Neoplastic Process
endocrine neoplasm
en·do·crine ne·o·plasm [ en-duh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen nee-uh-plaz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Endocrine System Diseases; Neoplasms by Site
Definitions related to endocrine gland neoplasms:
  • (endocrine neoplasm) A benign or malignant neoplasm arising from the epithelial cells of an endocrine organ. Representative examples include pituitary gland adenoma, pituitary gland carcinoma, thyroid gland carcinoma, carcinoid tumor, and neuroendocrine carcinoma.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (endocrine neoplasm) New abnormal endocrine gland tissue that grows by excessive cellular division and proliferation more rapidly than normal and continues to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Tumors or cancer of the ENDOCRINE GLANDS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (neoplasm of the endocrine system) A tumor (abnormal growth of tissue) of the endocrine system.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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