Hepatic hemangioma is a type of non-cancerous (benign) tumor composed of abnormally formed blood vessels within the liver. Though this condition can develop in people of any age, hepatic hemangiomas most commonly affect people between the ages of...
Blood naturally clots to slow down and stop bleeding when a vein or artery is cut. Sometimes, however, a blood clot will occur unnecessarily and can cause health problems. A blood clot that takes place in a vein and breaks loose can cause a...
With over 21,000 new cases diagnosed annually in the United States alone, ovarian cancer is the leading cause of gynecologic cancer death and the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women. Women with early ovarian cancer, often called a "silent...
Follicular lymphoma--also called indolent follicular lymphoma--is a very slow growing (indolent) form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Lymphoma is a type of cancer that attacks specific immune cells called lymphocytes. This form of cancer accounts for 20...
The ovaries can give rise to benign, or noncancerous, tumors. These tumors most commonly occur in women of childbearing age, but may also arise in postmenopausal women. Benign ovarian tumors are categorized into three types: surface epithelial...
Peripheral neuropathy refers to disease of the peripheral nerves, located outside the central nervous system. Affected nerves can be sensory, motor or autonomic. Neuropathy can affect one nerve or many. Common symptoms include pain, tingling and...
Ovarian cancer is uncontrolled cell growth that causes tumors in the ovaries, the female reproductive organs that make the female hormones and produce eggs. All women have some risk of developing ovarian cancer, but according to the Centers for...
Testicular cancer, cancer originating in the male testes, is a rare form of cancer accounting for only 1 percent of all male cancers, according to TC-Cancer.com. Although rare, it is the most common type of cancer affecting men between the ages of...
