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adenocarcinoma
noun
Cancer that forms in the glandular tissue that lines certain internal organs and makes and releases substances in the body, such as mucus, digestive juices, or other fluids. Most cancers of the breast, pancreas, lung, prostate, colon, esophagus, and stomach are adenocarcinomas.
Example: The post-operative pathologic diagnoses confirmed gastric adenocarcinoma [3].
3. Hu P, Pan Y, Wang C, et al. FLAD1 is up-regulated in Gastric Cancer and is a potential prediction of prognosis. Int J Med Sci. 2020;17(12):1763-1772. Published 2020 Jul 6. doi:10.7150/ijms.48162
en: Аденокарцинома
anorexia
noun
lack or loss of appetite for food (as a medical condition); an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.
Example: Most GCs are diagnosed at late stages when patients are complaining of abdominal pain, anorexia, and Cachexia [3].
3. Hu P, Pan Y, Wang C, et al. FLAD1 is up-regulated in Gastric Cancer and is a potential prediction of prognosis. Int J Med Sci. 2020;17(12):1763-1772. Published 2020 Jul 6. doi:10.7150/ijms.48162
en: Анорексия
malignancy
noun
1.the state or presence of a malignant tumour; cancer.
"after biopsy, evidence of malignancy was found"
2.the quality of being malign.
"her eyes sparkled with renewed malignancy"
Example: Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most common and the third most mortal malignancy worldwide, and the second most common cause of morbidity and mortality in China [1,2].
1. Fitzmaurice C, Abate D, Abbasi N, Abbastabar H, Abd-Allah F, Abdel-Rahman O, et al. Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. JAMA Oncol. 2019.
2. Bray F, Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Siegel RL, Torre LA, Jemal A. Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2018; 68: 394-424.
en: злокачественность
recurrent
adjective
occurring often or repeatedly; "she had a recurrent dream about falling"
Example: Mitra et al. reported the relationship between FLAD1 expression and non-small cell lung cancer, especially in recurrent tumors, suggesting FLAD1 might be a biomarker for tumor relapse [5].
5. Mitra R, Lee J, Jo J, Milani M, McClintick JN, Edenberg HJ, et al. Prediction of postoperative recurrence-free survival in non-small cell lung cancer by using an internationally validated gene expression model. Clin Cancer Res. 2011; 17: 2934-46.
en: Рекуррентный, повторяющийся
thyroid
noun
a large ductless gland in the neck which secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism; "thyroid function"
Example: Human FLAD1 is ubiquitously expressed in lymph node, thyroid, and 25 other tissues [4].
4. Zhang JX, Chen ZH, Chen DL, Tian XP, Wang CY, Zhou ZW, et al. LINC01410-miR-532-NCF2-NF-kB feedback loop promotes gastric cancer angiogenesis and metastasis. Oncogene. 2018; 37: 2660-75.