A cancer cell under the microscope: The STED image (left) has a background of low resolution.
The name «small cell» refers to the appearance of these lung
cancer cells under a microscope.
The name «large cell» refers to the appearance of
these cancer cells under the microscope.
Not exact matches
I was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the
cells under a
microscope, the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic
cancer that is curable with surgery.
As each layer of skin is removed, it is examined
under a
microscope for the presence of
cancer cells.
A technician then examines the sample
under a
microscope for the oddly - shaped
cells that are a precursor to
cancer.
Diagnosing
cancer today usually involves various imaging techniques, examining tissue samples
under a
microscope, or testing
cells for proteins or genetic material.
Professor Zhang's team were able to visualize the pinning, stretching and rupturing of cervical
cancer cells by immunostaining different parts of the
cells and viewing them
under a confocal fluorescent
microscope and a high - resolution scanning electron
microscope (SEM).
They found that these diseased
cells could take up the nanocrystals, whereas healthy
cells do not; they preferentially «stain» the
cancer cells, which can clearly be seen
under the
microscope through their bright luminescence.
Extracting
cancer cells and looking at them
under a
microscope is the only absolute way to diagnose
cancer.
Additionally, a urine sample may be analyzed
under a
microscope for
cancer cells.
This is a photomicrograph — a photograph taken
under a
microscope of an actual breast
cancer cell, which then divides, and becomes two
cells, and then four, eight, and so on.
These
cells will then be examined
under a
microscope, looking for
cancer cells that indicate lymphoma.
Looking at the size, shape, and behavior of
cells under a
microscope helps to tell whether a
cancer is benign or malignant.