagus.
Causes
The external factors contributing to the development of esophageal cancer, include unhealthy diet:
abuse of very hot food;
abuse of alcohol and its surrogates.
Noticed the role of [...]

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Tumor of the liver

Malignant disease of the liver can be primary, that is coming from the cells of the hepatic structures, and secondary – the expansion of the liver secondary metastatic tumor sites of cancer cells listed in the liver from other internal organs. Metastatic liver tumors to register 20 times more frequently than the primary because, through the [...]

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Adrenal tumor

Adrenal – a pair specialized gland, releasing hormones that affect the maintenance of blood pressure, the exchange of electrolytes (potassium, sodium, magnesium and others). Cancer of these glands is relatively rare, more common benign changes, but because the hormones produced by suprarenalopathy exceed the amount of hormones available to healthy gland, they usually cause different changes. Tumors [...]

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