Ewing's sarcoma is a malignant (cancerous) bone tumor that affects children.

Causes Ewing's sarcoma can occur any time during childhood and young adulthood, but usually develops during puberty, when bones are growing rapidly. It is uncommon in A...

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Craniopharyngioma is a cancer which arises in the pituitary gland, in tissue originally found in the embryo. One of the most common childhood brain cancers, it is also sometimes called a Rathke's pouch tumor or a suprasellar cyst.

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Brain tumors affect nearly 1,500 to 2,000 children in the U.S. every year. They are diagnosed most often between the ages of three and eight, but can occur at any age. A brain tumor results from an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain and is classi...

Carcinoid Tumors A rare and slow-growing form of cancer, carcinoid tumors may develop anywhere in the body where neuroendocrine (hormone-producing) cells exist. Roughly 75% of carcinoids arise in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, particularly the small intest...

The brain stem consists of the midbrain, pons and medulla located deep in the posterior part of the brain. Tumors that arise along these structures are called brain stem gliomas. Most brain stem gliomas occur in the pons ("pontine gliomas"). The pontine tum...

Bile duct cancer: An uncommon type of cancer that arises from the bile duct, the tube that connects the liver and the gallbladder to the small intestine.

The part of the bile duct that is outside the liver is called the extrahepatic bile duct. Bile, ...

Basal Cell Carcinoma Basal cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer. It is a malignant epithelial cell tumor that begins as a papule (a small, circumscribed, solid elevation of the skin) and enlarges peripherally, developing into a crater that erodes, cr...

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AIDS-related lymphoma is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the lymph system in patients who have AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which attacks and weakens ...

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Adrenal Cancer A rare cancer of the adrenal glands. The usually aggressive cancer causes overproduction of adrenal hormones. This cancer usually occurs in young adults.

Signs and Symptoms of Adrenal Cancer Adrenal cancer...

Cancer: "Any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division is referred to as Cancer; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream." Cancer Surgery is in vogue. It is actually the renowned and the...