malignant neoplastic disease

/məˌlɪgnənt ˌˈniəˌplæstɪk dəˌziz/

Definitions of malignant neoplastic disease

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: cancer

   types:

   lymphoma

   a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer

   carcinoma

   any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer

   cancer of the blood, leucaemia, leukaemia, leukemia

   malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer

   sarcoma

   a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer

   cancer of the liver, liver cancer

   malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort

   chondrosarcoma

   a malignant neoplasm of cartilage cells

   Ewing's sarcoma, Ewing's tumor, Ewing's tumour, endothelial myeloma

   malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)

   Kaposi's sarcoma

   a sarcoma that starts with purplish spots on the feet and legs and spreads from the skin to lymph nodes and internal organs; a common manifestation of AIDS

   leiomyosarcoma

   sarcoma of smooth muscle; occurs most often digestive tract or uterus or bladder or prostate

   liposarcoma

   sarcoma of fat cells

   myosarcoma

   sarcoma of muscle tissue

   malignant neuroma, neurosarcoma

   a malignant neoplasm of nerve tissue and fibrous tissue and connective tissue

   osteogenic sarcoma, osteosarcoma

   malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur

   Hodgkin's disease

   a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver

   acute leukemia

   rapidly progressing leukemia

   chronic leukemia

   slowly progressing leukemia

   lymphocytic leukemia

   leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood

   histiocytic leukaemia, histiocytic leukemia, monoblastic leukaemia, monoblastic leukemia, monocytic leukaemia, monocytic leukemia

   leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood

   myeloblastic leukemia

   a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by numerous myeloblasts in the blood stream

   granulocytic leukemia, myelocytic leukemia

   a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood

   rhabdomyosarcoma, rhabdosarcoma

   a highly malignant neoplasm derived from striated muscle

   Wilms tumour, Wilms' tumor, adenomyosarcoma, embryoma of the kidney, nephroblastoma

   malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass

   adenocarcinoma, glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma

   malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium

   breast cancer

   cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US

   carcinoma in situ, preinvasive cancer

   a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body

   colon cancer

   a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools

   embryonal carcinoma

   malignant neoplasm of the testis

   endometrial cancer, endometrial carcinoma

   cancer of the uterine lining

   hepatocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoma, malignant hepatoma

   carcinoma of the liver

   lung cancer

   carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer

   mesothelioma

   a form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust

   oat cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma

   highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas

   oral cancer

   malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men over the age of 60

   pancreatic cancer

   cancer of the pancreas

   seminoma, testicular cancer

   malignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older men

   skin cancer

   a malignant neoplasm of the skin

   trophoblastic cancer

   malignant neoplasm of the uterus derived from the epithelium of the chorion

   type of:

   malignant neoplasm, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor

   a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body