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neoplasm /cancer
Used for:
cancer
Used for:
tumor
See for:
benign state
See for:
malignant state
Broader Terms:
disease /disorder
Narrower Terms:
AIDS related neoplasm /cancer
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environment related neoplasm /cancer
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hormone related neoplasm /cancer
Narrower Terms:
host neoplasm interaction
Narrower Terms:
minimal residual disease
Narrower Terms:
multiple primary neoplasia
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neoplasm /cancer site
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neoplasm /cancer type
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pediatric neoplasm /cancer
Narrower Terms:
preneoplastic state
Narrower Terms:
psychological aspect of cancer
Related Terms:
hyperplasia
Related Terms:
hypertrophy
Related Terms:
oncology
Scope Note:
new abnormal tissue that grows by excessive cellular division and proliferation more rapidly than normal and continues to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease; tumors perform no useful body function and may be benign or malignant; benign neoplasms are a noncancerous growth that does not invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body; malignant neoplasms or cancer show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis; neoplasm terms herein do not distinguish between benign or malignant states, use references listed to cover this concept.
Term Number:
2000-0173
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