Neoplastic Process
eyelid neoplasm
eye·lid ne·o·plasm [ ahy-lid nee-uh-plaz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Facial Neoplasms;
Eyelid Diseases;
Eye Neoplasms
Definitions related to eyelid neoplasms:
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A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the eyelid. Representative examples include hemangioma, nevus, and carcinoma.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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New abnormal eyelid 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 ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Tumors of cancer of the EYELIDS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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