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Anal
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Anal, m
def. Lump which is created by the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells in the anus.
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Apêndice, m
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Appendix
def. An indolent (slow-growing) cancer that forms in cells that make hormones in the lining of the gastrointestinal tract (the stomach and intestines).
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Cerebral
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Brain
def. Growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer).
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Colo-Rectal
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Colorectal
def. Tumors of the colon and rectum are growths arising from the inner wall of the large intestine.
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Estômago
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Stomach
def. It forms in tissues lining the stomach. Also called gastric cancer.
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Fígado
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Liver
def. Arising from the liver. It is also known as primary liver cancer or hepatoma.
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Leucemia
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Leukemia
def. It starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causes large numbers of blood cells to be produced and enter the bloodstream.
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Linfoma
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Lymphoma
def. Blood cancers that develop in the lymphatic system.
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Mama
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Breast
def. Cancer that starts in the breast.
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Melanoma, m, s
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Melanoma
def. Serious form of skin cancer.
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Ossos
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Bones
def. Primary bone cancer is cancer that forms in cells of the bone. Some types of primary bone cancer are osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, and chondrosarcoma. Secondary bone cancer is cancer that spreads to the bone from another part of the body (such as the prostate, breast, or lung).
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Ovários, m, p
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Ovarian, m, p
def. Forms in tissues of the ovary (one of a pair of female reproductive glands in which the ova, or eggs, are formed). Most ovarian cancers are either ovarian epithelial carcinomas (cancer that begins in the cells on the surface of the ovary) or malignant germ cell tumors (cancer that begins in egg cells).
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Pâncreas
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Pancreatic
def. Malignant (cancer) cells are found in the tissues of the pancreas. Also called exocrine cancer.
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Pele
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Skin
def. It forms in tissues of the skin.
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Próstata
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Prostate
def. It forms in tissues of the prostate (a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the rectum). Prostate cancer usually occurs in older men.
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Pulmão
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Lung
def. Tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. These types are diagnosed based on how the cells look under a microscope.
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Rim
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Kidney
def. Tissues of the kidneys.
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Tiróide
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Thyroid
def. It forms in the thyroid gland (an organ at the base of the throat that makes hormones that help control heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and weight).
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Útero
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Uterine
def. The tissue lining the uterus (the small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis in which a fetus develops).
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Vulva
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Vulvar
def. Is usually a squamous cell skin cancer, most often occurring in elderly women.).
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