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neoplasm

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An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants.

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The five categories are well-differentiated adenocarcinoma (glandular cancer of epithelial cells), poorly differentiated carcinoma (cancer of epithelial cells), squamous cell carcinoma, poorly differentiated malignant neoplasm, and neuroendocrine carcinoma.

In some instances a neoplasm is named for the physician who first described it.

The term lymphoma is often used without the qualifier malignant to denote cancerous lymphoid tumours; however, this usage can be confusing, since the suffix -oma, as mentioned above, more properly designates a benign neoplasm.

Tumour, also spelled tumor, also called neoplasm, a mass of abnormal tissue that arises without obvious cause from preexisting body cells, has no purposeful function, and is characterized by a tendency to independent and unrestrained growth.

When the behaviour of a neoplasm is difficult to predict, it is designated as being of "undetermined malignant potential," or "borderline".

The operation is necessary when cancer (neoplasm) tumours are present on or near the larynx.

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Opportunistic infections such as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, neoplasms such as Kaposi's sarcoma, and central nervous system dysfunction are also common complications.

Tumours, or neoplasms (from Greek neo, "new," and plasma, "formation"), are abnormal growths of cells arising from malfunctions in the regulatory mechanisms that oversee the cells' growth and development.

The suffix -sarcoma indicates neoplasms that arise in mesenchymal tissues for instance, in supportive or connective tissue such as muscle or bone.

The two types of tumours are collectively referred to as neoplasms (new growths), and their study is known as oncology.

The expansive growth of benign neoplasms or the more destructive growth of malignant tumours may erode natural surfaces and lead to the development of ulcers and bleeding and create conditions that favour infection.

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