• Thumbnail for Neuroendocrine tumor
    Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are neoplasms that arise from cells of the endocrine (hormonal) and nervous systems. They most commonly occur in the intestine...
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  • Thumbnail for Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
    PanNETs are a type of neuroendocrine tumor, representing about one-third of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs). Many PanNETs are benign...
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  • Thumbnail for Cholangiocarcinoma
    exploration. The disease is confirmed by examination of cells from the tumor under a microscope. It is typically an adenocarcinoma (a cancer that forms...
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  • Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is a type of tumor known as a teratoma that develops at the base of the coccyx (tailbone) and is thought to be primarily...
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  • Thumbnail for Hepatocellular carcinoma
    the treatment and prognosis of HCC vary depending on the specifics of tumor histology, size, how far the cancer has spread, and overall health. The...
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  • Thumbnail for Klatskin tumor
    A Klatskin tumor (or hilar cholangiocarcinoma) is a cholangiocarcinoma (cancer of the biliary tree) occurring at the confluence of the right and left...
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  • Thumbnail for Adenoid cystic carcinoma
    a rare type of cancer that can exist in many different body sites. This tumor most often occurs in the salivary glands, but it can also be found in many...
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  • Thumbnail for Basal-cell carcinoma
    the local immune system, possibly decreasing immune surveillance for new tumor cells. Basal-cell carcinomas can often come in association with other lesions...
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  • Thumbnail for Hepatocellular adenoma
    adenoma (also known as hepatic adenoma or hepadenoma) is a rare, benign liver tumor. It most commonly occurs in people with elevated systemic levels of estrogen...
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  • Thumbnail for Renal cell carcinoma
    RB, Figlin R, de Kernion JB, Belldegrun A (February 2000). "Renal cell carcinoma: prognostic significance of incidentally detected tumors". The Journal...
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  • Thumbnail for Adrenocortical carcinoma
    that can occur in patients with steroid hormone-producing ("functional") tumors, including Cushing's syndrome, Conn syndrome, virilization, and feminization...
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  • Thumbnail for Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome
    is rare autosomal dominant disorder associated with benign smooth muscle tumors and an increased risk of renal cell carcinoma. It is characterised by multiple...
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  • Thumbnail for Papilloma
    (plural papillomas or papillomata) (papillo- + -oma) is a benign epithelial tumor growing exophytically (outwardly projecting) in nipple-like and often finger-like...
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  • Thumbnail for Signet ring cell carcinoma
    characterized by the histologic appearance of signet ring cells. Primary SRCC tumors are most often found in the glandular cells of the stomach (SRCC originates...
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  • Thumbnail for Myeloid sarcoma
    leukemia was first recognized in 1902 by Dock and Warthin. However, because up to 30% of these tumors can be white, gray, or brown rather than green, the...
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  • Thumbnail for Carcinoma
    local tissue and stromal architecture The anatomical location from which tumors arise Genetic, epigenetic, and molecular features Adenocarcinoma (adeno...
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  • Thumbnail for Papillary hidradenoma
    gland adenoma of the vulva, is a rare, but nonetheless most common benign tumor that occurs in and between anal and genital regions (i.e. anogenital area)...
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  • Somatostatinomas are a tumor of the delta cells of the endocrine pancreas that produces somatostatin. Increased levels of somatostatin inhibit pancreatic...
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  • Thumbnail for Gastrinoma
    Gastrinomas are neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), usually located in the duodenum or pancreas, that secrete gastrin and cause a clinical syndrome known as...
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  • Thumbnail for Small-cell carcinoma
    absence of metastases, whether or not the tumor appears limited to the thorax, and whether or not the entire tumor burden within the chest can feasibly be...
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  • Thumbnail for Otto Hildebrand
    In 1895 he was the first to describe what would later be known as Warthin's tumor. Görres - Hittorp / edited by Rudolf Vierhaus Deutsche Biographische...
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  • Thumbnail for Familial adenomatous polyposis
    point to FAP are the development of Gardner fibromas and desmoid tumors (benign skin tumors that may be apparent before other signs of FAP), pigmented lesions...
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    joined the University of Michigan as an instructor of pathology. Alfred Warthin, head of the pathology department, advised him to study German to pursue...
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  • Thumbnail for Papillary renal cell carcinoma
    Papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC) is a malignant, heterogeneous tumor originating from renal tubular epithelial cells of the kidney, which comprises...
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  • Glucagonoma is a very rare tumor of the pancreatic alpha cells that results in the overproduction of the hormone, glucagon. Typically associated with...
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    can be demonstrated in tissue by Gram stain, Giemsa stain, H&E stain, Warthin-Starry silver stain, acridine orange stain, and phase-contrast microscopy...
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  • Thumbnail for Extramammary Paget's disease
    (April 2015). "Mammary and extramammary Paget's disease". Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia. 90 (2): 225–31. doi:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153189. PMC 4371672...
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    for about 3% of all cases of cancer. It was first recognized by Alder S. Warthin in 1885 at the University of Michigan. It was later further studied by...
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  • 1 – Joseph Warkany Warkany syndrome 2 – Joseph Warkany Warthin's tumor – Aldred Scott Warthin Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome – Rupert Waterhouse, Carl...
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  • Thumbnail for Syringocystadenoma papilliferum
    form in the head and neck area. Syringocystadenoma papilliferum can develop de-novo or within a nevus sebaceous. Syringocystadenoma papilliferum tends to...
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