primary tumor
Cancer's starting point
A primary tumor is the original site where cancer first develops, as opposed to secondary tumors that form when cancer spreads to other locations in the body.
The distinction matters for diagnosis and treatment: Doctors traced the metastases back to a primary tumor in the lung.
Also spelled primary tumour.
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- cytologyStudy of cells
imaging · MRI · CT scan · PET scan · ultrasound · screening · prognosis · grading
To distribute widely
- disseminationWide distribution of information
- lymph nodeImmune system filter
- distantFar away or aloof
- stagingPreparing for presentation
progression · invasion · sentinel node · seeding · colonization
Epithelial malignant tumor
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
glioblastoma · neoplasm · lesion · mass · nodule · localized · site · location
Rapid increase in quantity
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
- oncogeneTumor-inducing genetic element
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
invasion · hyperplasia · dysplasia · neoplasia · cellular · growth · apoptosis · heterogeneity
Surgical tissue removal
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
immunotherapy · targeted therapy · ablation · oncologist · debulking · margins · curative · adjuvant
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
cytology · imaging · MRI · CT scan · PET scan · ultrasound · screening · prognosis · grading · biomarker
spread
To distribute widely
- disseminationWide distribution of information
- lymph nodeImmune system filter
- distantFar away or aloof
staging · progression · invasion · sentinel node · seeding · colonization
carcinoma
Epithelial malignant tumor
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
melanoma · glioblastoma · neoplasm · lesion · mass · nodule · localized · site · location · source
proliferation
Rapid increase in quantity
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
- oncogeneTumor-inducing genetic element
mutation · invasion · hyperplasia · dysplasia · neoplasia · cellular · growth · apoptosis · heterogeneity · clonal
resection
Surgical tissue removal
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
radiation · immunotherapy · targeted therapy · ablation · oncologist · debulking · margins · curative · adjuvant · lumpectomy
- Cancermalignant, carcinoma, metastasis, staging, prognosis
- tumorscancer, carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, neoplasm, lymphoma
- tumor pathologycarcinoma, adenocarcinoma, sarcoma, lymphoma, melanoma
- brain tumorsglioblastoma, glioma, meningioma, brain cancer, brain tumour
- Breast Conditionsbreast cancer, mastitis, breast pain, breast tenderness, breast lumps
- Cancer Stagingstaging, stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, stage 4