New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms.

Synonyms: Neoplasias, Malignant Neoplasm, Neoplasms, Benign, Malignancy, Neoplasms, Neoplasm, Malignant, Neoplasm, Benign Neoplasm, Malignancies, Benign Neoplasms, Cancers, Neoplasm, Benign, Tumor, Neoplasia, Neoplasms, Malignant, Cancer, Tumors, Malignant Neoplasms

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general; prefer specifics; familial: consider also NEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, HEREDITARY; metastatic cancer of unknown origin: index NEOPLASM METASTASIS ,/diagnosis was NEOPLASM DIAGNOSIS 1964-65; /etiology was NEOPLASM ETIOLOGY 1964-65; /immunology was NEOPLASM IMMUNOLOGY 1964-65; /radiotherapy was NEOPLASM RADIOTHERAPY 1964-65; /therapy was NEOPLASM THERAPY 1964-65; NEOPLASM STATISTICS was heading 1964-65; CARCINOGENESIS was heading 1977

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D009369

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