List of cancer types
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This is a list of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

 types
, ordered alphabetically.

A

  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a form of leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts.Malignant, immature white blood cells continuously multiply and are overproduced in the bone marrow. ALL causes damage and death by crowding out normal cells in the bone...

  • Acute myeloid leukemia
    Acute myeloid leukemia
    Acute myeloid leukemia , also known as acute myelogenous leukemia, is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal white blood cells that accumulate in the bone marrow and interfere with the production of normal blood cells. AML is the most common acute...

  • Adrenocortical carcinoma
    Adrenocortical carcinoma
    Adrenocortical carcinoma, also adrenal cortical carcinoma and adrenal cortex cancer, is an aggressive cancer originating in the cortex of the adrenal gland. Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare tumor, with incidence of 1-2 per million population annually...

  • AIDS-related cancers
  • AIDS-related lymphoma
    AIDS-related lymphoma
    AIDS-related lymphoma describes lymphomas occurring in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome .A lymphoma is a type of cancer arising from lymphoid cells...

  • Anal cancer
    Anal cancer
    Anal cancer is a type of cancer which arises from the anus, the distal orifice of the gastrointestinal tract. It is a distinct entity from the more common colorectal cancer. The etiology, risk factors, clinical progression, staging, and treatment are all different. Anal cancer is typically a...

  • Appendix cancer
    Appendix cancer
    Appendix cancer or appendiceal cancer are rare malignancies of the vermiform appendix.-Types:The most common tumor of the appendix is carcinoid, but not all appendiceal carcinoids are malignant...

  • Astrocytoma
    Astrocytoma
    Astrocytomas are a type of neoplasm of the brain. They originate in a particular kind of glial-cells, star-shaped brain cells in the cerebrum called astrocytes. This type of tumor does not usually spread outside the brain and spinal cord and it does not usually affect other organs...

    , childhood cerebellar or cerebral

B

  • Basal cell carcinoma
    Basal cell carcinoma
    Basal-cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer. It rarely metastasizes or kills. However, because it can cause significant destruction and disfigurement by invading surrounding tissues, it is still considered malignant. Statistically, approximately 3 out of 10 Caucasians may develop a...

  • Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic
  • Bladder cancer
    Bladder cancer
    Bladder cancer is any of several types of malignant growths of the urinary bladder. It is a disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bladder. The bladder is a hollow, muscular organ that stores urine; it is located in the pelvis...

  • Bone cancer, Osteosarcoma
    Osteosarcoma
    Osteosarcoma is an aggressive cancerous neoplasm arising from primitive transformed cells of mesenchymal origin that exhibit osteoblastic differentiation and produce malignant osteoid...

    /Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
    Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
    Pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma , also undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma and previously malignant fibrous histiocytoma , is a type of soft tissue sarcoma....

  • Brainstem glioma
    Brainstem glioma
    A brainstem glioma is a cancerous glioma tumor in the brainstem.Around 75% are diagnosed in children and young adults under the age of twenty , but have been known to affect older adults as well. Brainstem gliomas start in the brain or spinal cord tissue and typically spread throughout the nervous...

  • Brain tumor
    Brain tumor
    A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal...

  • Brain tumor, cerebellar astrocytoma
  • Brain tumor, cerebral astrocytoma/malignant glioma
  • Brain tumor, ependymoma
  • Brain tumor, medulloblastoma
  • Brain tumor, supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors
  • Brain tumor, visual pathway and hypothalamic glioma
  • Breast cancer
    Breast cancer
    Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...

  • Bronchial adenomas/carcinoids
  • Burkitt lymphoma

C

  • Carcinoid tumor, childhood
  • Carcinoid tumor, gastrointestinal
  • Carcinoma
    Carcinoma
    Carcinoma is the medical term for the most common type of cancer occurring in humans. Put simply, a carcinoma is a cancer that begins in a tissue that lines the inner or outer surfaces of the body, and that generally arises from cells originating in the endodermal or ectodermal germ layer during...

     of unknown primary
  • Central nervous system lymphoma, primary
    Primary central nervous system lymphoma
    A primary central nervous system lymphoma , also known as microglioma and primary brain lymphoma, is a primary intracranial tumor appearing mostly in patients with severe immunosuppression . PCNSLs represent around 20% of all cases of lymphomas in HIV infections...

