malignant

Malignant neoplasm

What is a malignant neoplasm? Malignant neoplasm is a medical term used to describe a cancerous type of tumour. It is a descriptive term that includes many different types of cancerous tumours. Malignant neoplasms can start anywhere in the body and the specific type of tumour depends on the kind of cells found inside the …
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Malignant

What does malignant mean? In medicine, malignant is commonly used to describe a cancerous growth of cells. For example, pathologists use the term malignant neoplasm is used to describe a cancerous tumour. Malignant can also be used to describe a non-cancerous condition that is serious or life-threatening. For example, dangerously high blood pressure is called …
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