Lymphomas are cancers of the lymph system. The lymph system drains excess fluid from cells and it also is where the immune system develops new white blood cells. Lymphomas typically begin as cancers of the lymph nodes and can be very aggressive....
The adrenal glands are located on top of the kidneys and secrete a variety of hormones. Masses within the adrenal glands will often not cause any symptoms if they do not cause any changes in hormonal secretion. Masses that secrete hormones, on the...
Helicobacter pylori is a spiral-, or helical-, shaped bacterium which infects the stomach and causes a variety of different illnesses and related symptoms. According to the Centers for Disease Control, H. pylori infects up to two-thirds of the...
An aneurysm is a bulge in an artery wall that can cause severe, often fatal bleeding, according to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. They form when a weakness in the wall of the artery balloons out under pressure from the blood inside....
Patients with Crohn's disease typically have chronic diarrhea with abdominal pain. Unable to eat, they often lose weight. Other symptoms include fever and a mass in the abdomen. You cannot diagnose this disease with simple lab tests like alkaline...
Kidney tumors are not common in children. According to Seattle Children's Hospital, about 550 children younger than 15 are diagnosed in the United States each year. Wilms' tumor is the most common form of kidney cancer in children younger than the...
