Question 1

help please? what is the difference in malignant melanoma and metastatic melanoma?

Accepted Answer

Melanoma: Malignant means cancerous. It's redundant to say malignant melanoma, as all melanoma is cancerous (although the term is still used).  Metastatic means that it has spread to lymph nodes or other organs of the body.

Question 2

how can you differentiate primary malignant bone tumor from metastatic bone disease in x-ray?

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Several ways: A primary bone tumor might have certain radiographic characterisitics that are different than metastatic bone disease. Multiple bone tumors strongly suggests metastases. The presence of a prior cancer also strongly suggests that a bone tumor is metastastic.

Question 3

what is metastatic disease?

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Spread of disease : Metastatic is a term used to describe a disease that has spread from its initial point.  It is primarily used with regards to tumors that have started to arise at multiple places in the body, most frequently by spreading through the bloodstream.

Question 4

what is malignant otitis?

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Severe Ear Ache!: Malignant otitis media is a term for a severe ear infection, manifested by intense pain --sometimes externa, due to swimmer's ear; or often a middle ear infection.  If swimmer's ear, antibiotic drops plus oral antibiotics are needed. If only a severe middle ear infection then only oral antibiotics with pain management.  Make sure to follow up to be certain of appropriate treatment!

Question 5

is malignant histiocytoma hereditary?

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MFH: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is an umbrella term used to describe a range of more specific sarcomas.  Although many of these tumors have unique cytogenetic profiles, they are largely not hereditary.

Question 6

what does malignant mean for a tumor?

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Cancer: Tumor is a term gor a mass or lump. The causes can be a large number of things. Malignant means cancer. Sometimes when a patient has cancer the malignant masses are called tumors. This is not a specific term.

Question 7

what does it mean by malignant gliosis?

Accepted Answer

: There is insufficient information to provide a meaningful opinion. Was it the result of a brain biopsy? Who gave you this information? Do you have any symptoms? It would be useful to talk to a doctor, in person.

Question 8

what is a harmless cyst vs a malignant cyst?

Accepted Answer

Cyst: cysts can be benign (not cancer) or cancerous (malignant). Even benign cysts can harm-for example, they can cause pain, rupture, bleeding, infection etc so I would not necessarily use the word-harmless.

Question 9

how are malignant neoplasms and crabs connected?

Accepted Answer

It's a visual thing: Many cancers, due to their unstructured local growth patterns, have thin tendrils radiating out from the main body of the tumor, much like the legs of a crab. I believe that's your answer. It works in astrology. I hope so. Good luck.

Question 10

what is the best way to treat malignant gliosis?

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: Not sure what you mean by malignant gliosis, but most doctors would think of a brain malignancy, a glioma, which can be slow or fast-growing and the higher grades cause rapid demise.  Often surgically decompressing and debulking provide time and remission, but usually, radiation and chemotherapy are minimally helpful.

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