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Sarcoma is a general term for connective tissue cancers. The sarcomas are a group of different and rare tumours. They have names that often refer to the tissue from which the tumour has originated.

The typical symptom of cancer of the urinary bladder is blood in the urine (hematuria). The tumour is identified by cystoscopy.

Magnetic Resonance guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MR-HIFU) therapy is a thermal ablation method, which can be used for treating solid primary tumours and metastases located deep within the body.

Lymphomas are the third most common form of cancer among children. There are annually about 15 new cases of paediatric lymphoma in Finland; 2–5 are annually treated in Tyks.

Head and neck cancer refers to malignant tumours of the head and neck region excluding the eyes, brain and thyroid.

The neurofibromatoses are a group of hereditary diseases characterized by benign tumours of the nervous system. We call these diseases just NF in Finnish.

The diagnosis is made by examination of tumour tissue samples obtained in connection with gastroscopy. Stomach cancer is treated by surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

There is a multitude of types of lymphoma, but lymphomas are generally divided into two main types: non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin's lymphoma.