malignant neoplastic disease


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Noun1.malignant neoplastic disease - any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell divisionmalignant neoplastic disease - any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
malignant neoplasm, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor - a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
lymphoma - a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
cancer of the blood, leucaemia, leukaemia, leukemia - malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
sarcoma - a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer
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Role of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with malignant neoplastic disease. Jpn Circ J 2000; 64:13-17
The differential diagnoses include benign and malignant neoplastic diseases of the parotid and sarcoidosis.

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