malignant tumor descriptions/locations

Adenocarcinoma

Cancer of glandular origin / Pancreas and gastrointestinal tract

Angiosarcoma

Cancer in the lining of vessels (lymphatic or vascular) / Spleen

Choriocarcinoma

Cancer that consists of trophoblastic cells / Testicle

Cholangiocarcinoma

Cancer of the bile ducts / Biliary tree

Cystadenocarcinoma

Cancer that is fundamentally adenocarcinoma with cystic components / Pancreas

Embryonal cell carcinoma

Cancer that is of germ cell origin / Testicle (#1)

Follicular carcinoma

Cancer of aggressive abnormal epithelial cells / Thyroid

Hepatocellular carcinoma (hepatoma)

Cancer that originates in the hepatocytes / Liver

Hypernephroma (renal cell carcinoma)

Cancer that originates in the tubules of the kidney / Kidney

Leukemia (focal)

Cancer of the blood cells / Spleen, Kidney, Liver, and Testicle

Lymphoma

Cancer of the lymphatic system; classified as Hodgkin or non-hodgkin lymphoma / Spleen, Kidney, and Testicle

Medullary carcinoma

Cancer originating from the parafollicular cells of the thyroid / Thyroid

Papillary carcinoma

Cancer that has formation of many irregular, fingerlike projections / Thyroid

Seminoma

Cancer that originates in the seminiferous tubules / Testicle

Transitional cell carcinoma

Cancer that originates in the transitional epithelium of an organ or structure / Bladder, ureter, and Kidney

Yolk sac tumor

Cancer that is of germ cell origin / Testicle (#2)