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solid tumor
Etiology:
- sarcomas
- carcinomas
- lymphomas
Pathology:
- an abnormal mass of tissue that usually does not contain cysts or liquid areas
- may be benign or malignant
Management:
- a method is described involving transplanting samples of the patient's tumor into immunodeficient mice; when enough mice have started growing the tumors (generally a couple of months), various regimens are tested to see which work best [2]
Note:
- leukemias are malignancies that are not solid tumors
General
neoplasm; tumor
References
- Dictionary of Cancer Terms
National cancer insitute
http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/?CdrID=45301
- Hidalgo M et al
A Pilot Clinical Study of Treatment Guided by Personalized
Tumorgrafts in Patients with Advanced Cancer
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
August 2011 10:1311
PMID: 21673092
http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/10/8/1311.long#aff-1