Neoplasia
Neoplasia (literally new growth) is abnormal, disorganized growth in a tissueor organ, usually forming a distinct mass. Such a growth is called a neoplasm, also known as a tumor. The terms neoplasia and cancerare often incorrectly used interchangeably. Neoplasia refers to both benignand malignantgrowths, while "cancer" refers specifically to the malignant subset of neoplasia.
A neoplasm may also be defined as a heritably altered, relativly autonomous growth of tissuewith abnormal regulation of gene expression(Klassen and Watkins).
Neoplasiais also the name of a scientific journalfor oncologyresearch.
Reference
- Klassen and Watkins: Casarett and Doulls Essentials of Toxicology. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2003.
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| Benign- Premalignant- Carcinoma in situ- Malignant
Topography: Anus- Bladder- Bone- Brain- Breast- Cervix- Colon/rectum- Duodenum- Endometrium- Esophagus- Eye- Gallbladder- Head/Neck- Liver- Larynx- Lung- Mouth- Pancreas- Penis- Prostate- Kidney- Ovaries- Skin- Stomach- Testicles- Thyroid
Morphology: Papilloma/carcinoma- Adenoma/adenocarcinoma- Soft tissue sarcoma- Melanoma- Fibroma/fibrosarcoma- Lipoma/liposarcoma- Leiomyoma/leiomyosarcoma- Rhabdomyoma/rhabdomyosarcoma- Mesothelioma- Angioma/angiosarcoma- Osteoma/osteosarcoma- Chondroma/chondrosarcoma- Glioma- Lymphoma/leukemia
Treatment: Chemotherapy- Radiation therapy- Immunotherapy- Experimental cancer treatment
Related structures: Cyst- Dysplasia- Hamartoma- Neoplasia - Nodule- Polyp- Pseudocyst
Misc: Tumor suppressor genes/oncogenes- Staging/grading- Carcinogenesis/metastasis- Carcinogen- Research- Paraneoplastic phenomenon- ICD-O- List of oncology-related terms
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