Neoplastic Process
neoplastic transformation
[ nee-uh-plas-tik trans-fer-mey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Carcinogenesis
Definitions related to neoplastic cell transformation:
  • (tumorigenesis) A pathologic process that involves the transformation of normal cells to a neoplastic state and resulting in polyclonal or monoclonal neoplastic cell proliferation.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (neoplastic transformation) Cell changes manifested by escape from control mechanisms, increased growth potential, alterations in the cell surface, karyotypic abnormalities, morphological and biochemical deviations from the norm, and other attributes conferring the ability to invade, metastasize, and kill.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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