  • Cerebellar astrocytoma
    Astrocytoma
    Astrocytomas are a type of neoplasm of the brain. They originate in a particular kind of glial-cells, star-shaped brain cells in the cerebrum called astrocytes. This type of tumor does not usually spread outside the brain and spinal cord and it does not usually affect other organs...

    , childhood
  • Cerebral astrocytoma/Malignant glioma, childhood
  • Cervical cancer
    Cervical cancer
    Cervical cancer is malignant neoplasm of the cervix uteri or cervical area. One of the most common symptoms is abnormal vaginal bleeding, but in some cases there may be no obvious symptoms until the cancer is in its advanced stages...

  • Childhood cancers
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia , also known as chronic lymphoid leukemia , is the most common type of leukemia. Leukemias are cancers of the white blood cells . CLL affects B cell lymphocytes. B cells originate in the bone marrow, develop in the lymph nodes, and normally fight infection by...

  • Chronic myelogenous leukemia
    Chronic myelogenous leukemia
    Chronic myelogenous leukemia , also known as chronic granulocytic leukemia , is a cancer of the white blood cells. It is a form of leukemia characterized by the increased and unregulated growth of predominantly myeloid cells in the bone marrow and the accumulation of these cells in the blood...

  • Chronic myeloproliferative disorders
  • Colon Cancer
    Colorectal cancer
    Colorectal cancer, commonly known as bowel cancer, is a cancer caused by uncontrolled cell growth , in the colon, rectum, or vermiform appendix. Colorectal cancer is clinically distinct from anal cancer, which affects the anus....

  • Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

E

  • Endometrial cancer
    Endometrial cancer
    Endometrial cancer refers to several types of malignancies that arise from the endometrium, or lining, of the uterus. Endometrial cancers are the most common gynecologic cancers in the United States, with over 35,000 women diagnosed each year. The incidence is on a slow rise secondary to the...

  • Ependymoma
    Ependymoma
    Ependymoma is a tumor that arises from the ependyma, a tissue of the central nervous system. Usually, in pediatric cases the location is intracranial, while in adults it is spinal. The common location of intracranial ependymoma is the fourth ventricle...

  • Esophageal cancer
    Esophageal cancer
    Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. There are various subtypes, primarily squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma . Squamous cell cancer arises from the cells that line the upper part of the esophagus...

  • Ewing's sarcoma in the Ewing family of tumors
  • Extracranial germ cell tumor, Childhood
  • Extragonadal Germ cell tumor
    Germ cell tumor
    A germ cell tumor is a neoplasm derived from germ cells. Germ cell tumors can be cancerous or non-cancerous tumors. Germ cells normally occur inside the gonads...

  • Extrahepatic bile duct cancer
  • Eye Cancer, Intraocular melanoma
  • Eye Cancer, Retinoblastoma
    Retinoblastoma
    Retinoblastoma is a rapidly developing cancer that develops in the cells of retina, the light-detecting tissue of the eye. In the developed world, Rb has one of the best cure rates of all childhood cancers , with more than nine out of every ten sufferers surviving into...


G

  • Gallbladder cancer
    Gallbladder cancer
    Gallbladder cancer is a relatively uncommon cancer. It has peculiar geographical distribution being common in central and South America, central and eastern Europe, Japan and northern India; it is also common in certain ethnic groups e.g. Native American Indians and Hispanics. If it is diagnosed...

  • Gastric (Stomach) cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor
  • Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
    Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
    A gastrointestinal stromal tumor is one of the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract...

     (GIST)
  • Germ cell tumor
    Germ cell tumor
    A germ cell tumor is a neoplasm derived from germ cells. Germ cell tumors can be cancerous or non-cancerous tumors. Germ cells normally occur inside the gonads...

    : extracranial, extragonadal, or ovarian
  • Gestational trophoblastic tumor
  • Glioma
    Glioma
    A glioma is a type of tumor that starts in the brain or spine. It is called a glioma because it arises from glial cells. The most common site of gliomas is the brain.-By type of cell:...

     of the brain stem
  • Glioma, Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma
  • Glioma, Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic
  • Gastric carcinoid

H

  • Hairy cell leukemia
    Hairy cell leukemia
    Hairy cell leukemia is an uncommon hematological malignancy characterized by an accumulation of abnormal B lymphocytes. It is usually classified as a sub-type of chronic lymphoid leukemia...

