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Relatives of people with brain tumors at higher risk for developing the same type of tumor by Kathlyn S. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 5:07pm A new study by researchers at the University of Utah found that people with a family history of cancerous brain tumors appear to be at higher risk of developing the same kind of tumors compared to people with no such family history. The researchers reviewed the medical records of 1,401 people from Utah with primary brain tumors -- either Read on »

Genetics Home Reference: hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome by nih.gov Posted Mon 19 Jul 2010 11:51am cysts are the most common kidney feature, but a rare tumor called Wilms tumor and other types of kidney tumor have also been found. How common is hyperparathyroidism... definitions Reviewed July 2010 What is hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome? Hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome is a condition characterized Read on »

8 Most Horrible Tumors by Cory D. Registered Nurse

Posted Thu 28 May 2009 12:17am Hospital of Chongging University ofMedical Services in southwest China's Chongging, where he had the tumour removed. Chen Zongtao: 154 pound (70kg) tumor on his right leg... China's Hunan province, have been probing the tumor. Zongtao is said to be suffering from neurofibroma - a usually-benign tumour originating in nerves. It is not yet clear Read on »

Fetal Lung Interstitial Tumor--report of proposed new entity by Mark Pool, MD Posted Mon 31 Jan 2011 10:13pm a fascinating article from Dishop and (multiple) colleagues reporting 10 morphologically distinct tumors from multiple American institutions. The patients' ages ranged from 0 days to 3 months and imaging in each case revealed a well-circumscribed lobar-based mass. Lobectomy or wedge resection was performed in each case. Each tumor was a well-circumscibed Read on »

UOK 257, the First BHD Tumor Cell Line, and UOK257-2 Wild Type FLCN-restored Renal Cell Line as In Vitro and In Vivo Models of E by nih.gov Posted Sun 06 Jun 2010 5:00pm . Patients affected with BHD develop skin papules (fibrofolliculomas), lung cysts, spontaneous pneumothorax and an increased risk for bilateral multifocal renal tumors. Loss of both copies of the FLCN gene has been documented in BHD renal tumors; however, the molecular mechanisms by which inactivation of the encoded protein, folliculin, leads to the BHD Read on »

Pinky Gets a Tumor: Fine Needle Aspirates and Punch Biopsies in Vet Medicine by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Posted Tue 21 Sep 2010 5:30am , Pinky, who just endured her own week with the rapidly-rising lump from hell. Caution: Many bumps, needles and punch biopsy-blades are in attendance, so those with queasy bellies... Big, small, aggressively ugly, or seemingly innocuous, all lumps must be addressed. No, it’s never enough just to watch and wait. Sure, you might choose to do so, but only Read on »

Tumor speciation by Mark Pool, MD Posted Tue 10 Mar 2009 12:00am Dr. Jules Berman recently blogged about tumor speciation which not only is a brief summary of his book Neoplasms: Principles of Development and Diversity but also frames a discussion of the important question of why are there different types (species) of recognizable tumors in specific anatomical sites yet each individual tumor within Read on »

Brain Tumors in Children: What Do We Know? by HealthyKids .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:49pm this to you, Dr. Epstein, what exactly is a brain tumor? FRED J. EPSTEIN, MD: Well, it's hard to be overly complex about it. A brain tumor is basically a lump in the brain that's...MARTY MOSS-COANE: Welcome to our webcast. I'm Marty Moss-Coane. When most of think of brain tumors, we probably don't think of children, but every year over 2,000 children Read on »

What is the relative prevalence of CNS metastases versus primary tumors?: Simple question, complex answer by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 08 Mar 2010 4:14pm neoplasms. I answered that metastases are ten times more common than primary tumors. After the presentation, a colleague in the audience pointed out to me that the current issue of Robbins and Cotran (p. 1330) says: "about half to three quarters are primary tumors, and the rest are metastatic." I said, "No way!" and produced another textbook (the current Read on »

Rabies Vaccine Injection-Site Tumors by Jan R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 28 Oct 2009 11:02pm Zsazsa and her Injection-Site Tumor A Chihuahua named Zsazsa developed a large injection-site fibrosarcoma after a rabies shot. Looking for information, Angel Moran... studies you have would be greatly appreciated. She developed the lump within 3 months of her booster shot. Kris sent Angel information from vet journals that we can send you Read on »