As with any type of tumor, brain tumors are an abnormal growth of cells, the number of which will determine, in part, the overall size of the tumor. In the case of benign brain tumors, these cells ...

Among cancer survivors, excess body weight is associated with an increased risk for a second primary malignant neoplasm, ...

There are several similarities as well as differences between malignant and benign tumors. Learn about the characteristics and behavior of malignant tumors, the important ways in which they differ ...

Celiac disease presents a higher risk for developing malignant neoplasms, including small intestine, lymphoma, and skin ...

Clinical Features. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant eyelid tumor, accounting for 85% of all such tumors. [1] The tumor usually affects adults but may also occur in younger ...

OBJECT Malignant tumors of the brainstem, excluding classic diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs), are a very rare, heterogeneous group of neoplasms that have been infrequently described in the ...

In the following paper, we review the major malignant tumors of the ocular adnexa including the eyelid, conjunctiva and orbit. Frozen section control of the margins and, in selected cases ...

Recent data shows that areas with high radon levels may increase the incidence of non-malignant tumors up to 26% and strokes ...

B-cells, crucial components of the adaptive immune system, play a multifaceted role in immune defense through antibody production, cytokine release, and antigen presentation to T-cells. By producing ...

A study has discovered that recurrent tumors of the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) grow out of the fibrous scars of malignant predecessors destroyed by interventions such as ...