embryonic tumor

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• Tumor M2-PK — is a synonym for the dimeric form of the pyruvate kinase isoenzyme type M2 (PKM2).Tumor M2 PK is a key enzyme within tumor metabolism and can be used in stool (fecal) samples for the screening of colorectal tumors (= bowel cancer) and in EDTA… …   Wikipedia

• Tumor antigen — is a substance produced in tumor cells that triggers an immune response in the host. Tumor antigens are useful in identifying tumor cells and are potential candidates for use in cancer therapy. Mechanism of tumor antigenesisNormal proteins in the …   Wikipedia

• Tumor — Un tumor es cualquier alteración de los tejidos que produzca un aumento de volumen. Es un agrandamiento anormal de una parte del cuerpo que aparece, por tanto hinchada o distendida. En sentido restringido, un tumor es cualquier bulto que se deba… …   Wikipedia Español

• tumor — 1. Any swelling or tumefaction. 2. SYN: neoplasm. 3. One of the four signs of inflammation (t., calor, dolor, rubor) enunciated by Celsus. [L. t., a swelling] acinar cell t. a …   Medical dictionary

• Tumor marker, CEA — Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a protein found in many types of cells but associated with tumors and the developing fetus. CEA is tested in blood. The normal range is Benign conditions that can increase CEA include smoking, infection,… …   Medical dictionary

• Germ cell tumor — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a seminoma, a common germ cell tumor. ICD 10 C …   Wikipedia

• Wilms' tumor — also Wilms s tumor vilmz (əz ) n a malignant tumor of the kidney that primarily affects children and is made up of embryonic elements called also nephroblastoma Wilms Max (1867 1918) German surgeon. Wilms held professorships at Basel, Switzerland …   Medical dictionary

• Embryonal tumor — is a mass of rapidly growing cells that begins in embryonic (fetal) tissue. Embryonal tumors may be benign or malignant, and include neuroblastomas and Wilms tumors. Also called embryoma. External links * [http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db alpha …   Wikipedia

• Wilms' tumor — noun Etymology: Max Wilms died 1918 German surgeon Date: circa 1910 a malignant tumor of the kidney that primarily affects children and is made up of embryonic elements …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lipoid cell tumor of ovary — a rare, usually benign, ovarian tumor composed of eosinophilic cells or cells with lipoid vacuoles, arising from ovarian cells or embryonic rest cells of the adrenals; it causes masculinization. Called also adrenal rest t …   Medical dictionary

• embryonal tumor — A mass of rapidly growing cells that begins in embryonic (fetal) tissue. Embryonal tumors may be benign or malignant, and include neuroblastomas and Wilms’ tumors. Also called embryoma …   English dictionary of cancer terms