neoplasm; tumor

Introduction

Abnormal tissue that grows by cellular proliferation more rapidly than normal & continues to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease.

Notes

• Tumor may be used in the context:
  • Swelling, one of the 4 signs of inflammation:
    • Rubor, Calor, Dolor, Tumor.

More general terms

• chronic disease

More specific terms

• benign neoplasm
• bone neoplasm
• breast neoplasm; mammary gland neoplasm
• cardiac neoplasm
• chondroid neoplasm (cartilage neoplasm)
• clear cell neoplasm
• cyst
• digestive system neoplasm
• ear neoplasm
• embryonal neoplasm
• endocrine neoplasm
• epithelial neoplasm
• epithelioma
• eyelid neoplasm
• germ cell neoplasm
• head & neck neoplasm
• hematologic neoplasm
• hereditary neoplastic syndrome; cancer susceptibility syndrome
• hormone dependent neoplasm
• intracranial neoplasm
• intraepithelial neoplasia
• malignant neoplasm (cancer)
• mast cell neoplasm
• mediastinal neoplasm
• melanocytic neoplasm
• mucinous neoplasm
• muscle tissue neoplasm
• neoplastic syndrome
• nephroma
• nervous system neoplasm
• neuroectodermal neoplasm
• ocular neoplasm
• odontoma
• oncocytoma (oxyphilic adenoma)
• orbital neoplasm
• pericardial neoplasm
• peritoneal neoplasm
• phyllodes tumor (cystosarcoma phyllodes)
• placental neoplasm
• polyp
• precancerous condition
• respiratory tract neoplasm
• reticuloendothelial neoplasm
• retroperitoneal neoplasm
• serosal neoplasm
• sex cord stromal tumor
• skin neoplasm
• soft (connective) tissue neoplasm
• solid tumor
• spleen neoplasm
• thymic neoplasm
• urogenital neoplasm
• vaginal neoplasm

Additional terms

• tumor grade