Tracheal cancer is a tumor in the trachea (windpipe) area that belongs to the so-called head and neck tumors. Tracheal cancer is a malignant tumor. The 5-year survival rate is about 5 percent. What is tracheal cancer? Tracheal carcinoma (also called tracheal cancer), or tracheal cancer, is a very rare type of tumor that falls … Tracheal Cancer: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
General information Pulmonary circulation (small circulation) is the transport of blood between the lungs and the heart. It serves to enrich the oxygen-poor blood from the right heart with oxygen and to transport the oxygen-rich blood back to the left heart. From there the oxygen-rich blood is pumped back into the body. Although the pulmonary … The pulmonary circulation
Anatomy The pulmonary circulation has its beginning in the right part of the heart. The blood that has supplied the organs with oxygen is now enriched with carbon dioxide and low in oxygen. This blood from the body is pumped via the right atrium and the right main chamber (= ventricle) into the truncus pulmonalis … Anatomy | The pulmonary circulation
Diseases of the pulmonary circulation A pulmonary embolism is a narrowing or complete blockage (occlusion) of a pulmonary or bronchial artery by an embolus. An embolus is an endogenous or exogenous object that causes a narrowing of the vascular system (= embolism). There are various forms of pulmonary embolism, the main cause being thrombus embolism. … Diseases of the pulmonary circulation | The pulmonary circulation
Diagnostics Due to the unspecific symptoms, gallbladder carcinoma is sometimes diagnosed by chance during a routine examination (e.g. abdominal sonography) of the abdomen. If a carcinoma of the bile ducts is suspected, the patient must first be questioned in detail (anamnesis). During this process, one must especially search for the symptoms that indicate a bile … Gall bladder cancer diagnosis
Introduction Rectal carcinoma is the disease when malignant growths (tumors) have formed in the last section of the intestine. The last section of the colon is called the rectum. In this section there is no longer any absorption. The stool is merely stored in this section and then leaves the body to be emptied through … Rectal cancer
Symptoms Rectal cancer has similar or the same symptoms as cancer of the small intestine or tumors in other parts of the colon. In this form of colorectal cancer, too, symptoms usually appear very late and initially cause only diffuse and very ambiguous symptoms. In most patients, stool habits change, sometimes very drastically. There is … Symptoms | Rectal cancer
Diagnosis As already mentioned several times, rectal cancer is discovered very late in the course of various symptoms. Patients often suffer from these symptoms for a long period of time before a colonoscopy is performed. This examination allows the doctor to get an idea of the conditions in the colon. Often a first suspicion is … Diagnosis | Rectal cancer
Chances of cure/prognosis As with many other types of cancer, the chances of cure depend strongly on the stage of the disease. If rectal cancer is detected very early, often in the course of a preventive examination, the chances are good that there are no metastases yet and that surgery can be performed to remove … Chances of cure/prognosis | Rectal cancer
Erythroderma is the name given to redness of the skin that occurs all over the body. It is a collective name for various skin diseases. What is erythroderma? Doctors speak of erythroderma when the skin is red all over the body. In this case, there is an inflammation of the skin, which is accompanied by … Erythroderma: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Synonyms VIPom, Water Diarrhea Hypocalemia Definition The Verner-Morrison syndrome describes a malignant degeneration of the pancreas. It is a very rare disease that occurs in one in 1 million people every year. The typical age at which one gets this disease is about 50 years. This disease is a tumor of the neuroendocrine system (nervous … Verner-Morrison Syndrome
Diagnosis Blood is drawn for diagnosis, which is tested for VIP and the symptoms are indicative of the disease. The potassium and other electrolyte levels in the blood are also extremely important. Therapy In order to treat the tumor, it is possible to surgically remove the degenerated tissue in the pancreas by means of tumor … Diagnosis | Verner-Morrison Syndrome
