Preferred Name | cancer | |
Synonyms |
malignant neoplasm (disease) malignant Growth neoplasm, malignant organ system cancer primary cancer malignant tumor malignant neoplasm malignant neoplastic disease neoplasm (disease), malignant cell type cancer CA cancer malignancy |
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Definitions |
A tumor composed of atypical neoplastic, often pleomorphic cells that invade other tissues. Malignant neoplasms often metastasize to distant anatomic sites and may recur after excision. The most common malignant neoplasms are carcinomas (adenocarcinomas or squamous cell carcinomas), Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas, leukemias, melanomas, and sarcomas. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0004992 |
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alternative label |
malignant neoplasm (disease) malignant Growth neoplasm, malignant organ system cancer primary cancer malignant tumor malignant neoplasm malignant neoplastic disease neoplasm (disease), malignant cell type cancer CA cancer malignancy |
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has exact synonym |
malignant neoplasm (disease) malignant Growth neoplasm, malignant organ system cancer primary cancer malignant tumor malignant neoplasm malignant neoplastic disease neoplasm (disease), malignant cell type cancer CA cancer malignancy |
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hasDbXref |
UMLS:C0006826 SCTID:363346000 EFO:0000311 DOID:0050687 ONCOTREE:MT DOID:0050686 ICDO:8000/3 GARD:0011960 NIFSTD:birnlex_406 DOID:162 ICD9:195.8 ICD9:199 ICD9:199.1 NCIT:C9305 |
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cancer |
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prefixIRI |
MONDO:0004992 |
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prefLabel |
cancer |
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textual definition |
A tumor composed of atypical neoplastic, often pleomorphic cells that invade other tissues. Malignant neoplasms often metastasize to distant anatomic sites and may recur after excision. The most common malignant neoplasms are carcinomas (adenocarcinomas or squamous cell carcinomas), Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas, leukemias, melanomas, and sarcomas. |
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