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blastoma::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blastocytoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma |
| Type of | neoplasm, tumor, tumour |
Examples of blastoma
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Many types of blastoma have been linked to a mutation in tumor suppressor genes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A rare type of eye cancer, retinal blastoma, led to total blindness by age 5.
From the desmoinesregister.com
A specific tumour called a retinal blastoma causes the pupil to turn white.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A metastatic pulmonary blastoma tumor was cited as the cause.
From the orlandosentinel.com
A blastoma is a type of cancer, more common in children, that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells, often called blasts.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Healey, stricken with retino blastoma, a rare form of cancer that robbed him of his eyesight as a baby, first picked up the guitar when he was three years old.
From the washingtonpost.com
- A tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells
- A blastoma is a type of cancer that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells, often called blasts. Examples are nephroblastoma, medulloblastoma and retinoblastoma The suffix blastoma is used to imply a tumor of primitive, incompletely differentiated (ornprecursor) cells, i.e. ...
- A tumour that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells or blasts
- A tumor whose cells have embryonic characteristics (usually fast-growing and invasive).
- A primitive tumor that develops in childhood. (pancreatoblastoma)
- A type of cancer (specifically, a tumor) caused by blast cells.
