B-lymphoblastic lymphoma (B-LBL) is a rare and aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that starts from immature B cells, a type of white blood cell that helps the body fight infections.It is closely related to B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). The two conditions are part of the same disease spectrum and differ mainly in where the …
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Chronic myeloid leukaemia is a type of blood cancer called a myeloproliferative neoplasm. It is defined by an abnormal fusion gene called BCR::ABL1. This gene causes the bone marrow to produce too many white blood cells, especially myelocytes and neutrophils, which normally help fight infection. Most people are diagnosed at an early, slow-growing stage called …
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A biomarker is a measurable feature of a cancer — a specific protein, gene change, or other detectable characteristic — that tells doctors something useful about the cancer and how to treat it. Biomarker testing has become one of the most important parts of modern cancer care. Rather than treating all cancers of the same …
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Ampullary adenocarcinoma is a type of cancer that starts in the ampulla of Vater, a small but important area where the bile duct and pancreatic duct join and empty into the first part of the small intestine (the duodenum). The inner lining of the ampulla is made up of gland-forming cells that help handle bile …
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Background: Intraductal carcinoma of the prostate gland is a noninvasive tumour characterized by the proliferation of malignant cells within the ducts and acini of the prostate gland. Unlike invasive prostate cancer, the tumour cells in intraductal carcinoma are found within the ductal system and do not invade the surrounding prostate tissue. However, this condition is …
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Background: Pleomorphic liposarcoma is a rare and aggressive type of cancer that develops from fat cells. Unlike well differentiated liposarcoma, which still resembles normal fat tissue, pleomorphic liposarcoma is made up of very abnormal cells that look nothing like normal fat cells. This type of cancer can grow quickly and has a higher risk of …
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HPV associated dysplasia of the larynx is a precancerous condition in which the squamous cells that cover the inside surface of the larynx begin to show abnormal growth due to infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV). If not treated effectively, this condition can progress to a type of laryngeal cancer called squamous cell carcinoma. This …
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Oncocytic carcinoma of the thyroid gland is a rare type of thyroid cancer. It arises from follicular cells, the cells in the thyroid gland that normally produce thyroid hormone. The tumor is composed mostly of oncocytic cells, a type of cell that contains numerous energy-producing structures called mitochondria and has a distinctive bright pink appearance under the microscope. …
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Lymphoblastic lymphoma is an aggressive cancer of the immune system that starts in immature lymphocytes called lymphoblasts. Lymphoblasts are the earliest, most immature form of lymphocytes — the white blood cells that normally mature into either B cells (which make antibodies) or T cells (which coordinate immune responses and kill infected cells). In lymphoblastic lymphoma, …
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a type of blood cancer that starts in the bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made. In ALL, the bone marrow produces large numbers of immature white blood cells called lymphoblasts or leukemic blasts. These abnormal cells grow quickly and crowd out the normal blood …
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