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Adamantinoma

Adamantinomas are slow-growing cancerous bone tumors that form primarily in the tibia (shin bone) but occasionally in the jaw, forearm, hands, or feet.

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Adrenal Tumors

Adrenal tumors are masses that grow in the adrenal gland, the organ responsible for producing hormones in response to physical and emotional stress.

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Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare cancer that forms in the outer layer of the adrenal glands.

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Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma (ASPS)

Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a malignant soft tissue tumor.

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Angiosarcoma

Angiosarcoma is a type of cancer that begins in the cells that line the blood vessels or lymph vessels.

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Bone Tumors and Bone Cysts

Bone tumors and bone cysts are types of abnormal growth within a bone. Most are benign (noncancerous).

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Carcinoid Tumors

Carcinoid tumors are a type of neuroendocrine tumor that can develop in the appendix, gastrointestinal tract, or lungs.

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Carney Triad

Carney triad is a rare condition that describes the occurrence of three kinds of endocrine tumors in the same patient.

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Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to stop cancer cells from multiplying in the body.

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Chondrosarcoma

Chondrosarcoma is a cancerous tumor that typically develops in the cartilage that coats the ends of bones and forms joints.

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Desmoid Tumor

Desmoid tumors are thought to develop from the fibrous tissue that forms tendons and ligaments.

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Ewing Sarcoma

Ewing sarcoma is a kind of cancer that grows in bones or soft tissues.

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Fibrosarcoma

A fibrosarcoma is a malignant (cancerous) tumor that originates in the connective fibrous tissue found at the ends of bones of the arm or legs, and then spreads to other...

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Germ Cell Tumors

Germ cell tumors are masses of tissue formed by immature cells that normally would have developed into mature eggs or sperm.

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Hepatoblastoma

Hepatoblastoma is a type of liver cancer in children.

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Li-Fraumeni Syndrome

Li-Fraumeni syndrome is a hereditary condition that is often associated with a pathogenic variant in the TP53 gene.

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Limb-Salvage Surgery

Limb-salvage surgery is a surgical option for children with a malignant tumor in a long bone of their leg or arm.

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Liposarcoma

Liposarcoma is a malignant soft tissue tumor that develops in fat tissue.

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Malignant Fibrous Histiocystoma

A malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a type of cancerous tumor that can start in bone or in the soft tissues that connect, support, or surround organs and other body parts.

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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) is an inherited genetic multiple endocrine neoplasia that causes tumors to grow in several of the body’s hormone-producing, endocrine organs.

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Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a rare cancer that arises in the nasal cavity and pharynx (throat).

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Neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a cancerous tumor that begins in nerve tissue of young children.

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Neuroendocrine Tumors

Neuroendocrine tumors, also known as NETs, are growths that develop from specialized, hormone-producing neuroendocrine tissue distributed throughout the body.

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Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome

Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome happens when a small tumor or a viral infection triggers the immune system to attack the nervous system.

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Osteosarcoma

Osteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer among children, adolescents, and young adults.

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Ovarian Tumors

Ovarian masses and tumors can form in infants and adolescents born female on one or both ovaries.

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Paraganglioma and Pheochromocytoma

Paragangliomas and pheochromocytomas are tumors that develop out of the neuroendocrine tissue responsible for making epinephrine.

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Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation to shrink tumors and kill cancer cells by damaging their DNA, the genetic material in a cell.

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Retinoblastoma

Retinoblastoma is a rare childhood cancer of the eye. It arises from the retina.

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Rotationplasty

Rotationplasty is a surgical procedure used to treat bone tumors in children that occur near the knee.

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Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Soft tissue sarcomas are cancerous tumors that begin in the tissues that connect, support, or surround the body's organs and structures.

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Stem Cell Transplant

A stem cell transplant (also called bone marrow transplant) is the infusion of healthy stem cells into the body to stimulate new bone marrow growth.

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Synovial Sarcoma

Synovial sarcoma is a malignant tumor of the soft tissues, usually around joints.

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Tumors of the Pancreas

Tumors of the pancreas can develop from the pancreas’ exocrine cells, which make enzymes to aid in digestion, or endocrine cells, which produce hormones such as insulin and glucagon that...

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Wilms Tumor

Wilms tumor is a cancerous tumor in the cells of the kidney.

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