The pancreas is an organ in the body that helps with digestion and controls sugar levels by making insulin. Sometimes, a growth can start inside the small tubes (ducts) of the pancreas. This growth is called an intraductal papillary neoplasm. In the beginning, it may...
Pulmonary Myxoid Sarcoma is a very rare type of cancer that starts in the lungs. The word “myxoid” means that the tumour looks jelly-like when seen under a microscope, and “sarcoma” means that it grows from the body’s connective tissues. In this case, the tumour has a...
Pilomatrix Carcinoma is a rare type of skin cancer that begins in hair follicle cells. Normally, these cells help in the growth of hair, but in this disease, they start to grow in an abnormal and uncontrolled way, forming a hard lump under the skin. Most often, this...
Pancreatic Undifferentiated Carcinoma with Osteoclast-like Giant Cells is a very rare and aggressive type of pancreatic cancer. It is called “undifferentiated” because the cancer cells look extremely abnormal and don’t resemble normal pancreas cells under the...
Mesonephric-like Adenocarcinoma is a rare type of cancer that can develop in the uterus (endometrium) or the ovary. This cancer is “mesonephric-like” because it closely resembles mesonephric adenocarcinoma under the microscope, but it appears in areas where original...
