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Mesothelioma - Glossary

Check out our Mesothelioma and Asbestos Glossary. From Antiangiogenesis to White Blood Cells, use this area to read definitions of terms you may run across while researching Mesothelioma.

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Background level
The expected amount of a given substance in a specific environment.
Bilateral
Existing on both sides; in mesothelioma, this term is used to indicate that both lungs are diseased.
Biologic therapy
Also known as immunotherapy, biologic therapy stimulates a patient's immune system in order to fight disease and infection. May be considered a type of chemotherapy.
Biomarkers
A detectable compound or protein that indicates exposure to a certain element has occurred.
Biopsy
The removal of tissue or cells for microscopic examination to detect cancer or mesothelioma. Incisional or core biopsies deal with a small tissue sample. Excisional biopsies deal with the removal of a lump or suspicious area. Needle biopsies (fine-needle aspirations) deal with fluid or sample tissue that is extracted using a needle. Pleural biopsies deal with the lungs specifically and are essential to a mesothelioma diagnosis.
Biphasic
Also called mixed mesothelioma, biphasic mesothelioma has both sarcomatoid and epithelial elements.
Brachytherapy
A form of cancer treatment in which tube-like seeds containing radiation are inserted into or next to a tumor. This early form of cancer treatment has been replaced by external radiation therapy for the most part, but is still used for conditions such as prostate cancer.
B-reader
A NIOSH-certified practitioner qualified to interpret chest x-rays specifically for dust-related diseases, including mesothelioma.
Breakthrough pain
Pain that "breaks through" normalcy; usually occurs in patients who suffer from chronic pain that is normally controlled by medication.
Bronchi
The main passages leading from the trachea (windpipe). The bronchi enable air to move through the lungs.
Bronchiole
A small subdivision of the bronchi.
Bronchogenic carcinoma/cancer
A variety of lung cancer.
Bronchopleural fistula
A complication that arises from extrapleural pneumonectomy. A fistula causes the closed bronchial tube to leak air.
Bronchoscopy
A medical procedure in which a bronchoscope tube is inserted through the mouth or nose to examine the passages used for breathing at the lungs' entrance.
Butchart staging system
A staging system that characterizes mesothelioma severity; the most common mesothelioma staging system. The Butchart system determines its levels (I through IV) by the tissues involved.
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