tumorous
Having abnormal masses
Tumorous describes something having or resembling a tumor—an abnormal growth of tissue.
The term appears in medical contexts: tumorous tissue, tumorous growths.
Figuratively, it can describe anything swelling abnormally or proliferating like a tumor: The city's tumorous sprawl consumed the surrounding farmland.
Epithelial malignant tumor
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
glioblastoma · metastatic · invasive · aggressive · terminal · spreading · inoperable · cancerous
Benign epithelial tumor
- fibromaBenign connective tissue tumor
- lipomaBenign adipose growth
- papillomaBenign epithelial outgrowth
- cystFluid-filled tissue sac
myoma · angioma · meningioma · chondroma · hemangioma · teratoma · polyp · nodule
Abnormal tissue mass
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
- oncogeneTumor-inducing genetic element
carcinogenesis · mutagenesis · metastasis · apoptosis · differentiation · mitosis · uncontrolled · malformation
Cancer medicine specialty
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
prognosis · remission · oncologist · diagnosis · staging · resection · excision · debulking
Quantity of matter
- growthIncrease in size
- lesionArea of pathological change
- noduleRounded small lump
- lumpShapeless solid mass
swelling · bulge · protrusion · enlargement · distension · abnormality · irregularity · deformity
carcinoma
Epithelial malignant tumor
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
adenocarcinoma · glioblastoma · metastatic · invasive · aggressive · terminal · spreading · inoperable · cancerous · neoplastic
adenoma
Benign epithelial tumor
- fibromaBenign connective tissue tumor
- lipomaBenign adipose growth
- papillomaBenign epithelial outgrowth
cyst · myoma · angioma · meningioma · chondroma · hemangioma · teratoma · polyp · nodule · nevi
neoplasm
Abnormal tissue mass
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
oncogene · carcinogenesis · mutagenesis · metastasis · apoptosis · differentiation · mitosis · uncontrolled · malformation
oncology
Cancer medicine specialty
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
immunotherapy · prognosis · remission · oncologist · diagnosis · staging · resection · excision · debulking · ablation
mass
Quantity of matter
lump · swelling · bulge · protrusion · enlargement · distension · abnormality · irregularity · deformity · bulging