| colourectal neoplasms | Cancer of the colon and rectum. The most frequent malignant tumour in the united states. Aetiological factors which increase the risk of colourectal cancer include chronic ulcerative colitis, familial polyposis of the colon, exposure to asbestos, irradiation of the cervix. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| colourectal neoplasms, hereditary nonpolyposis | A syndrome characterised by autosomal dominant inheritance, a low mean age (41 years) for occurrence of colon cancer, and a marked increase in the proportion of tumours in the proximal colon. (12 Dec 1998) |
| common bile duct neoplasms | Neoplasms of the common bile duct including vater's ampulla and oddi's sphincter. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pleural neoplasms | Neoplasms of the thin serous membrane that envelopes the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity. Pleural neoplasms are exceedingly rare and are usually not diagnosed until they are advanced because in the early stages they produce no symptoms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| muscle neoplasms | Neoplasms located in muscle tissue or specific muscles. They are differentiated from neoplasms, muscle tissue which are neoplasms composed of skeletal, cardiac, or smooth muscle tissue, such as myosarcoma or leiomyoma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cranial nerve neoplasms | Neoplasms of any of the cranial nerves. (12 Dec 1998) |
| haematologic neoplasms | Neoplasms located in the blood and blood-forming tissue (the bone marrow and lymphatic tissue). The commonest forms are the various types of leukaemia, of lymphoma, and of the progressive, life-threatening forms of the myelodysplastic syndromes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| head and neck neoplasms | Neoplasms of the head and neck. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skull base neoplasms | Neoplasms of the base of the skull specifically, differentiated from neoplasms of unspecified sites or bones of the skull (skull neoplasms). (12 Dec 1998) |
| skull neoplasms | Neoplasms of the bony part of the skull. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hypothalamic neoplasms | Neoplasms located in the hypothalamus including the anterior, medial, and posterior portions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| soft tissue neoplasms | Neoplasms of whatever cell type or origin, occurring in the extraskeletal connective tissue framework of the body including the organs of locomotion and their various component structures, such as nerves, blood vessels, lymphatics, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| spinal cord neoplasms | Neoplasms located in the spinal cord. They include neoplasms in the inner core or the outer layer of the cord, but not those in the protective membranes, or meninges ( = meningeal neoplasms). (12 Dec 1998) |
| neoplasms | New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neoplasms, adipose tissue | 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 located in adipose tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |