Breast Cancer terms starting with S

12 terms

1. S-phase fraction A measure of the percentage of cells in a tumor that are in the phase of the cell cycle during which DNA is synthesized.
2. Schwann cells (shwon sels) specialized glial cells that form the myelin sheath that coats many axons (nerve cells that carry messages away from the cell).
3. Sclerosis (skleh ro' sis) a hardening, especially of a part that has been inflammed. There is increased formation of connective tissue.
4. Sentinel Lymph Node The first lymph node to which cancer is likely to spread from the primary tumor.
5. Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection (sin"-tin-ul' limf nod di-seck-shun) or .
6. Stage The extent of a cancer in the body. Staging is usually based on the size of the tumor, whether lymph nodes contain cancer, and whether the cancer has…
7. Stellate Star shaped.
8. Stereotactic (ster"ee-oh-tak'tik) characterized by precise positioning in space.
9. Stroma (stro' mah) the supporting tissue or matrix of an organ; as distinguished from the functional part of the organ.
10. Surgeon A doctor who removes or repairs a part of the body by operating on the patient.
11. Symptom A sign or indication that a person has a condition or disease. Some examples of symptoms are headache, fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and pain.
12. Systemic Therapy (sis-TEH-mik THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment using substances that travel through the bloodstream, reaching and affecting cells all over the body.