List of oncology-related terms — This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute s public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms . NOTOC 1 * 10 propargyl 10 deazaaminopterin * 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate * … Wikipedia
Breast cancer treatment — The mainstay of breast cancer treatment is surgery when the tumor is localized, with possible adjuvant hormonal therapy (with tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor), chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy. At present, the treatment recommendations after … Wikipedia
fungate — To grow exuberantly like a fungus or spongy growth. * * * fun·gate fəŋ .gāt vt, gat·ed; gat·ing to assume a fungal form or grow rapidly like a fungus <a bulky fungating lesion (R. F. Thoeni)> fun·ga·tion .fəŋ gā shən n * * * fun·gate… … Medical dictionary
Kaposi's sarcoma — Caption = Intraoral Kaposi’s sarcoma lesion with an overlying candidiasis infection. OMIM = 148000 MedlinePlus = 000661 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1218 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|derm|203 eMedicine2|oph|481 DiseasesDB = 7105 MeshID =… … Wikipedia
Skin cancer — ICD9|173 ICDO = 8010 8720 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D012878 Skin cancer is a malignant growth on the skin which can have many causes. Skin cancer generally develops in the epidermis (the outermost layer of… … Wikipedia
Leishmaniasis — Diseases due to the parasite called Leishmania involving the organs (kala azar), skin plus mucous membranes (espundia), or skin alone (usually named for the place plus boil, button or sore as, for example, Jericho boil, Bagdad button, Delhi sore) … Medical dictionary