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MALIGNANT NEOPLASM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
Synonyms:
malignant neoplasm; malignant tumor; metastatic tumor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("malignant neoplasm" is a kind of...):
neoplasm; tumor; tumour (an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose)
malignance; malignancy ((medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "malignant neoplasm"):
carcinosarcoma (a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed)
cancer; malignant neoplastic disease (any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream)
angiosarcoma (a rare malignant neoplasm arising from vascular tissue; usually occurs in the breast and skin and is believed to originate from the endothelial cells of blood vessels)
myeloma (a tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow)
neuroblastoma (malignant tumor containing embryonic nerve cells; usually metastasizes quickly)
neuroepithelioma (malignant tumor of the neuroepithelium)
retinoblastoma (malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells; usually occurs before the third year of life; composed of primitive small round retinal cells)
Context examples:
A malignant neoplasm that has spread to the cervix from another anatomic site.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Cervix, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant neoplasm that has spread to the brain from another anatomic site or system.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Brain, NCI Thesaurus)
The spread of a malignant neoplasm from a primary site to the skeletal system.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Bone, NCI Thesaurus)
The spread of a malignant neoplasm from an unknown primary to another region remote from the primary site.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm of Unknown Primary Origin, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant neoplasm that has spread from its original site to the brain in an adult patient.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Adult Brain, NCI Thesaurus)
Such malignant neoplasms may be carcinomas (e.g. breast, colon), lymphomas, melanomas, or sarcomas.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Liver, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant neoplasm that has spread to the pancreas from another anatomic site.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Pancreas, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant neoplasm that has spread to the oropharynx from another anatomic site.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Oropharynx, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign or malignant neoplasm of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges occurring in adults.
(Adult Central Nervous System Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant neoplasm that has spread to the pharynx from another anatomic site.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Pharynx, NCI Thesaurus)
