The thyroid is an endocrine gland located in the region of the neck, in front of the trachea, and below the thyroid cartilage. It has two lobes, and sometimes there’s a pyramidal lobe as well. The lobes are joined...
Bone tumors can be of two different types. They may arise from the bone tissue, and we call them primary bone tumors. But we also have secondary bone, those that metastasize from other tumors and form secondary metastatic masses...
What is Sarcoma?
Sarcomas are malignant tumors of the mesenchymal tissue. Mesenchyme is a term used to refer to the connective tissue of the embryo. The origin of the mesenchyme is predominantly mesoderm, but in the head, and neck region...
Patients with ovarian tumors account for less than 3% of gynecological admissions in hospitals. Out of all ovarian tumors, 80-90% are benign, and 20-25% are premalignant and malignant tumors. Benign tumors are divided into germ cell tumors such as...
Luckily for men, testicular cancer is somewhat rare, or at least not as common as other male problems such as benign prostatic hyperplasia. Moreover, testicular cancer has the highest curable rate among all types of cancers, with an excellent...
Every year more than fifty thousand Americans are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The exact cause of the cancer is not yet known but scientists has linked the causes to lifestyle and genetics. Understanding some the factors that may lead...
Did you know your liver is one of the biggest organs in the human body? It has many different functions, including protein synthesis, vitamin storage, and blood cleansing properties… It does a lot of the functions you need to...
Kidney cancer is also known as renal cancer, and it is one of the most common types of cancer, usually appearing in adult patients around their 60 years old. There are various types of kidney cancer, and the most...
High blood pressure in medical terms is known as hypertension. Often, it does not have symptoms but is a significant risk of heart and stroke. Which are the prevailing causes of death nowadays. Your blood pressure is measured as...
Are you depressed? Is it any difference between sadness and depression? Human emotion is a vast field of research, and there are still many unanswered questions, but there’s a clear answer to the ones we have just made. Feeling...
Hypertension is by far one of the most common health problems in the Western world and the leading cause for an increase in cardiovascular risk in adult males and females. Stroke and heart disease take millions of lives every...
Diabetes has slowly gained people’s attention as it is becoming one of the most prevalent diseases in the modern world. When children started displaying symptoms of type 2 diabetes, it became a global concern for all ages. However, we...
