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6A3. ICD-9-CM. 93.35, 99.85. MeSH. D006979. OPS-301 code. 8–60. [ edit on Wikidata] Hyperthermia therapy (or hyperthermia, or thermotherapy) is a type of medical treatment in which body tissue is exposed to temperatures above body temperature, in the region of 40–45 °C (104–113 °F).
Oncology, hematology. Tumor lysis syndrome ( TLS) is a group of metabolic abnormalities that can occur as a complication from the treatment of cancer, [ 1] where large amounts of tumor cells are killed off ( lysed) from the treatment, releasing their contents into the bloodstream. This occurs most commonly after the treatment of lymphomas and ...
Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare heterogeneous lymph node disorder characterized by elevated interleukin-6 levels. Neuropathy can occur in CD patients with or without POEMS syndrome. [11] CD and POEMS tend to overlap, with roughly 15–24% of POEMS syndrome patients also having CD, with the majority having hyaline vascular type. [5]
The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O) is a domain-specific extension of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems for tumor diseases. This classification is widely used by cancer registries. It is currently in its third revision (ICD-O-3). ICD-10 includes a list of ...
Heat intolerance is a symptom characterized by feeling overheated in warm environments or when the surrounding environment's temperature rises. [ 1] Typically, the person feels uncomfortably hot and sweats excessively. Compared to heat illnesses like heatstroke, heat intolerance is usually a symptom of endocrine disorders, drugs, or other ...
[4] [9] [10] [11] For cancers that are confined to the kidney, the five-year survival rate is 93%, if it has spread to the surrounding lymph nodes it is 70%, and if it has spread widely, it is 12%. [4] Kidney cancer has been identified as the 13th most common form of cancer, [12] and is responsible for 2% of the world's cancer cases and deaths ...
Medullary thyroid cancer is a form of thyroid carcinoma which originates from the parafollicular cells (C cells), which produce the hormone calcitonin. [ 1] Medullary tumors are the third most common of all thyroid cancers and together make up about 3% of all thyroid cancer cases. [ 2] MTC was first characterized in 1959.
Children living near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant during the catastrophe of 1986 have experienced a 60-fold increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer. Thyroid cancer arising in the background of radiation is often multifocal with a high incidence of lymph node metastasis and has a poor prognosis. [citation needed]