A premalignant condition is a
Examples of pre-malignant conditions include
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Premalignant — Pertaining to a growth or an abnormal patch of tissue that is not yet cancerous but is poised to become cancerous. Pre means before and malignant means cancerous. Thus, premalignant tissue is precancerous tissue. Premalignant tissue may develop… … Medical dictionary
premalignant — A term used to describe a condition that may (or is likely to) become cancer. Also called precancerous … English dictionary of cancer terms
Barrett's esophagus — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Barrett s esophagus Caption = Endoscopic image of Barrett s esophagus, which is the area of red mucosa projecting like a tongue. Biopsies showed intestinal metaplasia. ICD10 = ICD10|K|22|7|k|20 ICD9 = ICD9|530.85… … Wikipedia
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|C|84|4|c|81 (ILDS C84.460) ICD9 = ICDO = 9705/3 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D007119 Angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma (AILT) is a mature T… … Wikipedia
Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis — (MBL) is a condition that resembles chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) but does not meet the critera for CLL, and does not require treatment. However, CLL requiring treatment develops at the rate of 1.1% per year.[1][2] The definition of CLL… … Wikipedia
Achalasia — Classification and external resources A CXR showing achalasia ( arrows point to the outline of the massively dilated esophagus ) ICD 10 K … Wikipedia
Teratoma — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a teratoma showing tissue from all three germ layers: mesoderm (immature cartilage left upper corner of image), endoderm (gastrointestinal glands cente … Wikipedia
koilocytotic atypia — an abnormal condition of cells of the stratified squamous epithelium of the uterine cervix, characterized by vacuolation and nuclear abnormalities; it may be a premalignant condition … Medical dictionary
Heller myotomy — is a surgical procedure in which the muscles of the cardia (lower esophageal sphincter or LES) are cut, allowing food and liquids to pass to the stomach. It is used to treat achalasia, a disorder in which the lower esophageal sphincter fails to… … Wikipedia
Cholangiocarcinoma — Classification and external resources Micrograph of an intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (right of image) adjacent to benign hepatocytes (left of image). H E stain … Wikipedia
