Malignancy

Okay, didn't get my hands on a text book yet, but during my coffee break I realised that foam cells were not linked to any malignancy, but are actually macrophages that have endocytosed lipid droplets. The phenomenon is linked to aterosclerosis or some such condition, where an excess ...

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An oncogene is a modified gene, or a set of nucleotides that codes for a protein, that increases the malignancy of a tumor cell. Some oncogenes, usually involved in early stages of cancer development, increase the chance that a normal cell develops into a tumor cell, possibly ...

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... stain or culture from a BAL. Of the 174 participants, 88 were given ABCD and 86 were given Amphotericin B. Most of the patients had a hematologic malignancy (70%) and/or a bone marrow transplant (42%). Sites of infection included lungs in 66%, sinuses in 15%, and CNS in 7%. The 174 participants, ...

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... signals(4.3.4) and prostaglandins modulate them (4.3.4). Prostaglandin E 2 has been hypothesized to mediate bone resorption in trauma, malignancy, and periodontal disease. This prostaglandin, as well as the cellular constituents cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP, has been found in association ...

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... (from, for example, shock, heart failure, or severe anemia), prolonged exercise, seizures, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), alcohol, liver failure, malignancy, or certain medications like salicylates. Other causes of metabolic acidosis include severe dehydration -- resulting in decreased tissue ...

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