Neoplastic Process
esophagus neoplasm
e·soph·a·gus ne·o·plasm [ ih-sof-uh-guh s, ee-sof- nee-uh-plaz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Esophageal Diseases
Definitions related to esophageal neoplasms:
  • (esophagus neoplasm) New abnormal esophageal tissue, the portion of the digestive canal between the pharynx and stomach, 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
  • A benign or malignant neoplasm involving the esophagus.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A tumor (abnormal growth of tissue) of the esophagus.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Tumors or cancer of the ESOPHAGUS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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