Preferred Label : Neoplasm;
NCIt synonyms : Neoplastic Growth;
NCIt related terms : neoplasia; Neoplasm, NOS; Neoplasms, NOS; Neoplastic Disease; Tumor, NOS; Other Neoplasm; tumor;
NCIt definition : A benign or malignant tissue growth resulting from uncontrolled cell proliferation.
Benign neoplastic cells resemble normal cells without exhibiting significant cytologic
atypia, while malignant cells exhibit overt signs such as dysplastic features, atypical
mitotic figures, necrosis, nuclear pleomorphism, and anaplasia. Representative examples
of benign neoplasms include papillomas, cystadenomas, and lipomas; malignant neoplasms
include carcinomas, sarcomas, lymphomas, and leukemias.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: An abnormal mass of tissue that results when cells divide more than they
should or do not die when they should. Neoplasms may be benign (not cancer), or malignant
(cancer).;
Neoplastic status : Undetermined;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046634; CDR0000045801; CDR0000046264;
Origin ID : C3262;
UMLS CUI : C0027651;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Tumor [PASCAL descriptor]
- tumor [Blood Transfusion thesaurus concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
False automatic mappings
HPO term
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
associated_with_malfunction_of_gene_product
concept_is_in_subset
disease_has_abnormal_cell