Tumor

Introduction: Tumor

The word "tumor" actually refers to any type of lump or swelling in the body. Although common parlance is to use the word "tumor" in relation to cancer, cancer is only one type of tumor (i.e. a malignant tumor), and other types include benign tumors, cysts, abscess, etc. The word "neoplasm" is often used as the medical term for any cell overgrowth, including benign neoplasm (non-cancerous) and malignant neoplasm (cancerous). Any type of tumor needs prompt professional medical investigation.

Symptoms of Tumor

• Swelling
• Lump
• Inflammation

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Medical Textbooks Online about Tumor

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Tumor?

• Misdiagnosis of Tumor
• Failure to diagnose Tumor
• Underlying causes of Tumor (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Failure to diagnose Tumor

Misdiagnosis and Tumor

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Causes of Tumor

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Reseach about Tumor

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Clinical Trials for Tumor

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Tumor include:

• Gene Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Glutamine in Preventing Acute Diarrhea in Patients With Pelvic Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - glutamine
• LMB-9 Immunotoxin in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - LMB-9 immunotoxin
• Vaccine Therapy, Interleukin-2, and Sargramostim in Treating Patients With Advanced Tumors - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - ALVAC-CEA vaccine,interleukin-2,sargramostim,vaccinia-CEA vaccine
• Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - carcinoembryonic antigen RNA-pulsed DC cancer vaccine

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Statistics for Tumor

• Medical statistics for Tumor
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Tumor
• Death and Mortality statistics for Tumor
• Society statistics for Tumor

Types of Tumor

• Cyst
• Abscess
• Cancer
• Sarcoma
• Carcinoma

See full list of 7 Types of Tumor

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Definitions of Tumor:

An abnormal tissue growth resulted from uncontrolled cell proliferation. Benign neoplastic cells resemble normal cells without exhibiting significant cytologic atypia, while malignant ones exhibit overt signs such as dysplastic features, atypical mitotic figures, necrosis, nuclear pleomorphism, and anaplasia. Representative examples of benign neoplasms include papillomas, cystadenomas, and lipomas; malignant neoplasms include carcinomas, sarcomas, lymphomas, and leukemias. -- 2004 - (Source - Diseases Database)

An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose - (Source - WordNet 2.1)