Neoplasia | Neoplasia

Neoplasia is new, uncontrolled growth of cells that is not under physiologic control. A "tumor" or "mass lesion" is simply a "growth" or "enlargement" which may ...DefinitionofNeoplasiaNeoplasiaisnew,uncontrolledgrowthofcellsthatisnotunderphysiologiccontrol.A"tumor"or"masslesion"issimplya"growth"or"enlargement"whichmaynotbeneoplastic(suchasagranuloma).Theterm"cancer"impliesmalignancy,butneoplasmscanbesubclassifiedaseitherbenignormalignant.Thereisnosinglemechanismbywhichaneoplasmarises.Manydifferentmechanismsgiverisetoneoplasms,andthatiswhatmakesdiagnosisandtreatmentsochallenging.Theword"cancer"or"malignancy"strikesfearinapatienthearingitforthefirsttime.Itislikelynothingelsewillbeheardorrememberedsoonafterthat.Provideempathy,"Iknowthatthiscanbeverydifficulttohear."Atafollow-upsession,moredetailsregardingatreatmentplancanbediscussed.Someurgencyisrequired,asthesurvivalfortheaveragecancer,suchasabreastcancer,decreasesby1%permonthofdelayeddiagnosisandtreatment.


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