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No, not necessarily. A tumor is a mass, but a mass is not necessarily a tumor. My doctors are using the terms "mass" and "tumor" very interchangeably. Right now they just know that it is not a cyst, the rest is a test in process so one will refer to mass the other will talk about different tumors.
The most common ICD-9 code for an undiagnosed mass or tumor is 239. It could vary though depending on where the mass or tumor was found.
A mass of tissue growing uncontrollably is a cancerous tumor.
A mass of diseased cells is a tumor.
Congenital means present from birth, and tumor is an abnormal swelling or mass.
When a tumor has made a mass or lump it's called a neoplasm
If it is not known whether a tumor is benign or malignant, it is sometimes referred to as as "mass".
A mass of cancer cells form a tumor.
It can be caused by a lymph node that is swollen from tumor cells that have metastasized. Can be from from a tumor in the lungs.
a mass of abnormal cells
It is called a tumor.
subdural hematoma