The skin is made up of a number of specialized cells, including melanocytes---the pigment-producing cells that provide the skin's natural color. Malignant melanoma is an advanced cancer that originates in melanocytes and then spreads to the lymph...
Hypertension is another name for high blood pressure. According to MedLine Plus, hypertension is referred to as malignant or accelerated hypertension if the lower number, also called the diastolic pressure, is above 130. In most instances,...
Malignant hypertension causes a sudden, severe rise in blood pressure. The diastolic number, which represents the pressure inside the blood vessels at rest, often rises above 120 to 130 mm Hg, as compared to a normal diastolic reading of 80 mm Hg....
Malignant melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer in humans. While the symptoms of melanoma are straightforward, diagnosis usually requires a biopsy. This cancer can strike anyone, and regular skin checks of all body surfaces, including...
Malignant mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer affecting tissue surrounding the lungs, chest cavity or abdomen. Symptoms of the cancer include difficulty breathing and pain under the rib cage. According to 2010 information from the National...
Malignant melanoma is a type of skin cancer that arises from melanocytes, or pigment-producing cells that give the skin its color. Melanomas typically begin on the surface of the skin. Melanomas can also rarely form on the eyes, intestines and...
Malignant mesothelioma, also known as simply mesothelioma, is a cancer that develops in the lining of the chest or abdomen. This lining is called the mesothelium, and it covers many organs in the body. If mesothelioma develops in the lining of the...
Malignant hypertension is the medical term used when blood pressure becomes extremely high, very quickly. The diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) can rise up to 130 mmHg. This condition can cause blurred vision, numbness and weakness in...
Melanoma is also referred to a malignant melanoma because it is the deadliest form of skin cancer. Melanoma spreads rapidly once it develops. Early detection and treatment provide a high cure rate, according to the American Academy of Dermatology....
Melanoma is a cancerous growth of the pigment producing cells, called melanocytes. It can occur on the skin, eyes or mucus membranes. Malignant melanoma is the most serious of all skin cancers, causing more than 8,400 deaths per year in the United...
According to Mesothelioma.net, mesothelioma is a rare form of malignant cancer that occurs when the cells of the mesothelium become abnormal and divide extremely rapidly. Malignant mesothelium cells can invade and damage the organs they would...
A malignant melanoma is the most severe type of skin cancer, characterized by invasive, abnormal skin cell growth that can easily spread throughout the body. There are four different subtypes of malignant melanoma, as well as a rare congenital...
Malignant mesothelioma is cancer found in the mesothelium, which is the protective covering that lies on top of most of your internal organs. If the focus is on the stomach area, the mesothelium is called the peritoneum, and if the area of concern...
Malignant melanoma is a type of skin cancer that arises in melanocytes, the cells that produce melanin, or skin pigment. Melanoma is less common than other types of skin cancers, but it is more likely to spread to other areas of the body,...
The National Cancer Institute estimates that in 2010, more than 68,000 new cases of melanoma will be diagnosed in the United States, and 8,700 people will die from the disease. Melanoma, or malignant melanoma, is a form of skin cancer that...
Malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, originates in cells that produce the pigment melanin, which is responsible for the color of skin, hair and eyes. Melanomas can appear as black, brown, red, purple, pink, blue or white moles or...
Malignant hypertension, also known as accelerated hypertension, refers to a condition in which blood pressure is severely high. Blood pressure refers to the force of blood against your vessels. Your systolic blood pressure is the pressure on your...
Breast cancer, a malignant breast tumor, led to more than 40,000 deaths and was the cause of almost 210,000 new cancer diagnoses in the U.S. in 2009, according to the National Cancer Institute. Breast cancer development begins in mutant breast...
Malignant mesothelioma is a cancer that is related to asbestos exposure, in which cancer cells form in the lining of the lung cavity or abdomen, according to the National Cancer Institute. Chemotherapy is a commonly used treatment for this kind of...
Malignant melanoma, or simply melanoma, is the most dangerous form of skin cancer, says the American Academy of Dermatologyr. This cancer type spreads aggressively, making the early detection vital. In order to detect melanoma, people should...
A tumor, also known as a neoplasm, is a group of cells that grows beyond normal boundaries. Cells either stop growing or die normally at a given point in time regulated by the cell's controlling mechanism---DNA or RNA. A tumor results when cells...
Melanomas are derived from melanocytes, cells within the skin that are responsible for making the protein melanin, the main pigment within the skin. Melanoma develops when the melanocytes develop genetic mutations which cause them to grow...
A malignant brain tumor refers to a group of rapidly growing abnormal cells that spread to other parts of your body (metastasize). The American Brain Tumor Association says that a brain tumor is also considered malignant when it provokes...
Breast cancer is a complex disease that is made up of many different kinds of tumors. Breast cancer tumors can usually be classified based on the tissue from which they arose. Malignant phyllodes tumors are a rare form of breast cancer.
The National Cancer Institute reports that breast cancer will kill an estimated 39,840 women and 390 men, and lead to more than 200,000 new cancer diagnoses in the United States in 2010. Women with breast cancer develop a lump in their breast, but...
A malignant colon polyp--also known as colon cancer--occurs in the large intestine. Most cases of colon cancer begin as a small noncancerous polyp that becomes malignant over time. There were 106,100 new cases of colon cancer in 2009, according to...
Malignant melanoma, or skin cancer, forms in the cells of the skin that create pigment in the hair, skin and eyes. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, melanoma strikes all age groups, but heredity plays a role in terms of the risk of...
One determination of a tumor in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) is whether it is malignant (cancer), and another is whether the tumor originated in the brain (primary) or invaded the brain from another site (secondary). Thus, a...
Malignant melanoma, the most advanced stage of melanoma, develops from mutations to melanocytes. These specialized cells can be identified by the production of melanin, a black pigment protein. Melanocytes are abundant within the skin but are also...
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