blastomas
Immature cell malignancies
Blastomas are tumors arising from embryonic or fetal tissue—cells that normally develop into organs but instead grow uncontrollably.
Most occur in children: retinoblastoma affects the eye, neuroblastoma the nervous system, nephroblastoma the kidney.
The suffix -blastoma indicates origin in primitive, undifferentiated cells.
Singular: blastoma.
Abnormal tissue masses
- neoplasmsAbnormal tissue masses
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- glioblastomaAggressive malignant brain tumor
embryonal · pediatric · childhood · oncologist · chemotherapy · radiation · surgery · prognosis
At earliest developmental stage
- primitiveIn earliest form
- undifferentiatedNot separated into types
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- cellsBasic biological units
tissue · precursor · blast · immature · differentiation · mutation · oncogenes · growth
Producing visual representations
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CTTomographic imaging method
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
screening · detection · staging · grading · pathologist · laboratory · specimen · markers
tumors
Abnormal tissue masses
- neoplasmsAbnormal tissue masses
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
glioblastoma · embryonal · pediatric · childhood · oncologist · chemotherapy · radiation · surgery · prognosis · staging
embryonic
At earliest developmental stage
- primitiveIn earliest form
- undifferentiatedNot separated into types
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
cells · tissue · precursor · blast · immature · differentiation · mutation · oncogenes · growth · mitosis
imaging
Producing visual representations
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CTTomographic imaging method
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
biopsy · screening · detection · staging · grading · pathologist · laboratory · specimen · markers · catecholamines