According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis in women other than skin cancer. The breast is composed of various different tissue components, resulting in a variety of potential histopathological types...
The liver is a large organ that serves to detoxify the blood, make proteins and produce digestive molecules. It can be affected by many different diseases. External toxins, genetic disorders, infections, tumors and autoimmune diseases are culprits...
Asbestosis is a chronic inflammatory lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. Asbestos is a mineral fiber that has been used in building materials, insulation and automotive parts. The Environmental Protection Agency banned...
The cecum connects the large intestine and the small intestine. While most colorectal cancers arise in the far end of the colon, the rectum and sigmoid colon, the cecum is the next most common site for cancer to arise, according to the Surgical...
Vitamin D is obtained by the body through the exposure to sunlight. It is absorbed through the skin and necessary for synthesizing certain nutrients and electrolytes, according to Theodore C. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D. in his article on "Vitamin D...
Breast cancer occurs when normal breast cells mutate and gain the ability to proliferate uncontrollably, forming a tumor. Breast cancer cases are staged and characterized according to the cell type they originated from, the invasiveness of the...
The adrenal glands sit just above the kidneys. Their function is to make hormones crucial for life. There are two major areas of each adrenal gland: the outer cortex and inner medulla. The cortex is further subdivided into a zona glomerulosa, zona...
There are many possible medical problems in the stomach. The organ has an inner layer of glands that make stomach acid and a protective mucus layer. Other layers contain nerves, muscles and connective tissues. Various problems in these tissues and...
Vitamin D is a non-essential vitamin that is synthesized in special skin cells following exposure to sunlight. You also get ample nutritional vitamin D from several types of foods including eggs, fortified dairy products, and fatty fish like tuna,...
Each breast contains glandular tissue: lobules, which contain cells that produce breast milk; and ducts that carry that milk to the nipple. The nipple itself also contains a small amount of ductal glandular tissue, as well as muscle cells, nerves...
Certain types of lung cancers are more likely to be found near the center of the lungs. Examples include squamous cell carcinoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, typical bronchial carcinoid and small cell carcinoma. Diagnosis is made by taking tissue...
The breasts contain large amounts of glandular tissue, organized into milk-producing lobules and milk-transporting ducts. The lobules and ducts form a complex tree-like structure that connects to the nipple. Normal fluctuations in breast growth...
The thymus gland is fairly large in infants and young children because it is essential in the early years for the development and maturation of their immune system. The T lymphocytes must mature in the thymus to be able to help protect the body...
Keratoacanthoma is a benign skin growth that on a pathological level resembles squamous cell carcinoma. The most common victims are elderly light-skinned people over 50 years of age. It is found in more males than females, with an overall...
