metastatic tumor
61Anoikis — is a form of apoptosis which is induced by anchorage dependent cells detaching from the surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM)cite journal | author=Frisch SM, Screaton RA| title=Anoikis mechanisms| journal=Current Opinion in Cell Biology|… …
62angiosarcoma — noun a rare malignant neoplasm arising from vascular tissue; usually occurs in the breast and skin and is believed to originate from the endothelial cells of blood vessels • Hypernyms: ↑malignant tumor, ↑malignant neoplasm, ↑metastatic tumor * *… …
63carcinosarcoma — noun a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed • Hypernyms: ↑malignant tumor, ↑malignant neoplasm, ↑metastatic tumor * * * /kahr seuh noh sahr koh meuh/, n., pl. carcinosarcomas, carcinosarcomata / meuh teuh/.… …
64malignant neoplastic disease — noun any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream • Syn: ↑cancer • Derivationally related forms: ↑cancerous (for:… …
65neuroblastoma — noun malignant tumor containing embryonic nerve cells; usually metastasizes quickly • Hypernyms: ↑malignant tumor, ↑malignant neoplasm, ↑metastatic tumor …
66neuroepithelioma — noun malignant tumor of the neuroepithelium • Hypernyms: ↑malignant tumor, ↑malignant neoplasm, ↑metastatic tumor …
67retinoblastoma — noun malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells; usually occurs before the third year of life; composed of primitive small round retinal cells • Hypernyms: ↑malignant tumor, ↑malignant neoplasm, ↑metastatic tumor …
68malignant neoplasm — n. (Med.), Same as malignancy[4]. Syn: malignancy, malignance, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor. [WordNet 1.5] …
69James Ewing — James Stephen Ewing (December 25, 1866, Pittsburgh May 16, 1943, New York City) was an American pathologist. He was the first Professor of pathology at Cornell University and became famous with the discovery of a form of malignant bone tumor that …
70Minimal residual disease — (MRD) is the name given, to small numbers of leukaemic cells that remain in the patient during treatment, or after treatment when the patient is in remission (no symptoms or signs of disease). It is the major cause of relapse in cancer and… …
