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Malick Yalcouyé

Malick Junior Yalcouyé (born 2005, Bandiagara, Mali) is a Malian-Ivorian central midfielder developed at ASEC Mimosas, sold by IFK Göteborg to Brighton in 2024, an Austrian champion on loan at Sturm Graz, then loaned to Swansea City.

Maliek Collins

Maliek Collins, NFL defensive tackle (DT) from Kansas City, Kansas, and Nebraska; 2016 third-round pick (67th overall) by Dallas; later Raiders, Texans, 49ers, Browns; career-high 6.5 sacks in 2025.

Malietoa Laupepa

Malietoa Laupepa (1841–1898) was a Samoan high chief who held the Malietoa title and served, with interruptions, as King of Samoa from the early 1880s until his death.

Malietoa Moli

Malietoa Moli was a Samoan high chief who held the paramount Malietoa title until his death in 1860, after which a disputed succession divided Samoa.

Malietoa Talavou

Malietoa Talavou Tonumaipeʻa (c. 1810–1880) was a Samoan paramount chief who was declared king of Samoa in 1876 and, under the 1879 Bismarck peace, was recognized as king for life.

Malietoa Tanumafili I

Malietoa Tanumafili I was a Samoan paramount chief who held the Malietoa title from 1898 until his death in 1939 and was the last proclaimed King of Samoa.

Malietoa Vainuʻupo

Malietoa Vainuʻupo was a Samoan paramount chief who welcomed the first London Missionary Society missionaries to Samoa in 1830 and became the first king of his family.

Malignancy

Malignancy, also called cancer or malignant neoplasm, is disease in which abnormal cells divide without control, invade nearby tissue, and metastasize through blood and lymph; main types include carcinoma, sarcoma, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and CNS cancers.

Malignancy diagnosed during pregnancy

Malignancy diagnosed during pregnancy, also called pregnancy-associated cancer when including the first postpartum year, occurs in about 1 in 1000 pregnancies, most often breast, cervical, hematologic, or melanoma, and raises risks of thrombosis, preterm birth, and maternal death.

Malignant (2021 film)

Malignant is a 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and starring Annabelle Wallis, released on September 10, 2021, in theaters and on HBO Max.

Malignant cachexia

Malignant cachexia, also known as cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome, is a wasting condition in advanced cancer, especially pancreatic and lung cancer, driving an estimated 22% to 30% of cancer deaths.

Malignant catarrhal fever

Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF, snotsiekte) is a usually fatal gammaherpesvirus disease of cattle, bison, and deer carried asymptomatically by sheep, goats, and wildebeest; PCR confirms diagnosis, no vaccine exists.

Malignant granulosa cell tumor of the ovary

Malignant granulosa cell tumor of the ovary (granulosa cell cancer, AGCT): rare estrogen-secreting sex cord stromal ovarian tumor, 2-5% of ovarian cancers, FOXL2 C134W mutation in ~95%, late recurrence, treated surgically.

Malignant hypertension

Malignant hypertension is a severe hypertensive emergency, typically with diastolic pressure of at least 120 mmHg, in which extreme blood pressure causes acute microvascular damage to the retina, kidneys, and brain.

Malignant hyperthermia

Malignant hyperthermia of anesthesia (MH, malignant hyperpyrexia) is a hereditary skeletal muscle disorder triggered by volatile anesthetics and succinylcholine, causing uncontrolled calcium release, hypermetabolism, and a crisis treated with dantrolene.

Malignant melanoma of the mucosa

Malignant melanoma of the mucosa (mucosal melanoma) is a rare, aggressive melanocyte tumor of mucous membranes, mainly head and neck, anorectal, and vulvovaginal sites, UV-independent, KIT-rich, with about 25% five-year survival.

Malignant mixed Müllerian tumor of the ovary

Malignant mixed Müllerian tumor of the ovary, also called ovarian carcinosarcoma or MMMT, is a rare biphasic ovarian cancer (1–4% of cases) mixing carcinomatous and sarcomatous cells, treated with cytoreductive surgery plus platinum chemotherapy, with poor prognosis.

Malignant narcissism

Malignant narcissism, coined by Erich Fromm (1964) and developed by Otto Kernberg (1984), is a non-DSM theoretical construct combining narcissistic personality disorder with antisocial behavior, ego-syntonic sadism, and paranoia, placed between NPD and psychopathy on a severity continuum.

Malignant neoplasm of choroid

Malignant neoplasm of choroid (ICD-11 2D05): primary choroidal melanoma or, more commonly in adults, choroidal metastasis from breast or lung cancer; treated mainly with radiotherapy and systemic therapy.

Malignant neoplasm of conjunctiva

Malignant neoplasm of conjunctiva (ICD-10 C69.0, ICD-11 2D00): cancer of the eye's conjunctival membrane, mainly squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma, caused by UV, HIV, and HPV, treated with excision, topical chemotherapy, and proton radiotherapy.

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Malignant neoplasm of orbit

Malignant neoplasm of orbit (ICD-11 2D04, ICD-10 C69.6) covers primary, secondary, and metastatic orbital cancers. Lymphoma, mainly MALT B-cell type, predominates in adults; rhabdomyosarcoma in children; incidence is rising.

Oct 20, 2026

Malignant neoplasm of pancreas

Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (ICD-11 2C10), pancreatic cancer, mostly ductal adenocarcinoma; about 67,500 US cases in 2026, 13% five-year survival, RAS-driven, treated with surgery, FOLFIRINOX, and the 2026-approved RAS inhibitor daraxonrasib.

Malignant neoplasm of sigmoid colon

Malignant neoplasm of sigmoid colon (ICD-10 C18.7) is cancer of the S-shaped lower-left colonic segment before the rectum; treated mainly by sigmoid colectomy with at least 12 lymph nodes examined for staging.

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Malignant neoplasm of transverse colon

Malignant neoplasm of transverse colon (ICD-11 2B90.2, ICD-10 C18.4): cancer of the colon segment between hepatic and splenic flexures, about 10% of colon cancers, with mixed right/left-sided biology and debated surgical management.

Malignant neoplasms of bladder

Malignant neoplasms of bladder are cancers arising from the bladder's lining, most often urothelial carcinoma; smoking causes about half of cases, and blood in urine is the usual first sign.

Malignant neoplasms of cervix uteri

Malignant neoplasms of cervix uteri (cervical cancer, ICD-10 C53, ICD-11 2C77): HPV-caused cancers of the cervix, about 604,000 cases and 280,000 deaths in 2024, largely preventable by HPV vaccination and screening.

Malignant neoplasms of colon

Malignant neoplasms of colon (colon cancer, ICD-11 2B90) are cancers of the large intestine's main segment; with rectal cancer they form colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer worldwide, with over 2 million 2024 cases, falling but age-divergent mortality, and effective screening from age 45.