Most melanomas are present in the skin. However, mucosal melanomas occur in the mucous membranes, such as the eyes, mouth, gastrointestinal tract, anus, or vagina. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer ...

Cervical epithelial cells are far from passive bystanders in the body's immune system. New research shows they actually play ...

Stomatitis is a painful inflammation of the soft tissue inside a cat's mouth. It's similar to gingivitis, which is a type of gum disease. Stomatitis, though, affects the mucosal tissue, such as the ...

Empty nose syndrome (ENS) is the feeling you get despite your nose being empty. ENS can happen if surgery takes out too much tissue inside your nose. Empty nose syndrome is an uncommon and complex ...

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is an indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that originates in specialised lymphoid tissues located in various mucosal sites. Often arising against a ...

SAN DIEGO & COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AFYX Therapeutics (“AFYX”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative approaches to treat mucosal diseases, announced results ...

In a recent review published in Cell Host & Microbe, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and former chief medical advisor to the president of the United ...

Background: Pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a rare, indolent subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma with distinct radiological and pathological characteristics. Clinically, ...