A brain tumor is a mass of abnormal cells that grow in the brain. Brain tumors can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous) and can start anywhere in the brain. Malignant tumors grow rapidly ...

and neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), which are neoplasms that arise from cells of the endocrine and nervous systems. Cushing syndrome (CS) is defined by signs and symptoms caused by hypercortisolism.

In the United States (US), the estimated annual incidence of neuroendocrine tumors is approximately 7 cases per 100,000 individuals. Overall, more than 170,000 people are living with ...

The hope is that these devices could make it possible to cure complex brain tumours, eliminate cancers that have metastasised to distant organs, and generally limit the toll which cancer treatment ...

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) exhibit diverse behaviors and varying ... Technical aspects of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for benign and malignant disease: review of the literature.

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

Scientists in China have developed a modified virus found in birds that causes cancer cells to produce sugars the immune system can easily recognize and attack. The experimental therapy was tested ...

Vascular tumors of the liver in adult patients include cavernous hemangioma, a common benign tumor; epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, a rare, usually low-grade malignant tumor; and angiosarcoma ...

"We are trying to develop epigenetic biomarkers that can predict patients that are starting to progress to neuroendocrine prostate cancer," says Jindan Yu, MD, PhD. In this video, Jindan Yu, MD, PhD, ...