Mucin Any of large molecular weight glycoproteins derived from epithelial tissue that is the substance of mucus. A gene product expressed only during fetal development and subsequently repressed that may be re-expressed by certain cancer cells. Orchiectomy Surgical removal of the testes. Prognosis Expected outcome and probability of recovery from a disease or injury. Prostatectomy Surgical removal of prostate tissue.
Radical prostatectomy refers to the complete surgical removal of all prostate tissue.
A diverse system of fixed and circulating phagocytes that are involved in the immune response to foreign substances and organisms. The outer layer of cells of the trophoblast . A measurable substance produced by the tumor or by the host in response to the tumor. Significantly elevated amounts may signal the presence of associated tumor cells.