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What is the medical term meaning a mass of tissue growing uncontrollably?
A mass of tissue growing uncontrollably is a cancerous tumor.
What is the medical term meaning benign tumor of glandular tissue?
An adnoma is a benign tumor of a gland.
What is the medical term meaning nerve tumor?
Ganglioglioma is a tumor of the ganglion cells.
What is the medical term meaning a malignant tumor derived from connnective tissue?
sarcoma
What is the medical term meaning glandular tumor of epithelial tissue of the lung?
adenocarcincoma
What is the medical term meaning cancerous tumor composed of melanocytes?
malignant melanoma
What is the medical term meaning a procedure in which the tumor and a margin of healthy tissue are removed?
Wide excisionlumpectomy
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a breast tumor and a margin of healthy tissue?
Lumpectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a tumor with a margin of healthy tissue. Mastadenoma = benign tumor of the breast. Mastocarcinoma = carcinoma (malignant cancerous tumor) of the breast. Mastectomy = surgical procedure of removing all or part of the breast.
What is the medical term meaning cancer derived from glandular tissue?
A malignant tumor (cancer) that originates in glandular tissue is called an adenocarcinoma.
What is the medical term meaning a tumor that originates from the support tissue of the central nervous system?
The medical term for a tumor that originates from the support tissue of the central nervous system is "glioma." Gliomas are a type of brain tumor that develop from glial cells, which are cells that support the function of neurons in the brain. These tumors can be malignant or benign.
What is the medical term meaning tumor of the spinal cord or abnormal proliferation of bone marrow tissue?
Myeloma
What is the medical term meaning benign tumor of a gland?
One kind of adrenal tumor that is often benign is a pheochromocytoma.
