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cystic, mucinous, and serous neoplasms

Health care; Diseases

Neoplasms containing cyst-like formations or producing mucin or serum.

connective and soft tissue neoplasms

Health care; Diseases

Neoplasms developing from some structure of the connective and subcutaneous tissue. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in connective or soft tissue.

hematologic neoplasms

Health care; Diseases

Neoplasms located in the blood and blood-forming tissue (the bone marrow and lymphatic tissue). The commonest forms are the various types of leukemia, of lymphoma, and of the progressive, ...

bone marrow neoplasms

Health care; Diseases

Neoplasms located in the bone marrow. They are differentiated from neoplasms composed of bone marrow cells, such as myeloma. Most bone marrow neoplasms are metastatic.

Neoplasms located in the brain ventricles, including the two lateral, the third, and the fourth ventricle. Ventricular tumors may be primary (e.g., choroid plexus neoplasms and subependymal glioma), ...

epidural neoplasms

Health care; Diseases

Neoplasms located in the space between the vertebral periosteum and dura mater surrounding the spinal cord. Tumors in this location are most often metastatic in origin and may cause neurologic ...

vascular neoplasms

Health care; Diseases

Neoplasms located in vascular tissue or specific veins. They are differentiated from neoplasms, vascular tissue which are neoplasms composed of vascular tissue, such as angiofibroma or hemangioma.