Sentences with phrase «tumor cells under the microscope»

By observing prostate tumor cells under a microscope and scoring the different cellular patterns observed, pathologists are able to determine if a tumor is more or less likely to spread.

The outcome for patients with malignant mammary gland tumors depends on several factors including tumor type, histologic grade (appearance of the tumor cells under the microscope and how similar or dissimilar they are to normal tissues), tumor size, and tumor stage (presence of regional and distant metastasis).

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«While these tumors appear to be muscle cells under the microscope, and clinicians had thought that they arose from muscle progenitor cells, that didn't explain why the tumors can occur in tissues that don't have skeletal muscle, like bladder, prostate and liver,» he continued.

Immediately after the cells were seeded, each well was checked under the microscope to verify the sparseness of each spherical culture, and only wells containing single - cell suspension with no cell cluster were chosen for tumor - sphere counting after 9 days.

3/24/2008 Non-Invasive Imaging Provides Window Into Genetic Properties of Brain Tumors Doctors diagnose and prescribe treatment for brain tumors by studying, under a microscope, tumor tissue and cell samples obtained through invasive biopsy or suTumors Doctors diagnose and prescribe treatment for brain tumors by studying, under a microscope, tumor tissue and cell samples obtained through invasive biopsy or sutumors by studying, under a microscope, tumor tissue and cell samples obtained through invasive biopsy or surgery.

A biopsy is very different from a needle sample of a tumor (fine - needle aspirate), where cells are drawn out with a needle and placed on a slide to be examined under a microscope.

That sediment is examined under a microscope for the presence of crystals, white or red blood cells, bacteria possible tumor cells or the cast ruminants of cells that line the urinary system.

These tumors are named because of their appearance under the microscope and include mast cell tumors, lymphosarcoma, histiocytomas, plasmacytomas, and transmissible venereal tumors.

Under a microscope, the cells of these tumors look very much like normal tissue.

Cells from the biopsy tissue are then examined under the microscope and the tumor is assessed as high grade (aggressive), intermediate, or low - grade (slow - growing).