Sentences with phrase «tumor spread to the lung»

Expect chest radiographs to assess tumor spread to the lung to be needed before surgery can proceed.

Not exact matches

In the Cell study, Dr. Massagué, with Fellow Manuel Valiente, PhD, and other team members, found that in mouse models of breast and lung cancer — two tumor types that often spread to the brain — many cancer cells that enter the brain are killed by astrocytes.

The result was a significant reduction in the skin cancer lesions, as well as a sizable reduction in melanoma tumors that had spread to the lungs.

By blocking these in lung endothelial cells, the researchers were able to slow lung tumor growth in mice and also reduce the spread of metastatic tumors.

By identifying the cause of this metastasis — which often happens quickly in lung cancer and results in a bleak survival rate — Salk scientists are able to explain why some tumors are more prone to spreading than others.

A tumor had developed in Jimmy's mastoid bone, pressing upon his brain, and the cancer spread to one lung.

Stage 3 disease may also involve more than one malignant tumor in the lung that has spread to other organs like the heart, esophagus or trachea.

Other cancers, such as lung, breast, kidney, melanoma, thyroid, testicular, germ cell tumors and others, are more prone to spread to the brain.

However, some testicular tumors can grow aggressively and metastasize (spread) to other parts of the body, most commonly to the lymph nodes, lungs, liver and central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord.

One example: In stage 4 breast cancer, the tumor may have spread from the breast to the bones, brain, liver, or lungs.

These tumors usually spread to the lungs, liver, spleen and heart.

The goal was to see if we can slow or stop the formation of lung metastasis (spread of tumor to your dog's lungs which occurs in over 90 % of cases).

The tumors are locally invasive and spread (metastasize) to the adjacent lymph nodes (glands) as well to more distant parts of the body such as the lungs.

These diseases include infectious pneumonia (fungal, bacterial, parasitic), feline heartworm disease (cats are aberrant hosts for the canine heartworm disease parasite), primary lung parasites, and tumor disease (either a lung tumor, or one that has metastasized or spread to the lungs from elsewhere in the body).

Dog stomach tumors are usually malignant and spread to areas such as the liver, lymph nodes and lungs.

Malignant tumors may spread to the local lymph nodes and occasionally the lung but this is rare.

Up to 90 % of these tumors will have metastasized or spread to the lungs at the time of diagnosis, but because of the small initial size of the metastatic lesions, less than 10 % will initially show up on a chest x-ray.

Less commonly, dogs with TCC can have lameness due to spread of the tumor into the bones or spread into the lungs and a paraneoplastic syndrome called hypertrophic osteopathy.

Ideally, the lung metastasis, or the spread of the tumor to the dog's lungs (which occurs in more than 90 percent of osteosarcoma cases), will be slowed or stopped entirely by these NK cells.

The tumor is typically found in the long bones of the legs, but given its aggressive nature it will quickly metastasize (spread) to other parts of the body, most commonly the lungs.

Over time, the malignant tumor grows and causes urinary obstruction, and spreads to the lymph nodes, lung, bones, and other areas of the body.

Tumors can grow on both anal sacs, but they more commonly only affect one, and often spread to other organs, such as the liver and lungs.

The disseminated disease occurs when tumor cells spread beyond the local lymph nodes to the lung, liver, spleen, gastrointestinal system, eyes, central nervous system, skin, muscles, bone and / or the bone marrow.

Their tumors grow rapidly and spread to the lungs early, usually before a pet owner is aware and brings them in for diagnosis and treatment.

When the tumor has already spread some pets might have difficulty breathing (dyspnea) due to buildup of the tumor in the lungs, or lameness due to spread of the tumor to the bones.

The larger the breast tumor, the greater the risk that it has spread to the lymph nodes, lungs, or other parts of the body.

Before a biopsy or surgery is performed, chest X-rays should be taken to make sure the tumor hasn't spread to the lungs.

Sammy (also known as «The King») was diagnosed in August 2014 with a very uncommon tumor in his shoulder (called multilobular osteochondrosarcoma or MLO) that had also spread to his lungs.

Most dogs with a tumor will see the cancer spread to the lungs in 1 to 2 years.

Your vet will then take x-rays of the chest area to see if tumors have spread to the lungs or if other parts of the body are affected.

Unfortunately, the tumors had spread to her lungs and the kindest thing we could do was to let her go to sleep peacefully.

Malignant tumors generally take the dog within one to two years, usually after the cancer has spread to the lungs.

Since the most common cause of death is not the tumor, but the spread of cancer to the lungs, chemotherapy is used to make sure that all of the cancer cells are killed (Adriamycin (doxorubicin) and cisplatin or carboplatin).

In the case of malignant tumors, like adinocarcinomas, surgical operation is very tough, laborious, and is usually not effective as the cellular division is rapid, non specific and may spread to other organs such as the liver, intestines, lungs and surrounding abdominal and thoracic lymph nodes.

A high number, 40 to 50 percent, of these tumors are malignant, meaning they have spread to other locations — primarily the lungs or lymph nodes — at the time of diagnosis.

The tumors can spread locally, affecting adjacent tissues, but long term, if left untreated, it can spread to distant areas like lymph nodes or lung tissue.

Half of all tumors are malignant and unfortunately, half to 75 % of them will kill the dog by recurrence or spreading (metastasizing) to the lungs within one to two years.

This disease spreads quickly and can move from a tumor on the bone to the lungs.

A few dogs are diagnosed with advanced metastasis (tumors that have spread to elsewhere in the body, such as the lungs and lymph nodes) and might be feeling ill from their tumors when they come for treatment.

With this form of lung cancer, tumors spread quickly so it is rarely possible to remove the tumors surgically.