| 영문 | bronchogenic carcinoma | 한글 | 기관지원성 암종 |
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| 설명 | 폐의 기관지 세포에서 기원하는 종양. 폐암의 종류에서 가장 흔한 형태(90%이상)이다. 현미경적 소견에 따라 샘암종, 큰세포암종, 소세포(작은세포) 암종의 4가지로 나눈다. 이중에서 편평세포암종이 가장 흔한 형태이다. 임상적으로는 비소세포폐암(non-small cell lung cancer)와 소세포폐암(small cell lung cancer)로 구분을 하는데, 비소세포폐암의 경우 종양세포의 성장이 느리고 수술적 제거가 치료의 기본이 되고 예후도 좋은 반면, 소세포폐암의 경우에는 암세포의 성장이 매우 빠르고 치료도 방사선치료를 기본으로 하며 예후도 비소세포폐암에 비해서 좋지가 못하다. |
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| 영문 | embryonal carcinoma | 한글 | 배아암종 |
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| 설명 | 생식세포에서 생기는 암종의 하나로 대부분 고환에서 발생한다. 드물게는 종격동에서도 발생한다. 40~50대의 남성에게 많으나, 이보다 낮은 연령층에서도 나타난다. 육안적으로는 회백색의 분엽을 보이는 덩어리를 형성하며, 고환 악성 종양 중 예후가 좋은 편이다. 치료의 원칙은 가급적 신속하게 원발소를 절제하고 예상되는 전이병터에 대하여 방사선 조사요법을 행해야 한다. 태생암종 방사선요법에 대하여 매우 감수성이 높기 때문에 병기가 초기이면 90% 이상의 치료가 기대된다. 그리고 화학요법제에 의해 그 치료성과가 상승하고 있다. |
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| 영문 | carcinoma | 한글 | 암종 |
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| 설명 | 암종이란 상피세포(-신체의 내부나 외부를 쌓고 있는 조직을 상피라고 하고, 상피를 이루고 있는 세포를 상피세포라고 한다)의 과도한 증식에의한 악성종양을 이르는 말이다. |
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| 영문 | muscle cell(=muscle fiber) | 한글 | 근육세포 |
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| 설명 | 근육은 수의근(의식에 의해서 조절이 가능한 근육: 예를 들어 다리, 팔, 얼굴근육 등)과 불수의근(의식과 무관하게 조절하지 않아도 움직이는 근육: 예를 들어 심장근, 소화기관에 분포하는 근육 등)으로 나누어지며, 근육세포의 모양은 다음과 같다(수의근, 불수의근 외에 심장에 있는 심장근은 불수의근에 해당하지만 그 모양은 수의근과 같아 따로 분류한다).  |
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| 영문 | white blood cell(WBC), leukocyte | 한글 | 백혈구 |
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| 설명 | 혈액내에 골수구계세포와 림프계세포, 단핵구계세포를 모두 통틀어 말한다. 백혈구의 증가가 있으면 대개 감염이 있거나, 혹은 탈수현상이 있음을 의미한다. 또한 지나친 백혈구수의 감소는 인체내 면역기능이 떨어져 있음을 의미하며, 다른 질병에 의해 나타나는 이차적인 현상이 아닌지 꼭 진단을 받아보아야 한다. |
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| in situ nucleic acid hybridization | <molecular biology> The use of a DNA or RNA probe to detect the complementary DNA sequence. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| fluorescence in situ hybridization | <molecular biology, technique> A type of in situ hybridization in which target sequences are stained with fluorescent dye so their location and size can be determined using fluorescence microscopy. This staining is sufficiently distinct that the hybridization signal can be seen both in metaphase spreads and in interphase nuclei. Acronym: FISH (25 Jun 1999) |
| fluorescent in situ hybridization | See FISH. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acinic cell carcinoma | <tumour> An adenocarcinoma arising from secreting cells of a racemose gland, particularly the salivary glands. Synonym: acinar carcinoma, acinic cell carcinoma, acinose carcinoma, acinous carcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alveolar cell carcinoma | <tumour> A carcinoma, thought to be derived from epithelium of terminal bronchioles, in which the neoplastic tissue extends along the alveolar walls and grows in small masses within the alveoli; involvement may be uniformly diffuse and massive, or nodular, or lobular; microscopically, the neoplastic cells are cuboidal or columnar and form papillary structures; mucin may be demonstrated in some of the cells and in the material in the alveoli, which also includes denuded cells; metastases in regional lymph nodes, and even in more distant sites, are known to occur, but are infrequent. Synonym: alveolar cell carcinoma, bronchiolar adenocarcinoma, bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma, bronchioloalveolar adenocarcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basal cell carcinoma | <oncology, tumour> The most common form of skin cancer. A malignant growth of epidermal tissue, specifically basal cells. most common in the fair-skinned on sun-exposed areas (especially the face). (15 Nov 1997) |
| carcinoma, acinar cell | A malignant tumour arising from secreting cells of a racemose gland, particularly the salivary glands. Racemose (latin racemosus, full of clusters) refers, as does acinar (latin acinus, grape), to small saclike dilatations in various glands. Acinar cell carcinomas are usually well differentiated and account for about 13% of the cancers arising in the parotid gland. Lymph node metastasis occurs in about 16% of cases. Local recurrences and distant metastases many years after treatment are common. This tumour appears in all age groups and is most common in women. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carcinoma, basal cell | A malignant skin neoplasm that seldom metastasizes but has potentialities for local invasion and destruction. Clinically it is divided into types: nodular, cicatricial, morphaic, and erythematoid (pagetoid). More than 95% of these carcinomas occur in patients over 40. They develop on hair-bearing skin, most commonly on sun-exposed areas. Approximately 85% are found on the head and neck area and the remaining 15% on the trunk and limbs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carcinoma, giant cell | An epithelial neoplasm characterised by unusually large anaplastic cells. It is highly malignant with fulminant clinical course, bizarre histologic appearance and poor prognosis. It is most common in the lung and thyroid. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carcinoma, islet cell | A carcinoma of the islets of langerhans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carcinoma, large cell | A tumour of undifferentiated (anaplastic) cells of large size. It is usually bronchogenic. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carcinoma, merkel cell | A carcinoma arising from merkel cells located in the basal layer of the epidermis and occurring most commonly as a primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin. Merkel cells are tactile cells of neuroectodermal origin and histologically show neurosecretory granules. The skin of the head and neck are a common site of merkel cell carcinoma, occurring generally in elderly patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carcinoma, non-small-cell lung | A heterogeneous aggregate of at least three distinct histological types of lung cancer, including squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. They are dealt with collectively because of the shared properties of poor response to conventional chemotherapy and the potential for cure with surgical resection in a fraction of patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carcinoma, renal cell | Carcinoma of the renal parenchyma usually occurring in middle age or later and composed of tubular cells in varying arrangements. It was first described in 1826. Possible causal factors are environmental, hormonal, cellular, and genetic. Smoking is a definite risk factor and obesity is associated with increased risk. Renal cell carcinoma accounts for approximately 3% of adult cancer; the male-female ratio is 2:1. It is more common among urban residents than rural. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carcinoma, signet ring cell | A highly malignant, mucus-secreting tumour in which the mucus-secreting cells are anaplastic and appear rounded, with the nucleus displaced to one side by a globule of mucus in the cytoplasm. (12 Dec 1998) |