  • Head and neck cancer
    Head and neck cancer
    Head and neck cancer refers to a group of biologically similar cancers that start in the upper aerodigestive tract, including the lip, oral cavity , nasal cavity , paranasal sinuses, pharynx, and larynx. 90% of head and neck cancers are squamous cell carcinomas , originating from the mucosal lining...

  • Heart cancer
    Heart cancer
    Heart cancer is an extremely rare form of cancer that is divided into primary tumors of the heart and secondary tumors of the heart.-Primary:...

  • Hepatocellular (liver) cancer
    Hepatocellular carcinoma
    Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common type of liver cancer. Most cases of HCC are secondary to either a viral hepatitide infection or cirrhosis .Compared to other cancers, HCC is quite a rare tumor in the United States...

  • Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Hypopharyngeal cancer
    Hypopharyngeal cancer
    Hypopharyngeal Cancer is a disease in which malignant cells grow in the hypopharynx .It first forms in the outer layer of the hypopharynx , which is split into three areas...

  • Hypothalamic and visual pathway glioma, childhood

L

  • Laryngeal Cancer
  • Leukemia
    Leukemia
    Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...

    s
  • Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic
    Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a form of leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts.Malignant, immature white blood cells continuously multiply and are overproduced in the bone marrow. ALL causes damage and death by crowding out normal cells in the bone...

     (also called acute lymphocytic leukemia)
  • Leukemia, acute myeloid
    Acute myeloid leukemia
    Acute myeloid leukemia , also known as acute myelogenous leukemia, is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal white blood cells that accumulate in the bone marrow and interfere with the production of normal blood cells. AML is the most common acute...

      (also called acute myelogenous leukemia)
  • Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic
    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia , also known as chronic lymphoid leukemia , is the most common type of leukemia. Leukemias are cancers of the white blood cells . CLL affects B cell lymphocytes. B cells originate in the bone marrow, develop in the lymph nodes, and normally fight infection by...

     (also called chronic lymphocytic leukemia)
  • Leukemia, chronic myelogenous
    Chronic myelogenous leukemia
    Chronic myelogenous leukemia , also known as chronic granulocytic leukemia , is a cancer of the white blood cells. It is a form of leukemia characterized by the increased and unregulated growth of predominantly myeloid cells in the bone marrow and the accumulation of these cells in the blood...

     (also called chronic myeloid leukemia)
  • Leukemia, hairy cell
    Hairy cell leukemia
    Hairy cell leukemia is an uncommon hematological malignancy characterized by an accumulation of abnormal B lymphocytes. It is usually classified as a sub-type of chronic lymphoid leukemia...

  • Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
  • Liposarcoma
    Liposarcoma
    Liposarcoma is a malignant tumor that arises in fat cells in deep soft tissue, such as that inside the thigh or in the retroperitoneum.They are typically large bulky tumors which tend to have multiple smaller satellites extending beyond the main confines of the tumor.Liposarcomas, like all...

  • Liver Cancer
    Liver cancer
    Liver tumors or hepatic tumors are tumors or growths on or in the liver . Several distinct types of tumors can develop in the liver because the liver is made up of various cell types. These growths can be benign or malignant...

     (Primary)
  • Lung Cancer
    Lung cancer
    Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...

    , Non-Small Cell
  • Lung Cancer, Small Cell
  • Lymphoma
    Lymphoma
    Lymphoma is a cancer in the lymphatic cells of the immune system. Typically, lymphomas present as a solid tumor of lymphoid cells. Treatment might involve chemotherapy and in some cases radiotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation, and can be curable depending on the histology, type, and stage...

    s
  • Lymphoma, AIDS-related
    AIDS-related lymphoma
    AIDS-related lymphoma describes lymphomas occurring in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome .A lymphoma is a type of cancer arising from lymphoid cells...

  • Lymphoma, Burkitt
  • Lymphoma, cutaneous T-Cell
  • Lymphoma, Hodgkin
  • Lymphomas, Non-Hodgkin
    Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
    The non-Hodgkin lymphomas are a diverse group of blood cancers that include any kind of lymphoma except Hodgkin's lymphomas. Types of NHL vary significantly in their severity, from indolent to very aggressive....

