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Premalignant condition
A premalignant condition is a disease, syndrome, or finding that, if left untreated, may lead to cancer.
Examples of pre-malignant conditions include actinic keratosis, Barrett's esophagus and cervical dysplasia.
See also
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Pathology: Cancer, Tumors, neoplasia, and oncology (C00-D48, 140-239) |
| Benign tumors |
Hyperplasia - Cyst - Pseudocyst - Hamartoma - Benign tumor |
| Malignant progression |
Dysplasia - Carcinoma in situ - Cancer - Metastasis |
| Topography |
lip, oral cavity and pharynx: Oral - Head/Neck - Nasopharyngeal
digestive system: tract (Esophagus, Stomach, Small intestine, Colon/rectum, Appendix, Anus) - glands (Liver, Bile duct, Gallbladder, Pancreas)
respiratory system: Larynx - Lung
bone, articular cartilage, skin, and connective tissue: Bone - Skin - Blood
urogenital: breast and female genital organs (Breast, Vagina, Cervix, Uterus, Endometrium, Ovaries) - male genital organs (Penis, Prostate, Testicles) - urinary organs (Kidney, Bladder)
nervous system: Eye - Brain
endocrine system: Thyroid (Papillary, Follicular, Medullary, Anaplastic) - Adrenal tumor (Adrenocortical carcinoma, Pheochromocytoma) - Pituitary |
| Misc. |
Tumor suppressor genes/oncogenes - Staging/grading - Carcinogenesis - Carcinogen - Research - Paraneoplastic syndrome - List of oncology-related terms |
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