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In medical "Lipoma" is a benign tumor of adipose tissue (cell that contain fat).
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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 tumor that originates from the support tissue of the central nervous system?
Glioma
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 tumor of the spinal cord or abnormal proliferation of bone marrow tissue?
Myeloma
What are masses of nerve tissue called?
A neuroma is the medical term meaning tumor made of nerve cells.
