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Tubal ligation

Sterilization: Tubal Ligation
Disrupting the Tubes: Sterilization in WomenFigures

Tube

see also Catheter(ization)

  • chest

  • Pleural Effusion: Treatment

  • endotracheal

  • Epiglottitis: Prevention and Treatment

  • feeding

  • Undernutrition: Tube feeding

  • for cancer patient

  • Chemotherapy: Other Common Side Effects

  • for dying person

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Loss of Appetite

  • nasoenteric

  • Diagnosis of Digestive Disorders: Intubation of the Digestive Tract

  • nasogastric

  • Diagnosis of Digestive Disorders: Intubation of the Digestive Tract

  • ventilating (tympanostomy)

  • Ventilating Tubes: Treating Recurring Ear InfectionsFigures

    Tuberculin skin test

    Tuberculosis and Leprosy: Diagnosis
    Skin and Blood Tests for TuberculosisSidebar

    Tuberculosis

    Some Causes and Features of CoughTables
    Tuberculosis and Leprosy

  • in children

  • Fever in Infants and Children: What the doctor doesTables

  • diseases resembling

  • Diseases Resembling TuberculosisSidebar

  • extrapulmonary

  • Tuberculosis: A Disease of Many OrgansTables
    Tuberculosis and Leprosy: Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

  • in HIV infection

  • Tuberculosis and Leprosy: Progression and Spread of Infection
    Common Opportunistic Infections Associated with AIDSTables

  • immunization for

  • Protecting Adults Through VaccinesTables

  • meningitis and

  • Chronic Meningitis: Causes

  • miliary

  • What Is Miliary Tuberculosis?Sidebar

  • pericarditis in

  • Acute Pericarditis: Causes
    Chronic Pericarditis: Causes
    Tuberculosis and Leprosy: Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
    Tuberculosis and Leprosy: Treatment

  • prevention of

  • Tuberculosis and Leprosy: Prevention

  • swollen lymph nodes and

  • Some Causes and Features of Swollen Lymph NodesTables

  • testing for

  • Skin and Blood Tests for TuberculosisSidebar

  • treatment of

  • Tuberculosis and Leprosy: Treatment
    Drugs Used to Treat TuberculosisTables

  • weight loss in

  • Involuntary Weight Loss: What the doctor doesTables

    Tuberous sclerosis

    Tuberous Sclerosis

    Tubes, fallopian

    see Fallopian tubes

    Tubules, kidney

    Viewing the Urinary TractFigures
    Kidneys

  • disorders of

  • Tubular and Cystic Kidney Disorders
    Some Types of Renal Tubular AcidosisTables

    Tubulointerstitial nephritis

    Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
    Secondary Causes of Tubulointerstitial NephritisSidebar

    Tularemia

    Tularemia
    Types of TularemiaSidebar

    Tumor

    see also Cancer

  • adrenal gland

  • Cushing Syndrome
    Cushing Syndrome: Treatment
    Nonfunctional Adrenal Masses
    Some Causes and Features of HirsutismTables

  • in hyperaldosteronism

  • Hyperaldosteronism

  • in multiple endocrine neoplasia

  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Type 2A disease

  • pheochromocytoma

  • Pheochromocytoma

  • antigens of

  • Defenses Against Cancer: Tumor Antigens

  • anus

  • Anal Cancer

  • auditory nerve

  • Acoustic Neuroma

  • bile duct

  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Symptoms
    Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Prognosis and Treatment
    Primary Liver Cancers: Other Primary Liver Cancers
    Tumors of the Bile Ducts and Gallbladder

  • bladder

  • Bladder Cancer

  • bone

  • Bone and Joint Tumors

  • brain

  • Brain Tumors
    Tumors That Originate in or Near the BrainTables
    Common Symptoms of Some Brain TumorsSidebar
    Understanding Tumor TreatmentSidebar

  • coma with

  • Some Causes of Stupor and ComaTables

  • headache with

  • Brain Tumors: Symptoms

  • breast

  • see also Breasts, cancer of
    Breast Disorders: Breast Lumps
    Breast Lumps
    Fibroadenomas
    Fibrocystic Changes

  • carcinoid

  • Carcinoid Tumors

  • childhood

  • Childhood Cancers

  • definition of

  • Overview of Cancer

  • digestive system

  • Tumors of the Digestive System

  • carcinoid

  • Carcinoid Tumors

  • ear

  • Ear Tumors

  • embolism of

  • Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Unusual Types of Emboli

  • esophagus

  • Tumors of the Digestive System

  • eye

  • Cancers Affecting the Retina

  • eyelid

  • Eyelid Growths

  • gallbladder

  • Tumors of the Bile Ducts and Gallbladder

  • gastrin production and

  • Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: An Acid-Stimulating CancerSidebar

