List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 203

An osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor that arises from osteoblasts and was originally thought to be a smaller version of an osteoblastoma. Osteoid osteomas tend to be less […]

Malignant pleural effusion is a condition in which cancer causes an abnormal amount of fluid to collect between the thin layers of tissue (pleura) lining the outside of the lung […]

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 […]

Ohtahara syndrome (OS) also known as Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy with Burst-Suppression (EIEE) is a progressive epileptic encephalopathy. The syndrome is outwardly characterized by tonic spasms and partial seizures and […]

Chronic eosinophilic leukemia (CEL) is a disease in which too many eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) are found in the bone marrow blood and other tissues. CEL may […]

Carcinosarcoma is a malignant tumor that is a mixture of carcinoma (cancer of epithelial tissue which is skin and tissue that lines or covers the internal organs) and sarcoma (cancer […]

Hypervitaminosis E is a state of vitamin E toxicity.Because vitamin E can act as an anticoagulant and may increase the risk of bleeding problems many agencies have set a tolerable […]

Signet ring cell carcinoma is an epithelial malignancy characterized by the histologic appearance of signet ring cells.It is a form of adenocarcinoma and it is most often found in the […]

Amelanotic melanoma is a type of skin cancer in which the cells do not make melanin. They can be pinkredpurple or of normal skin color hence difficult to recognise. It […]

An adnexal mass is a lump in tissue of the adnexa of uterus usually in the ovary or fallopian tube. Adnexal masses can be benign or cancerous.