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- mandible
- Lower jaw.
- mandibulotomy
- Surgical procedure in which the jawbone is split with a saw to get access to a tumor.
- mantle field
- (MAN-tul) The area of the neck, chest, and lymph nodes in the armpit that are exposed to radiation
- MAP
- doxorubicin, mutamycin, and platinol
- margin
- The edge or border of the tissue removed in cancer surgery. The margin is described as negative or clean when the pathologist finds no cancer cells at the edge of the tissue, suggesting More…
- marijuana
- A type of plant. Extracts of marijuana are being studied for their ability to control severe nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy and/or opioid drugs such as morphine
- marimastat
- An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called angiogenesis inhibitors. Marimastat is a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor
- marker
- A diagnostic indication that disease may develop
- mass
- Body of matter without definite shape
- massage
- Kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
- mast cell
- A type of white blood cell
- mastectomy
- (mas-TEK-toe-mee) Surgery to remove the breast (or as much of the breast tissue as possible)
- mastocytoma
- A nodule of mast cells. Mastocytomas can involve the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and sometimes muscle. Also called a mast cell tumor
- matrix metalloproteinase
- A member of a group of enzymes that can break down proteins, such as collagen, that are normally found in the spaces between cells in tissues (i.e., extracellular matrix proteins). Because More…
- maxilla
- Upper jaw.
- MB
- melanoblastoma OR medulloblastoma
- MBC
- bleiomycin, cisplatin, and methotrexate
- MC
- cytarabine and mitoxantrone
- MCC
- merkel cell carcinoma
- MCF
- mouse cell fibroblast
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