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PostHeaderIcon Other Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Other soft tissue sarcomas (children and adults), many other types of sarcomas can occur in fatty tissues, fibrous tissues, blood vessels, nerves, smooth muscles and tissues in the joints. Some of the most commonly diagnosed include: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma: This sarcoma is manifested in any immune cells called histiocytes or primitive cells that form fibrous [...]

PostHeaderIcon Neuroblastoma Treatment

Treatment Treatment of neuroblastoma depends on the extent of spread, called the stage of tumor. The tumor stage is determined by the amount of tumor can be surgically removed and whether the cancer has spread to lymph nodes or distant organs. Here are the stages of neuroblastoma: – Localized neuroblastoma: this means that the tumor [...]

PostHeaderIcon Hepatitis: Diagnosis and Prognosis

How is hepatitis diagnosed? The diagnosis is confirmed by a blood test, and sometimes it is also necessary to study under the microscope of a piece of liver tissue obtained by liver biopsy. Some blood tests can identify the cause of the disease and exclude other possibilities. Other tests show how much activity is inflammation [...]