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lymphoma
a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
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carcinoma
any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
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cancer of the blood, leucaemia, leukaemia, leukemia
malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
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sarcoma
a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer
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cancer of the liver, liver cancer
malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort
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chondrosarcoma
a malignant neoplasm of cartilage cells
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Ewing's sarcoma, Ewing's tumor, Ewing's tumour, endothelial myeloma
malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)
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Kaposi's sarcoma
a sarcoma that starts with purplish spots on the feet and legs and spreads from the skin to lymph nodes and internal organs; a common manifestation of AIDS
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leiomyosarcoma
sarcoma of smooth muscle; occurs most often digestive tract or uterus or bladder or prostate
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liposarcoma
sarcoma of fat cells
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myosarcoma
sarcoma of muscle tissue
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malignant neuroma, neurosarcoma
a malignant neoplasm of nerve tissue and fibrous tissue and connective tissue
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osteogenic sarcoma, osteosarcoma
malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur
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Hodgkin's disease
a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver
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acute leukemia
rapidly progressing leukemia
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chronic leukemia
slowly progressing leukemia
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lymphocytic leukemia
leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood
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histiocytic leukaemia, histiocytic leukemia, monoblastic leukaemia, monoblastic leukemia, monocytic leukaemia, monocytic leukemia
leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood
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myeloblastic leukemia
a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by numerous myeloblasts in the blood stream
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granulocytic leukemia, myelocytic leukemia
a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood
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rhabdomyosarcoma, rhabdosarcoma
a highly malignant neoplasm derived from striated muscle
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Wilms tumour, Wilms' tumor, adenomyosarcoma, embryoma of the kidney, nephroblastoma
malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
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adenocarcinoma, glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma
malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
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breast cancer
cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US
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carcinoma in situ, preinvasive cancer
a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body
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colon cancer
a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools
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embryonal carcinoma
malignant neoplasm of the testis
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endometrial cancer, endometrial carcinoma
cancer of the uterine lining
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hepatocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoma, malignant hepatoma
carcinoma of the liver
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lung cancer
carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer
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mesothelioma
a form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust
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oat cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma
highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas
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oral cancer
malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men over the age of 60
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pancreatic cancer
cancer of the pancreas
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seminoma, testicular cancer
malignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older men
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skin cancer
a malignant neoplasm of the skin
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trophoblastic cancer
malignant neoplasm of the uterus derived from the epithelium of the chorion