loading...| Preferred Name |
Malignant Neoplasm |
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| Synonyms |
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| Definitions |
"new abnormal tissue that grows by excessive cellular division and proliferation more rapidly than normal and continues to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease; tumors perform no useful body function and may be benign or malignant; benign neoplasms are a noncancerous growth that does not invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body; malignant neoplasms or cancer show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis; neoplasm terms herein do not distinguish between benign or malignant states, use references listed to cover this concept." |
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| ID |
http://www.bioontology.org/pma.owl#PMA_1577 |
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| code |
3727 |
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| definition |
"new abnormal tissue that grows by excessive cellular division and proliferation more rapidly than normal and continues to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease; tumors perform no useful body function and may be benign or malignant; benign neoplasms are a noncancerous growth that does not invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body; malignant neoplasms or cancer show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis; neoplasm terms herein do not distinguish between benign or malignant states, use references listed to cover this concept." |
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| definition_source |
CSP2005 |
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| label |
Malignant Neoplasm |
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| prefixIRI |
PMA_1577 |
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| prefLabel |
Malignant Neoplasm |
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