  • heart

  • Heart Tumors
    How a Myxoma Can Block Blood Flow in the HeartFigures

  • high calcium level and

  • Calcium: Causes

  • jaw

  • Cancerous Mouth Growths: Types of Oral Cancer

  • joint

  • Joint Tumors

  • kidney

  • Cancers of the Kidney and Urinary Tract

  • in children

  • Wilms' Tumor

  • large intestine

  • Polyps of the Colon and Rectum

  • ulcerative colitis and

  • Ulcerative Colitis: Complications

  • larynx

  • Laryngeal Cancer
    Speech Without Vocal CordsSidebar

  • lip

  • Cancerous Mouth Growths: Symptoms

  • liver

  • Tumors of the Liver

  • lung

  • see also Lungs, cancer of
    Tumors of the Lungs
    Deaths Due to Lung CancerFigures

  • markers of

  • Defenses Against Cancer: Tumor Antigens
    Diagnosis of Cancer: Screening
    Diagnosis of Cancer: Diagnosis
    Selected Tumor Markers*Tables

  • metastatic

  • see Metastasis

  • mouth

  • Mouth Growths
    Mouth Growths

  • in multiple endocrine neoplasia

  • see also Multiple endocrine neoplasia
    Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes
    Conditions That Occur With Certain Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia SyndromesTables

  • nail

  • Tumors of the Nails

  • nasopharynx

  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer

  • nervous system

  • Tumors of the Nervous System
    Tumors That Originate in or Near the BrainTables
    Common Symptoms of Some Brain TumorsSidebar
    Understanding Tumor TreatmentSidebar
    Tumors That Originate in or Near the Spinal CordTables

  • in children

  • Neuroblastoma

  • nose

  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer

  • oral color changes with

  • Color Changes in the MouthSidebar

  • orbit

  • Tumors of the Orbit

  • pancreas

  • Pancreatic Cancer
    Rare Types of Pancreatic CancerSidebar

  • hypoglycemia with

  • Hypoglycemia: Symptoms
    Hypoglycemia: Cause

  • in multiple endocrine neoplasia

  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Type 1 disease

  • parathyroid gland

  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Type 1 disease

  • peritoneum

  • Asbestosis: Prevention and Treatment

  • pineal gland

  • Tumors That Originate in or Near the BrainTables
    Common Symptoms of Some Brain TumorsSidebar

  • pituitary gland

  • see also Pituitary gland, tumors of
    Tumors That Originate in or Near the BrainTables
    Brain Tumors: Symptoms
    Common Symptoms of Some Brain TumorsSidebar
    Pituitary Gland Disorders
    Hypopituitarism: Treatment

  • plasma cell

  • Multiple Myeloma

  • pleura

  • Asbestosis: Prevention and Treatment
    Pleural Effusion: Effusions caused by cancers

  • plexus disorders with

  • Plexus Disorders: Causes

  • renal pelvis

  • Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer

  • retina

  • Cancers Affecting the Retina
    Retinoblastoma

  • salivary gland

  • Mouth Growths: Noncancerous growths
    Noncancerous Mouth Growths
    Cancerous Mouth Growths: Types of Oral Cancer
    Salivary Gland Disorders: Salivary gland swelling

  • sinus

  • Paranasal Sinus Cancer

  • skin

  • Sunlight and Skin Damage: Sunlight and skin damage
    Are Tans Healthy?Sidebar
    Skin Cancers
    Mohs Microscopically Controlled SurgerySidebar
    Warning Signs of MelanomaSidebar
    Growths on the Penis

  • small intestine

  • Small-Intestine Tumors That Are Noncancerous
    Rare Types of Small-Intestine CancerSidebar

  • spinal cord

  • Spinal Cord Tumors
    Tumors That Originate in or Near the Spinal CordTables
    Compression of the Spinal Cord: Causes

  • stomach

  • Stomach Tumors That Are Noncancerous
    Rare Types of Stomach CancerSidebar

  • ulcers and

  • Peptic Ulcer: Causes

  • testis

  • Testicular Cancer
    Testicular Torsion

  • thymus gland

  • Myasthenia Gravis
    Myasthenia Gravis: Treatment

  • thyroid gland

  • Thyroid Cancer
    Thyroid Cancer: Medullary cancer

  • in multiple endocrine neoplasia

  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Type 2A disease
    Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Treatment

  • tongue

  • Tongue Disorders: Sores and Bumps
    Cancerous Mouth Growths: Risk Factors

  • tonsils

  • Tonsillar Cancer

  • ureter

  • Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer

  • urethra

  • Urethral Cancer

  • urinary tract

  • Cancers of the Kidney and Urinary Tract

  • uterus

  • Fibroids

  • viral infection and

  • Viruses and Cancer: A Link*Tables

  • vocal cord

  • Vocal Cord ProblemsFigures

    Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome

    Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes

    Tumors

  • brain

  • in children

  • Brain Tumors in Children

    Tumor suppressor genes

    Genes That Cause CancerSidebar

    Tuning fork test

    Hearing Loss and Deafness: Testing

    Turista (traveler's diarrhea)

    Traveler's Diarrhea

    Turner syndrome

    Turner Syndrome

    TURP (transurethral resection of prostate)

    Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Surgery

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