malignant neoplastic disease

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malignant 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 cancer 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 carcinoma - any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; 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