     (an old classification of all lymphomas except Hodgkin's)
  • Lymphoma, Primary Central Nervous System

M

  • Macroglobulinemia
    Macroglobulinemia
    Macroglobulinemia is the presence of increased levels of macroglobulins in the circulating blood.A plasma cell dyscrasia resembling leukemia with cells of lymphocytic, plasmacytic, or intermediate morphology, which secrete an immunoglobulin M monoclonal component. There is diffuse infiltration of...

    , Waldenström
  • Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone/Osteosarcoma
  • Medulloblastoma
    Medulloblastoma
    Medulloblastoma is a highly malignant primary brain tumor that originates in the cerebellum or posterior fossa.Previously, medulloblastomas were thought to represent a subset of primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the posterior fossa...

    , Childhood
  • Melanoma
    Melanoma
    Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes. Melanocytes are cells that produce the dark pigment, melanin, which is responsible for the color of skin. They predominantly occur in skin, but are also found in other parts of the body, including the bowel and the eye...

  • Melanoma, Intraocular (Eye)
  • Merkel Cell Carcinoma
    Merkel cell cancer
    Merkel cell carcinoma Merkel cell carcinoma Merkel cell carcinoma (also known as a "Cutaneous apudoma," "Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin," "Primary small cell carcinoma of the skin," and "Trabecular carcinoma of the skin"...

  • Mesothelioma
    Mesothelioma
    Mesothelioma, more precisely malignant mesothelioma, is a rare form of cancer that develops from the protective lining that covers many of the body's internal organs, the mesothelium...

    , Adult Malignant
  • Mesothelioma, Childhood
  • Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary
  • Mouth Cancer
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome, Childhood
  • Multiple Myeloma/Plasma Cell Neoplasm
  • Mycosis Fungoides
    Mycosis fungoides
    -External links:* * *...

  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes
  • Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases
  • Myelogenous Leukemia, Chronic
    Chronic myelogenous leukemia
    Chronic myelogenous leukemia , also known as chronic granulocytic leukemia , is a cancer of the white blood cells. It is a form of leukemia characterized by the increased and unregulated growth of predominantly myeloid cells in the bone marrow and the accumulation of these cells in the blood...

  • Myeloid Leukemia, Adult Acute
  • Myeloid Leukemia, Childhood Acute
  • Myeloma, Multiple (Cancer of the Bone-Marrow)
  • Myeloproliferative Disorders, Chronic

N

  • Nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancer
  • Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
    Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
    Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is the most common cancer originating in the nasopharynx, the uppermost region of the pharynx , behind the nose where the nasal passages and auditory tubes join the remainder of the upper respiratory tract. NPC differs significantly from other cancers of the head and neck...

  • Neuroblastoma
    Neuroblastoma
    Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid cancer in childhood and the most common cancer in infancy, with an annual incidence of about 650 cases per year in the US , and 100 cases per year in the UK . Close to 50 percent of neuroblastoma cases occur in children younger than two years old...

  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
    Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
    The non-Hodgkin lymphomas are a diverse group of blood cancers that include any kind of lymphoma except Hodgkin's lymphomas. Types of NHL vary significantly in their severity, from indolent to very aggressive....

  • Non-small cell lung cancer

O

  • Oral Cancer
    Oral cancer
    Oral cancer is a subtype of head and neck cancer, is any cancerous tissue growth located in the oral cavity. It may arise as a primary lesion originating in any of the oral tissues, by metastasis from a distant site of origin, or by extension from a neighboring anatomic structure, such as the...

  • Oropharyngeal cancer
    Oropharyngeal cancer
    Oropharyngeal cancer is a disease which malignant cells form in the tissue of oropharynx. Oropharynx is a middle part of the throat which includes the base of the tongue, the tonsils, the soft palate, and the walls of the pharynx.-Studies:...

  • Osteosarcoma/malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone
  • Ovarian cancer
    Ovarian cancer
    Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from the ovary. Symptoms are frequently very subtle early on and may include: bloating, pelvic pain, difficulty eating and frequent urination, and are easily confused with other illnesses....

