What is Pulmonary Blastoma or Blastoma of Lung? Pulmonary blastoma is a rare type of lung cancer that consists of a mixture of immature epithelial and mesenchymal tissues. It usually comes from the tissues of the lungs or the pleura (the pleura are the membrane that...
What is Pleomorphic Carcinoma of Lung? Pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung is a rare form of high-grade lung cancer. High-grade cancer is a cancer that grows rapidly and spreads to other parts of the body from where it originated. It account for approximately 0.1% to...
What is Papillary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lung? Papillary squamous cell carcinoma of the lung is a rare type of squamous cell cancer of the lung. But it is 2nd most common type of lung cancer. Squamous cells are thin, flat cells that are found in surface tissues of...
What is Paraganglioma of the Mediastinum? Paraganglioma of the Mediastinum or Mediastinal paraganglioma is a rare type of highly vascular (with high blood supply) tumor arising from neuroendocrine cells called chromaffin cells that are found along the aortic ganglia...
What is Small Cell Carcinoma of the Rectum? Small cell carcinoma of rectum is a rare type of cancer that originates from the neuroendocrine cells of the rectum. Neuroendocrine cells are the cells that have characteristics of the nerve and hormone-producing cells. It...
