By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D.Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. What are teratomas?Types of teratomasTeratomas: Symptoms and diagnosisTreatment options for teratomas and ongoing researchReferencesFurther reading Teratomas are embryonal tumors that arise in the germ cells and contain different types of tissues, including bone, teeth, hair, and muscle.1 Scientists have classified teratomas as a rare type of germ cell tumor...
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Removal of Cancerous Tumors Without Surgery
A new technology developed at Tel Aviv University makes it possible to destroy cancerous tumors in a targeted manner, via a combination of ultrasound and the injection of nanobubbles into the bloodstream. Unlike invasive treatment methods or the injection of microbubbles into the tumor itself, this latest technology enables the destruction of the tumor in...
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A new pathway to shrink cancerous tumors through body’s immune cells
by Case Western Reserve University Illustration depicting a macrophage dyed using a Giemsa stain. Credit: Noah Smith/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Cancer researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine say they have successfully suppressed the growth of some solid tumors in research models by manipulating immune cells known as macrophages. The researchers say this discovery...
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A Cerenkov luminescence imaging device to help spot cancerous tumors
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Clinical Cerenkov fiberscope setup with lightproof enclosure for patient imaging. Credit: Nature Biomedical Engineering (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-022-00876-4 A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and one in the U.K. has developed a new type of Cerenkov luminescence imaging device to help doctors spot cancerous tumors. In their paper...