Recent work has conclusively shown that partial moles can transform into choriocarcinoma and placental-site trophoblastic tumor, therefore all patients with partial moles and complete moles ...

A brain tumor is a mass of abnormal cells that grow in the brain. Brain tumors can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous) and can start anywhere in the brain. Malignant tumors grow rapidly ...

Ying Liu. I learned I had gestational trophoblastic disease, a rare condition where tumors start in pregnancy and can become cancerous. My presentation was unusual, but Dr. Liu treated me with low ...

Therefore, ICIs may be a promising therapy option for patients with PPC. In October 2023, a 67-year-old man was referred to our hospital with a malignant tumor in the lung. He had no past history of ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

The TP53 gene is a gene that is mutated in many cancers. It is the most common gene mutation found in cancer cells. A tumor-suppressor gene, TP53 codes for a protein that inhibits the development and ...

The tissue adjacent to a tumor behaves differently than areas farther away: The tumor’s cancerous cells influence their surroundings, blocking the body’s immune defenses and creating a sort of haven ...

The differential diagnosis in any patient with tumor, gynecomastia and elevated urinary excretion of gonadotropin should include trophoblastic neoplasm. This could be metastatic from an occult or ...