Neoplastic Process
testis neoplasm
tes·tis ne·o·plasm [ tes-tis nee-uh-plaz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms;
Genital Neoplasms, Male;
Testicular Diseases
Definitions related to testicular neoplasms:
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(testis neoplasm) New abnormal testicular 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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A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the testis. Representative examples include fibroma, thecoma, benign Sertoli cell tumor, seminoma, embryonal carcinoma, sarcoma, leukemia, and lymphoma.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The presence of a neoplasm of the testis.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Tumors or cancer of the TESTIS. Germ cell tumors (GERMINOMA) of the testis constitute 95% of all testicular neoplasms.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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