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A benign tumor that consists chiefly of fibrous CONNECTIVE TISSUE, with variable numbers of MUSCLE CELLS forming portions of the neoplasm (From Stedm…

A condition characterized by multiple formations of myofibromas (LEIOMYOMA).

A benign neoplasm of muscular tissue. (Stedman, 25th ed)

Rare myofibroma-like perivascular soft tissue tumor, usually benign, characterized by concentric perivascular proliferation.

A general term for a malignant neoplasm derived from muscular tissue. (Stedman, 25th ed)

A benign neoplasm derived from connective tissue, consisting chiefly of polyhedral and stellate cells that are loosely embedded in a soft mucoid matr…

A sarcoma, usually a liposarcoma or malignant fibrous histiocytoma, with an abundant component of myxoid tissue resembling primitive mesenchyme conta…

A carcinoma that originates in the EPITHELIUM of the NASOPHARYNX and includes four subtypes: keratinizing squamous cell, non-keratinizing, basaloid s…

Tumors or cancer of the NASOPHARYNX.

A syndrome characterized by HYPERPIGMENTATION, enlarging pituitary mass, visual defects secondary to compression of the OPTIC CHIASM, and elevated se…

Ability of neoplasms to infiltrate and actively destroy surrounding tissue.

The label denotes a pathological biological process or mechanism, not a disease entity.

Newly arising secondary tumors so small they are difficult to detect by physical examination or routine imaging techniques.

The local recurrence of a neoplasm following treatment. It arises from microscopic cells of the original neoplasm that have escaped therapeutic inter…

Disappearance of a neoplasm or neoplastic state without the intervention of therapy.

The local implantation of tumor cells by contamination of instruments and surgical equipment during and after surgical resection, resulting in local …

A benign or malignant neoplasm arising from the lymphatic vessels (From NCI).

Remnant of a tumor or cancer after primary, potentially curative therapy.

New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to…

A collective term for the various histological types of NEOPLASMS. It is more likely to be used by searchers than by indexers and catalogers.

A collective term for precoordinated organ/neoplasm headings locating neoplasms by organ, as BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DUODENAL NEOPLASMS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; et…

Neoplasms composed of fatty tissue or connective tissue made up of fat cells in a meshwork of areolar tissue. The concept does not refer to neoplasms…

Neoplasms composed of sebaceous or sweat gland tissue or tissue of other skin appendages. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in the seba…

Neoplasms composed of cells from the deepest layer of the epidermis. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in the stratum basale.

Neoplasms composed of bony tissue, whether normal or of a soft tissue which has become ossified. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in b…

Neoplasms composed of more than one type of neoplastic tissue.

Neoplasms developing from some structure of the connective and subcutaneous tissue. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in connective or …

Neoplasms composed of connective tissue, including elastic, mucous, reticular, osseous, and cartilaginous tissue. The concept does not refer to neopl…

Neoplasms containing cyst-like formations or producing mucin or serum.

Neoplasms, usually carcinoma, located within the center of an organ or within small lobes, and in the case of the breast, intraductally. The emphasis…