malignant neoplasm

Noun
  1. A tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body (synset 114262907)
    is a type of:
    • neoplasm, tumor, tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
    • malignance, malignancy - (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death
    subtypes:
    • carcinosarcoma - a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed
    • cancer, malignant neoplastic disease - any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
    • angiosarcoma - a rare malignant neoplasm arising from vascular tissue; usually occurs in the breast and skin and is believed to originate from the endothelial cells of blood vessels
    • myeloma - a tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow
    • neuroblastoma - malignant tumor containing embryonic nerve cells; usually metastasizes quickly
    • neuroepithelioma - malignant tumor of the neuroepithelium
    • retinoblastoma - malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells; usually occurs before the third year of life; composed of primitive small round retinal cells
    same as: malignant tumor, metastatic tumor

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