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Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. [3] [4] Cancer can be difficult to diagnose because its signs and symptoms are often nonspecific, meaning they may be general phenomena that do not point directly to a specific disease process. [5]
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Back skin, 65-year-old man. MPNST. Symptoms may include: Swelling in the extremities (arms or legs), also called peripheral edema; the swelling often is painless. Difficulty in moving the extremity that has the tumor, including a limp. Soreness localized to the area of the tumor or in the extremity.
Symptoms may include swelling and pain at the site of the tumor, fever, and a bone fracture. [2] The most common areas where it begins are the legs, pelvis, and chest wall. [4] In about 25% of cases, the cancer has already spread to other parts of the body at the time of diagnosis. [4] Complications may include a pleural effusion or paraplegia. [3]
It belongs to the Ewing family of tumors. [2] Typical symptoms include pain at the site of the tumor. [2] It can occur in a wide range of parts of the body. [1] It grows rapidly, with the upper leg, upper arms, bottom and shoulders being the most common sites to be affected. [2]
A synovial sarcoma (also known as malignant synovioma [1]) is a rare form of cancer which occurs primarily in the extremities of the arms or legs, often in proximity to joint capsules and tendon sheaths. [2] It is a type of soft-tissue sarcoma.
cerebellopontine angle tumor, vestibular schwannoma: nystagmus that coarsens in amplitude on lateral gaze Brushfield spots: Thomas Brushfield: ophthalmology, genetics: Downs' syndrome or non-pathological: greyish-white spots at periphery of iris Buerger's test: Leo Buerger: general medicine, surgery: peripheral artery disease: pallor of the leg ...
A sarcoma is a malignant tumor, a type of cancer that arises from cells of mesenchymal (connective tissue) origin. [1] [2] Connective tissue is a broad term that includes bone, cartilage, muscle, fat, vascular, or other structural tissues, and sarcomas can arise in any of these types of tissues.
Angioleiomyoma; Other names: Angiomyoma, vascular leiomyoma: Angioleiomyoma, smooth muscles encircling dilatated blood vessels Specialty: Oncology, rheumatology : Symptoms: Pain (with or without tenderness), slow-growing benign mass in the subcutaneous region of the extremities.