malignant neoplasm
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- /məˈlɪɡnənt ˈniːəplæzm/
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neoplasia maligna
- The doctor explained that a malignant neoplasm can invade nearby tissues and spread throughout the body.
Examples
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Malignant neoplasms of the skin (melanoma and nonmelanoma), including scrotal cancer.
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Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea is a rare malignant neoplasm.
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Therefore, only malignant neoplasms were considered in the differential diagnosis.
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- Malignant neoplasm of the urinary bladder
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- Malignant neoplasms of the soft tissues (sarcomas)
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Lymphomas typically present as solid, malignant neoplasms that arise from lymphocytes and their respective precursor cells.
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Fulminant aspergillosis was first recognized by McGill in 1980 in a neutropenic patient with a malignant neoplasm of the hematopoietic system.
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That is true overall, but malignant neoplasm is the leading cause of death in the 45-64 age bracket, then is outpaced by heart disease in the over-65 group.
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The most common parotid malignant neoplasm with perineural invasion and intracranial extension is adenoid cystic carcinoma.
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Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the lung is a very rare malignant neoplasm and accounts for one per thousand of all respiratory tract cancers.
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Synonyms
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A serious disease in which body cells grow out of control and spread
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Cancer cells that grow without control and can destroy nearby tissue
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A group of harmful cells that grow and spread in the body
A harmful growth of body cells that can spread to other parts
How Malignant
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'malignant' (harmful, aggressive) modifies 'neoplasm' (a tumor), yielding 'a harmful/cancerous tumor.' Although the phrase is technical in register, its sense is transparently derivable from the constituent meanings and follows a standard adjective + noun composition, so a learner who knows both words can understand it.
Etymology
Malignant neoplasm literally names its parts: malignant means 'harmful' and neoplasm means 'new growth'. So it describes a harmful new growth that moves into nearby tissue and can spread to other parts of the body.