Mesothelioma Dictionary
Mesothelioma Dictionary of Legal & Medical Terms
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A measure of the patient’s overall physical health. A performance scale for rating aand evaluating a patient's progress before or after a therapeutic procedure. In medicine (oncology and other fields), this measure is used to determine whether a patient can receive chemotherapy, whether dose adjustment is necessary, and as a measure for the required intensity of palliative care. It is also used in oncological randomized controlled trials as a measure of quality of life. |
Purple or brown cancerous pimples on the skin that are abnormal or cancerous. Kaposi’s Sarcoma is a highly malignant skin cancer common in males over the age of 60 and in AIDS patients. |
A recently discovered herpes virus that is found in samples of tissue from Kaposi's sarcoma lesions, and may be a causal agent or co-factor. |
an excessive growth of scar tissue on the site of a surgical incision or wound that forms as a result of a defect in the natural healing process. |
An accumulation of minerals (e.g., calcium) in the kidney which may lead to blockage and pain. |
Another term used for Cytotoxic T cells. T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it. |
An enzyme that adds phosphate groups to another molecule. Many of the key regulatory proteins in the control of gene expression are targets of kinases. The addition of a phosphate group to a protein by a kinase can alter the activity of the protein and are often used as molecular on/off switches. For example, the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene is 'off' when phosphate groups are added to the protein at specific locations. |
A single or cluster of dust-carrying cells. |
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