  • Ovarian epithelial cancer (Surface epithelial-stromal tumor
    Surface epithelial-stromal tumor
    Surface epithelial-stromal tumors are a class of ovarian neoplasms that may be benign or malignant. Neoplasms in this group are thought to be derived from the ovarian surface epithelium or from ectopic endometrial or Fallopian tube tissue. This group of tumors accounts for the majority of all...

    )
  • Ovarian germ cell tumor
    Germ cell tumor
    A germ cell tumor is a neoplasm derived from germ cells. Germ cell tumors can be cancerous or non-cancerous tumors. Germ cells normally occur inside the gonads...

  • Ovarian low malignant potential tumor

P

  • Pancreatic cancer
    Pancreatic cancer
    Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...

  • Pancreatic cancer, islet cell
  • Paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer
  • Parathyroid cancer
  • Penile cancer
  • Pharyngeal cancer
  • Pheochromocytoma
    Pheochromocytoma
    A pheochromocytoma or phaeochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumor of the medulla of the adrenal glands , or extra-adrenal chromaffin tissue that failed to involute after birth and secretes excessive amounts of catecholamines, usually noradrenaline , and adrenaline to a lesser extent...

  • Pineal astrocytoma
    Pinealoma
    -Presentation:The pineal gland produces the hormone melatonin which plays a role in regulating circadian rhythms. A pinealoma may disrupt production of this hormone, and insomnia may result....

  • Pineal germinoma
    Pinealoma
    -Presentation:The pineal gland produces the hormone melatonin which plays a role in regulating circadian rhythms. A pinealoma may disrupt production of this hormone, and insomnia may result....

  • Pineoblastoma
    Pinealoma
    -Presentation:The pineal gland produces the hormone melatonin which plays a role in regulating circadian rhythms. A pinealoma may disrupt production of this hormone, and insomnia may result....

     and supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors, childhood
  • Pituitary adenoma
    Pituitary adenoma
    Pituitary adenomas are tumors that occur in the pituitary gland, and account for about 15% of intracranial neoplasms. Tumors which exceed 10 mm in size are defined as macroadenomas, and those smaller than 10 mm are referred to as microadenomas...

  • Plasma cell neoplasia/Multiple myeloma
    Multiple myeloma
    Multiple myeloma , also known as plasma cell myeloma or Kahler's disease , is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for the production of antibodies...

  • Pleuropulmonary blastoma
    Pleuropulmonary blastoma
    Pleuropulmonary blastoma is a rare cancer originating in the lung or pleural cavity. It occurs most often in infants and young children but also has been reported in adults...

  • Primary central nervous system lymphoma
  • Prostate cancer
    Prostate cancer
    Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...


R

  • Rectal cancer
  • Renal cell carcinoma
    Renal cell carcinoma
    Renal cell carcinoma is a kidney cancer that originates in the lining of the proximal convoluted tubule, the very small tubes in the kidney that filter the blood and remove waste products. RCC is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults, responsible for approximately 80% of cases...

     (kidney cancer)
  • Renal pelvis and ureter, transitional cell cancer
  • Retinoblastoma
    Retinoblastoma
    Retinoblastoma is a rapidly developing cancer that develops in the cells of retina, the light-detecting tissue of the eye. In the developed world, Rb has one of the best cure rates of all childhood cancers , with more than nine out of every ten sufferers surviving into...

  • Rhabdomyosarcoma
    Rhabdomyosarcoma
    A rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of cancer, specifically a sarcoma , in which the cancer cells are thought to arise from skeletal muscle progenitors. It can also be found attached to muscle tissue, wrapped around intestines, or in any anatomic location...

    , childhood

S

  • Salivary gland cancer
    Salivary gland cancer
    Salivary gland cancer is a cancer that forms in tissues of a salivary gland. The salivary glands are classified as major and minor. The major salivary glands consist of the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. The minor glands include small mucus-secreting glands located throughout the...

  • Sarcoma, Ewing family of tumors
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi
    Kaposi's sarcoma
    Kaposi's sarcoma is a tumor caused by Human herpesvirus 8 , also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus . It was originally described by Moritz Kaposi , a Hungarian dermatologist practicing at the University of Vienna in 1872. It became more widely known as one of the AIDS defining...

