The naming of cancer

Cancers are also the source according to the organization name, derived from epithelial tissue of the collectively referred to as "cancer", such as squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma.

Derived from mesenchymal tissue known as sarcoma, such as leiomyosarcoma and fibrosarcoma. A small number of tumors do not follow the above principles was not named, as some organizations and nerve tissue from immature malignant tumor called neuroblastoma, such as neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma, Wilms tumor and so on. However, a few cases compared with benign, such as muscle mother cell tumor, chondroblastoma, and osteoblastoma.

Some malignant tumors due to the complicated ingredients or due to inherited habit, in the name preceded by malignant tumors, such as malignant teratoma, malignant meningioma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors and so on. Some tumors labeled as names, such as Ewing's tumor, Hodgkin's lymphoma. Or by naming the shape of tumor cells, such as giant cell tumor of bone, lung oat cell carcinoma.