tumoral
Pertaining to masses
Tumoral means relating to or characteristic of a tumor—an abnormal mass of tissue.
The term appears in medical and scientific contexts: tumoral calcification, tumoral growth patterns.
It functions as the adjectival form where tumor itself might sound awkward: The biopsy revealed tumoral cells spreading beyond the original site.
Benign epithelial tumor
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- gliomaNeoplasm of neural support cells
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
melanoma · fibroma · lipoma · angioma · myoma · papilloma · teratoma · blastoma
Not harmful or threatening
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
- neoplasticOf abnormal growths
- metastaticHaving spread from origin
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
localized · encapsulated · vascularized · differentiated · undifferentiated · aggressive · indolent · resectable
Abnormal tissue mass
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- carcinogenesisMalignant transformation process
oncogene · apoptosis · hyperplasia · cytotoxicity · mutation · progression · dormancy
Surgical tissue removal
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
immunotherapy · biopsy · debulking · embolization · cryotherapy
adenoma
Benign epithelial tumor
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- gliomaNeoplasm of neural support cells
lymphoma · melanoma · fibroma · lipoma · angioma · myoma · papilloma · teratoma · blastoma · meningioma
benign
Not harmful or threatening
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
- neoplasticOf abnormal growths
- metastaticHaving spread from origin
invasive · localized · encapsulated · vascularized · differentiated · undifferentiated · aggressive · indolent · resectable · inoperable
neoplasm
Abnormal tissue mass
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
carcinogenesis · oncogene · apoptosis · hyperplasia · cytotoxicity · mutation · progression · dormancy
resection
Surgical tissue removal
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
chemotherapy · immunotherapy · biopsy · debulking · embolization · cryotherapy
tumoralhealthy
In good physical condition
normal · physiological · non-cancerous · disease-free · unaffected
tumoralphysiological
Of body functions
homeostatic · quiescent · regulated · controlled · stable
- brain tumorAbnormal growth in head
- malignant tumorCancerous bodily growth
- benign tumorHarmless abnormal growth
- rare tumorAtypical cancerous growth
- tumor excisionSurgical removal of abnormal growth
- tumor detectionLocating abnormal tissue masses