  • Sarcoma, soft tissue
  • Sarcoma, uterine
  • Sézary syndrome
    Sézary's disease
    Sézary's disease is a type of cutaneous lymphoma that was first described by Albert Sézary. The affected cells are T-cells that have pathological quantities of mucopolysaccharides. Sézary's disease is sometimes considered a late stage of mycosis fungoides with lymphadenopathy...

  • Skin cancer (nonmelanoma)
  • Skin cancer (melanoma)
  • Skin carcinoma, Merkel cell
  • Small cell lung cancer
  • Small intestine cancer
  • Soft tissue sarcoma
  • Squamous cell carcinoma – see Skin cancer (nonmelanoma)
  • Squamous neck cancer with occult primary, metastatic
  • Stomach cancer
    Stomach cancer
    Gastric cancer, commonly referred to as stomach cancer, can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus, lungs, lymph nodes, and the liver...

  • Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor
    Neuroectodermal tumor
    A neuroectodermal tumor is a tumor of the central or peripheral nervous system.-See also:* Neuroendocrine tumors* Neuroectoderm* PNET* Medulloblastoma- External links :* entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms...

    , childhood

T

  • T-Cell lymphoma, cutaneous – see Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary syndrome
  • Testicular cancer
    Testicular cancer
    Testicular cancer is cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system.In the United States, between 7,500 and 8,000 diagnoses of testicular cancer are made each year. In the UK, approximately 2,000 men are diagnosed each year. Over his lifetime, a man's risk of...

  • Throat cancer
    Head and neck cancer
    Head and neck cancer refers to a group of biologically similar cancers that start in the upper aerodigestive tract, including the lip, oral cavity , nasal cavity , paranasal sinuses, pharynx, and larynx. 90% of head and neck cancers are squamous cell carcinomas , originating from the mucosal lining...

  • Thymoma
    Thymoma
    Thymoma is a tumor originating from the epithelial cells of the thymus. Thymoma is an uncommon tumor, best known for its association with the neuromuscular disorder myasthenia gravis. Thymoma is found in 15% of patients with myasthenia gravis. Once diagnosed, thymomas may be removed surgically...

    , childhood
  • Thymoma and Thymic carcinoma
    Thymic carcinoma
    Thymic carcinoma is a rare type of thymus gland cancer. It usually spreads, has a high risk of recurrence, and has a poor survival rate. Thymic carcinoma is divided into subtypes, depending on the types of cells in which the cancer began. Also called type C thymoma.- External links :* entry in the...

  • Thyroid cancer
    Thyroid cancer
    Thyroid neoplasm is a neoplasm or tumor of the thyroid. It can be a benign tumor such as thyroid adenoma, or it can be a malignant neoplasm , such as papillary, follicular, medullary or anaplastic thyroid cancer. Most patients are 25 to 65 years of age when first diagnosed; women are more affected...

  • Thyroid cancer, childhood
  • Transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter
  • Trophoblastic tumor, gestational

U

  • Unknown primary site, carcinoma
    Carcinoma
    Carcinoma is the medical term for the most common type of cancer occurring in humans. Put simply, a carcinoma is a cancer that begins in a tissue that lines the inner or outer surfaces of the body, and that generally arises from cells originating in the endodermal or ectodermal germ layer during...

     of, adult
  • Unknown primary site, cancer of, childhood
  • Ureter and renal pelvis, transitional cell cancer
  • Urethral cancer
    Urethral cancer
    Urethral cancer is cancer originating from the urethra. Cancer in this location is rare, and the most common type is papillary transitional cell carcinoma.- Symptoms :Symptoms that may be caused by urethral cancer include:...

  • Uterine cancer
    Uterine cancer
    The term uterine cancer may refer to any of several different types of cancer which occur in the uterus, namely:*Uterine sarcomas: sarcomas of the myometrium, or muscular layer of the uterus, are most commonly leiomyosarcomas.*Endometrial cancer:...

    , endometrial
  • Uterine sarcoma
    Uterine sarcoma
    A uterine sarcoma is a malignant tumor that arises from the smooth muscle or connective tissue of the uterus.-Histology:Subtypes include leiomyosarcomas, endometrial stromal sarcomas, carcinosarcomas and "other" sarcomas....

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