Mesothelioma Dictionary
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An imaging method for taking a picture of internal organs or other structures using sound waves. Sound wave echoes are picked up and displayed on a television screen. |
A noninvasive technique that uses a skin probe emitting sound waves (ultrasound) that creates an image of the inside of the body. |
The use of high frequency sound waves to aid in diagnosis. |
A class of synthetic, broad spectrum antibiotic agents (e.g., ciprofloxacin). |
Affecting one side of a person’s body. An example could be that unilateral breast cancer occurs in one breast only. (See also bilateral). |
Unable to be removed (resected) by a surgical procedure. To resect is to remove. At the time of diagnosis of mesothelioma cancer many patients have unresectable tumors. |
A surgical procedure consisting of cutting the establishment of an external opening into the ureter. |
Tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside. In women, this tube is fairly short; in men it is longer, passing through the penis, and it also carries the semen. |
Mesothelioma cancer tumors that are unable to be removed that extend into chest wall, heart, or through diaphragm, peritoneum; with or without extrathoracic lymph node involvement. Mesothelioma Stage III. |
Infection of the upper respiratory system |
A method where urine is examined under a microscope to look for cancerous and precancerous cells. Cytology can also be done on bladder washings. Bladder washing samples are taken by placing a salt solution into the bladder through a catheter and then removing the solution for testing. |
Doctor who specializes in treating problems of the urinary tract in men and women, and of the genital tract in men. A doctor who specializes in diseases of the male and female urinary systems and the male reproductive system. |
Surgical procedure to create an opening from inside the body to the outside, making a new way to pass urine. In a continent urostomy, the urine is stored inside the body and drained a few times a day through a tube placed into an opening called a stoma. |
Inflammation of the membranes (uvea) of the eye that regulates the amount of light entering the eye. |
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