[Alternative Names] [Definition]
Alternative Names
neoplasm
DefinitionA spontaneous new growth of tissue forming an abnormal mass. A
neoplasm, or tumor, serves no useful function growing at the expense of
the healthy organism.
For information about a specific type of tumor or neoplasm see one of the
following documents:
- astrocytoma
- basal cell cancer
- benign ear cysts and tumors
- bile duct cancer
- bone neoplasm
- bone tumors
- brain tumor - metastatic
- brain tumor - primary
- brain tumor - secondary
- breast cancer
- bronchogenic carcinoma
- cancer and breast lumps
- cancer of the cervix
- cancer of the esophagus
- cancer of the kidney or ureter
- cancer of the ovaries
- cancer of the penis
- cancer of the perineum
- cancer of the testicle
- cancer of the vulva
- carcinoma of the renal pelvis or ureter
- carcinoma of the stomach
- carcinoma of the testes
- cerebellopontine angle tumor
- colon cancer
- choriocarcinoma
- craniopharyngioma
- endometrial cancer
- ependymoma
- Ewing's sarcoma
- gastric cancer
- glioblastoma
- Hodgkin's lymphoma
- islet cell tumors
- large-bowel neoplasms
- liver cancer
- lung cancer
- malignant melanoma
- meduloblastoma
- meningioma
- metastatic cancer to the lung
- metastatic pleural tumor
- multiple myeloma
- neuroblastoma
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- osteosarcoma
- oral cancer
- pancreatic cancer
- pituitary tumor
- prostatic neoplasm
- renal cell carcinoma
- renal neoplasm
- schwannoma
- salivary duct tumors
- sarcoma
- sarcoma botyroides
- seminoma
- Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor
- skin cancer - malignant melanoma
- squamous cell carcinoma
- throat cancer
- thyroid - medullary carcinoma
- thyroid cancer
- tumor - heart
- tumor - spinal cord
- tumors of the liver
- vaginal tumors
- Wilms' tumor
See also cancer.
The information provided herein should not be used for diagnosis or
treatment of any medical condition. A licensed physician should be
consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions