CT scan; brain cancer (oligodendroglioma)

MRI scan; brain cancer (primitive neuroectodermal)

HeLa cell, immortal human epithelial cancer cell line, SEM

CT scan; brain cancer (glioma)

Breast cancer cell, SEM

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HeLa cells, immortal human epithelial cancer cell line, SEM

Human oral squamous cell carcinoma cell, SEM

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False-coloured scanning electron micrograph of a HeLa cell which is displaying some blebbing. These blebs or ruffles visible on the surface of the cell are local bulges which form in the plasma membrane when it temporarily detaches from the underlying cytoskeleton. Cell blebbing is important for a variety of cellular processes including cell movement and cell division. HeLa cells are an immortal human epithelial cell line derived from a cancerous tumour of the cervix (adenocarcinoma). It was established in 1951 from a biopsy taken from Henrietta Lacks and was the first human cell line to survive and grow in the laboratory. Henrietta's cells were originally used in this way without permission from her or her family which raises issues about ethics and privacy. HeLa cells have been used extensively around the world in many different fields of research including cancer research, immunology and vaccine development. Width of image is 32 micrometres.

Magnetic resonance image (MRI) showing pituitary tumour. The majority of pituitary neoplasms are adenomas, which are divided into non-secreting and secreting forms. Hormone producing forms are further classified by the type of hormone they secrete. Pituitary adenomas may also be characterized by their staining properties. Pituitary tumours may compress adjacent structures, including the hypothalamus, several cranial nerves, and the optic chiasm. Chiasmal compression may result in bitemporal hemianopsia.

MRI scan; cancer of the pituitary gland

Magnetic resonance image (MRI), axial section, of 4-year-old child with grade II astrocytoma and epilepsy. See also N0014116-14117 Astrocytomas are neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord derived from glial cells which vary from histologically benign forms to highly anaplastic and malignant tumours. Fibrillary astrocytomas are the most common type and may be classified in order of increasing malignancy (grades I through IV). In the first two decades of life, astrocytomas tend to originate in the cerebellar hemispheres; in adults, they most frequently arise in the cerebrum and frequently undergo malignant transformation.

MRI scan; brain cancer (astrocytoma)

Axial magnetic resonance image (MRI) showing glioma in corpus callosum. Gliomas are benign and malignant central nervous system neoplasms derived from glial cells (i.e., astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and ependymocytes).

MRI scan; brain cancer (glioma), corpus callosum

Scanning electron micrograph of a multi-cellular prostate tumour spheroid (cluster of tumour cells) treated with nanomedicines carrying the anticancer drug doxorubicin. The purple regions show areas of cells dying through a mechanism known as programmed cell death or “apoptosis” while the yellow regions represent healthy cells.

Diameter of the spheroid is approximately 250 micrometers.

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HeLa cell, immortal human epithelial cancer cell line, SEM

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