Digestive System Neoplasms
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Digestive System Neoplasms. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Digestive System Neoplasms.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Adenoma, Islet Cell - A benign tumor of the pancreatic ISLET CELLS. Usually it involves the INSULIN-producing PANCREATIC B...
Adenoma, Liver Cell - A benign epithelial tumor of the LIVER....
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli - A polyposis syndrome due to an autosomal dominant mutation of the APC genes (GENES, APC) on CHROMOSO...
Anal Gland Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the anal gland....
Anus Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the ANAL CANAL....
Appendiceal Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the APPENDIX....
Bile Duct Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the BILE DUCTS....
Biliary Tract Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer in the BILIARY TRACT including the BILE DUCTS and the GALLBLADDER....
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - A primary malignant neoplasm of epithelial liver cells. It ranges from a well-differentiated tumor w...
Carcinoma, Islet Cell - A primary malignant neoplasm of the pancreatic ISLET CELLS. Usually it involves the non-INSULIN-prod...
Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal - Carcinoma that arises from the PANCREATIC DUCTS. It accounts for the majority of cancers derived fro...
Cecal Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the CECUM....
Colonic Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the COLON....
Colorectal Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the COLON or the RECTUM or both. Risk factors for colorectal cancer include chro...
Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis - A group of autosomal-dominant inherited diseases in which COLON CANCER arises in discrete adenomas. ...
Common Bile Duct Neoplasms - Tumor or cancer of the COMMON BILE DUCT including the AMPULLA OF VATER and the SPHINCTER OF ODDI....
Digestive System Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM....
Duodenal Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the DUODENUM....
Esophageal Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the ESOPHAGUS....
Gallbladder Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the gallbladder....
Gardner Syndrome - A variant of ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI caused by mutation in the APC gene (GENES, APC) on CHROMOSOM...
Gastrinoma - A GASTRIN-secreting neuroendocrine tumor of the non-beta ISLET CELLS, the GASTRIN-SECRETING CELLS. T...
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, from the MOUTH to the ANAL CANAL....
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - All tumors in the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT arising from mesenchymal cells (MESODERM) except those of s...
Glucagonoma - An almost always malignant GLUCAGON-secreting tumor derived from the PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS. It is c...
Ileal Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer in the ILEUM region of the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL)....
Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease - A condition that is caused by HYPERPLASIA of LYMPHOCYTES in the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL) a...
Insulinoma - A benign tumor of the PANCREATIC BETA CELLS. Insulinoma secretes excess INSULIN resulting in HYPOGLY...
Intestinal Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the INTESTINES....
Jejunal Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer in the JEJUNUM region of the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL)....
Liver Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the LIVER....
Liver Neoplasms, Experimental - Experimentally induced tumors of the LIVER....
Pancreatic Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the PANCREAS. Depending on the types of ISLET CELLS present in the tumors, vario...
Peritoneal Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the PERITONEUM....
Rectal Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the RECTUM....
Sigmoid Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the SIGMOID COLON....
Somatostatinoma - A SOMATOSTATIN-secreting tumor derived from the pancreatic delta cells (SOMATOSTATIN-SECRETING CELLS...
Stomach Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the STOMACH....
Vipoma - A tumor that secretes VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE, a neuropeptide that causes VASODILATION; relaxa...
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome - A syndrome that is characterized by the triad of severe PEPTIC ULCER, hypersecretion of GASTRIC ACID...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
