Contains

• benign tumor

  A tumor that is not cancerous.

• malignant tumor

  A tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body.

• angioma

  A tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels.

• brain tumor

  A tumor in the brain.

• acanthoma

  A neoplasm originating in the epidermis.

• granuloma

  A tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infec...

• blastoma

  A tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells.

• carcinoid

  A small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract;...

• celioma

  An abdominal tumor.

• neuroma

  Any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system.

• neurofibroma

  Tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve.

• pinealoma

  Tumor of the pineal gland.

• pheochromocytoma

  A vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in...

• psammoma

  A tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other...

• lipoma

  A tumor consisting of fatty tissue.

• plasmacytoma

  Neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow).

• teratoma

  A tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site.

• meningioma

  A tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow...