neoplasm; tumor

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.

Specific

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

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 23rd ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1982; pg 931