An organ or organ-system abnormality that consists of uncontrolled autonomous cell-proliferation which can occur in any part of the body as a benign or malignant neoplasm (tumor). [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]
Synonyms: Oncological abnormality Tumor Tumour Neoplasia
Term information
- UMLS:C0006826
- SNOMEDCT_US:108369006
- MSH:D009369
- SNOMEDCT_US:363346000
- NCIT:C3262
- UMLS:C0027651
The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies neoplasms into four main groups: (i) benign neoplasm, (ii) in situ neoplasm, (iii) malignant neoplasm, and (iv) neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behavior. A malignant neoplasm is also known as cancer.