* [General principles of tumour biology in visceral surgery].
- Within the last decade, there has been a tremendous progress in understanding the molecular basis of cancer. In particular, the development and the characteristic features of cancer cells are being increasingly understood. The understanding of these molecular characteristics is mandatory for the development of novel, targeted therapeutic strategies and their integration into clinical practice. In addition, tumour genetics play a critically important role for hereditary cancer syndromes, with respect to both diagnostics and clinical decision-making. The aim of this review is to highlight general principles of tumour genetics from a visceral surgeon's point of view, although a comprehensive summary of all aspects would be beyond the scope of this article due to the complexity of the topic.
Overview of noun cell
The noun cell has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (71) cell -- (any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb")
2. (44) cell -- ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist
as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and
animals)
3. (1) cell, electric cell -- (a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a
chemical reaction)
4. cell, cadre -- (a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement)
5. cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, cell, mobile phone -- (a hand-held mobile
radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range
transmitter/receiver)
6. cell, cubicle -- (small room in which a monk or nun lives)
7. cell, jail cell, prison cell -- (a room where a prisoner is kept)
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