Oncology Classifications

Oncology is a branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care of patients with cancer. The word oncology is derived from the Greek word onkos, meaning "bulk or mass" and the suffix -logy, meaning “study of”.

You can also view a list of Oncologists in our Cancer Resource Directory or browse the list below to learn about the various types of cancer.

Oncology Classifications

The oncology classifications of cancer are the specific identities assigned to the many forms of cancer. Oncology classifications of cancer include the following:

• Acinar Cell Neoplasms
• Acoustic Neuroma
• Acral Lentiginous Melanoma
• Acute Leukemia
• Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia
• Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
• Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
• Adenocarcinoma
• Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
• Adenoma
• Adnexal and Skin Appendage Neoplasms
• Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma
• Ameloblastoma
• Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
• Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma
• Angioma
• Angiosarcoma
• Aplastic Anemia
• Arrhenoblastoma
• Astrocytoma
• B-cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia
• Basal Cell Carcinoma
• Burkitt Lymphoma
• Cartilaginous Exostosis
• Cementoblastoma
• Cholangiocarcinoma
• Chondroma
• Chondrosarcoma
• Choriocarcinoma
• Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
• Complex Epithelial Neoplasms
• Connective Tissue Neoplasms
• Craniopharyngioma
• Cystadenoma
• Cystic Lymphangioma
• Cystic, Mucinous and Serous Neoplasms
• Dermoid Cyst
• Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor
• Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
• Ductal, Lobular, and Medullary Neoplasms
• Dysgerminoma
• Dysplastic nevus
• Embryonal Carcinoma
• Endometrioid Adenoma
• Enteropathy Type T-cell Lymphoma
• Ependymoma
• Epithelial
• Erythroleukemias
• Ewing's Sarcoma
• Extranodal Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT-Lymphoma)
• Fibroepithelial Neoplasms
• Fibroma
• Fibrosarcoma
• Follicular Lymphoma
• Gastrinoma
• Germ Cell Tumor
• Glioblastoma Multiforme
• Gliomas
• Glucagonoma
• Hemangioendothelioma
• Hemangioma
• Hemangiopericytoma
• Hemangiosarcoma
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma
• Hepatosplenic T-cell Lymphoma
• Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Hurthle Cell Adenoma
• Immunoproliferative Diseases
• Insulinoma
• Kaposi's Sarcoma
• Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
• Leiomyoma
• Leiomyosarcoma
• Lentigo Maligna Melanoma
• Linitis Plastica
• Lipoma
• Liposarcoma
• Lymphangioma
• Lymphocyte-Depleted Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Lymphocytic Leukemia
• Lymphoma
• Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis
• Lymphomatoid Papulosis
• Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma
• Lymphosarcoma
• Malignant Melanoma
• Mantle Cell Lymphoma
• Mast Cell Leukemia
• Mast Cell Sarcoma
• Mastocytoma
• Mastocytosis
• Melanocytic nevus
• Melanoma
• Meningiomas
• Mesothelioma
• Mixed Cellularity Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Mixed Oligoastrocytoma
• Monocytic Leukemia
• Mucoepidermoid Neoplasms
• Multiple Endocrine Adenomas
• Multiple Myeloma or Plasma Cell Myeloma
• Mycosis Fungoides
• Myelogenous Leukemia
• Myeloid Leukemia
• Myeloproliferative Disease
• Myoma
• Myosarcoma
• Myxoma
• Myxomatous
• Neoplasms
• Nephroblastoma
• Nervous System Cancers
• Neurinoma
• Neuroblastoma
• Neurofibroma
• Neurofibromatosis
• Neuroma
• Nevi
• Nodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma
• Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Nodular Melanoma
• Nodular Sclerosis Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Oligodendroglioma
• Oncocytoma
• Osteochondroma
• Osteoma
• Osteosarcoma
• Pheochromocytoma
• Pilocytic astrocytoma
• Pineoblastoma
• Plasmacytoma
• Pleomorphic Adenoma
• Precursor B Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• Primary Effusion Lymphoma
• Prolactinoma
• Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
• Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Retinoblastoma
• Rhabdomyoma
• Rhabdomyosarcoma
• Sarcoma
• Schwannoma
• Sezary Syndrome
• Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
• Soft Tissue Sarcoma
• Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Superficial Spreading Melanoma
• Synovial Sarcoma
• T-cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia
• Teratoma
• Thecoma
• Thymoma
• Transitional Cell Papillomas and Carcinomas
• Vipoma
• Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

You may also want to check out the American Society of Clinical Oncology for more info.