Malignancy

malignancy /ma·lig·nan·cy/ (mah-lig´nan-se)

1. a tendency to progress in virulence.

2. the quality of being malignant.

3. a cancer, especially one with the potential to cause death.

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ma·lig·nan·cy (m-lgnn-s)

n.

1. The state or quality of being malignant.

2. A malignant tumor.

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Malignancy

A malignancy is a tumor that is cancerous and growing.

Mentioned in: CT-Guided Biopsy, X Rays of the Orbit

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malignancy

a tendency to progress in virulence. In popular usage, any condition that, if uncorrected, tends to worsen so as to cause serious illness or death. Cancer is the best known example.

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malignancy

A cancer capable of metastasizing. See Congenital malignancy, Conjugal malignancy, Occult primary malignancy, Occupational malignancy, Post-trauma malignancy, Premalignancy, Secondary malignancy.

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Patient discussion about Malignancy.

Q. Is it a breast cancer? My cousin, 30/female. She says that while she do some heavy work her right side breast is paining heavily. I am scared, whether is it a symptom of a breast cancer or something else. I like to help & comfort her?

A. Wow! quite a hot discussion in here..

I will say, what lixurion shared to us here is probably something new for all of us, and we need to consider it as additional knowledge,
BUT I will also encourage darwin to help his cousin to check her right breast to a doctor (maybe even an oncologist). If you agree with lixurion, then your oncologist should be able to detect the lump, and if it is needed, the doctor will do Fine Needle Aspiration to check it. Or if the effect of mammography is that bad, your doctor still can use ultrasound to check the inner tissue of her right breast.

The earlier a breast cancer is detected, the better the outcome result will be..

Q. which is the most fatal cancer type?

A. pancreatic cancer is more fatal than the lung cancer, but the former is much rarer than the letter. This makes the lung cancer the number one cancer responsible for fatalities in the US.

Q. How do doctors find out if a tumor is malignant? What procedure is done to see if a tumor is malignant? Is a simple MRI enough to make that conclusion?

A. It depends on what type of tumor- what organ is involved and how big is it. Sometimes a simple blood test can show high levels of tumor markers and sometimes just the shape and size of it on CT or MRI can hint that it is a malignant tumor. However, the final answer can only be by biopsy or removal of the tumor and microscopic tests (that's the pathology work-up the doctors send).