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A respiratory tract neoplasm is a tumor which affects a portion of the respiratory tract. Most occur in the thorax.
Examples include laryngeal cancer and lung cancer.
| Pathology: Cancer, Tumors, Neoplasms, and oncology (C00-D48, 140-239) |
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| Benign tumors | Hyperplasia - Cyst - Pseudocyst - Hamartoma - Benign tumor |
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| Malignant progression | Dysplasia - Carcinoma in situ - Cancer - Metastasis |
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| Topography | lip, oral cavity and pharynx: Oral - Head/Neck - Nasopharyngeal
digestive system: tract (Esophagus, Stomach, Small intestine, Colon/rectum, Appendix, Anus) - glands (Liver, Bile duct, Gallbladder, Pancreas)
respiratory system: Larynx - Lung
bone, articular cartilage, skin, and connective tissue: Bone (Tailbone) - Skin - Blood
urogenital: breast and female genital organs (Breast, Vagina, Cervix, Uterus, Endometrium, Ovaries) - male genital organs (Penis, Prostate, Testicles) - urinary organs (Kidney, Bladder)
nervous system: Eye (Uvea) - Brain (Choroid plexus)
endocrine system: Thyroid (Papillary, Follicular, Medullary, Anaplastic) - Adrenal tumor (Adrenocortical carcinoma, Pheochromocytoma) - Pituitary |
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| Misc. | Tumor suppressor genes/oncogenes - Staging/grading - Carcinogenesis - Carcinogen - Research - Paraneoplastic syndrome - List of oncology-related terms |
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