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A tumour (or tumor) is tissue that is growing where it should not be. Tumours are either malignant (harmful) or benign (safe).
The Tasmanian Devils in Tasmania, Australia are in danger of becoming extinct because of a malignant tumour that grows on their face.[1]
References
- ↑ Department of Primary Industry and Water. Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease
| Pathology: tumors (and related structures), cancer, and oncology (C00-D48) |
|---|
| Benign - Premalignant - Carcinoma in situ - Malignant |
| Topography |
| Papilloma/carcinoma - Cholangiocarcinoma - Choriocarcinoma - Adenoma/adenocarcinoma - Soft tissue sarcoma - Melanoma - Fibroma/fibrosarcoma - Metastasis - Lipoma/liposarcoma - Leiomyoma/leiomyosarcoma - Rhabdomyoma/rhabdomyosarcoma - Mesothelioma - Angioma/angiosarcoma - Osteoma/osteosarcoma - Chondroma/chondrosarcoma - Glioma - Lymphoma/leukemia |
| Treatment |
| Surgery - Chemotherapy - Radiation therapy - Immunotherapy - Experimental cancer treatment |
| Related structures |
| Cyst - Dysplasia - Hamartoma - Neoplasia - Nodule - Polyp - Pseudocyst |
| Misc |
| Tumor suppressor genes/oncogenes - Staging/grading - Carcinogenesis/metastasis - Carcinogen - Research - Paraneoplastic phenomenon - ICD-O - List of oncology-related terms |
