tumors
Unwanted cell clusters
Tumors are abnormal growths of tissue in the body.
A tumor forms when cells multiply uncontrollably, creating a mass.
Tumors may be benign (not cancerous) or malignant (cancerous and capable of spreading).
The word often carries alarming connotations: The doctor found a tumor on the scan.
In figurative use, tumor can describe any unwanted growth or corruption within a system.
Shapeless solid mass
- noduleRounded small lump
- lesionArea of pathological change
- growthIncrease in size
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
bulge · protuberance · bump · knot · palpable · detectable · localized · solid
Epithelial malignant tumor
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
adenocarcinoma · glioblastoma · metastasis · metastatic · invasive · aggressive · terminal · staging
Rapid increase in quantity
- cellularComposed of small units
- divisionSplitting into parts
- multiplicationProduct-finding operation
- expansionIncrease in scope
enlargement · swelling · spread · angiogenesis · invasion · progression · development · rapid
Benign epithelial tumor
- fibromaBenign connective tissue tumor
- lipomaBenign adipose growth
- papillomaBenign epithelial outgrowth
- cystFluid-filled tissue sac
myoma · angioma · chondroma · meningioma · hemangioma · teratoma · polyp · dermoid
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- cytologyStudy of cells
- radiologyImaging-based diagnostic medicine
imaging · screening · detection · staging · marker · biomarker · PET scan · mammogram
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
biopsy · radiotherapy · targeted therapy · ablation · excision · debulking · palliative · remission
lump
Shapeless solid mass
swelling · bulge · protuberance · bump · knot · palpable · detectable · localized · solid · compression
carcinoma
Epithelial malignant tumor
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
leukemia · adenocarcinoma · glioblastoma · metastasis · metastatic · invasive · aggressive · terminal · staging · grading
proliferation
Rapid increase in quantity
- cellularComposed of small units
- divisionSplitting into parts
- multiplicationProduct-finding operation
expansion · enlargement · swelling · spread · angiogenesis · invasion · progression · development · rapid · uncontrolled
adenoma
Benign epithelial tumor
- fibromaBenign connective tissue tumor
- lipomaBenign adipose growth
- papillomaBenign epithelial outgrowth
cyst · myoma · angioma · chondroma · meningioma · hemangioma · teratoma · polyp · dermoid · nevi
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
radiology · imaging · screening · detection · staging · marker · biomarker · PET scan · mammogram · colonoscopy
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
resection · biopsy · radiotherapy · targeted therapy · ablation · excision · debulking · palliative · remission · clinical trial
- Biblical Afflictionsleprosy, blindness, boils, plagues, pestilence
- growthsgrowth, growths, lump, lumps, bump
- pet diseasesrespiratory infections, skin infections, ear infections, parasites, mites
- biohazard wastemedical waste, sharps containers, hazardous waste, biohazard, needles
- meat defectsbruising, discoloration, off odor, spoilage, freezer burn
- reptile diseasesrespiratory infection, stomatitis, thermal burns, impaction, gout
- brain tumorAbnormal growth in head
- malignant tumorCancerous bodily growth
- brain tumourGrowth inside the skull
- benign tumorHarmless abnormal growth
- rare tumorAtypical cancerous growth
- tumor excisionSurgical removal of abnormal growth